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Study: Booze Boosts Foreign Language Skills
Alcohol improves your ability to speak a foreign language, according to a new study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. Researchers from the University of Liverpool, Maastricht…
If You Miss These Southern Italian Dishes, You've Missed Southern Italy's Food
Southern Italy 's food—or at least exported, re-created versions of it—is known the world over because so many southern Italians have emigrated elsewhere over the past century or so.…
How to Research Your Irish Family History During a Trip to Dublin
Fleeing famine at home, 19th-century Irish immigrants flourished in North America—and boomed in population. Here's how Dublin pays tribute to those who left, and how you can…
14 Reasons Calabria Needs to Be Your Next Italy Vacation
Calabria, the toe of Italy ’s boot, is unfairly one of the country’s lesser-known regions among Americans, but it’s long been popular with Europeans, especially for its stunning 500…
American Historical Sites People Think Are Real—But Are Actually Fake
You probably went to one of these on vacation or a field trip. You probably thought you were walking in the same rooms as the great figures in United States history. You were wrong.…
We Attended a Sitcom Taping in Hollywood: Here's What to Expect and How to Get Tickets
We attended a TV sitcom taping—and we actually had fun! Here's what the experience is like, and here's how to get tickets for your next vacation.
Two New, And Quite Appetizing, Culinary Travel Books
The old cliché "I live to eat" has a new corollary: "I travel to eat." More vacationers are letting their taste buds decide where their feet (and wallets) will lead them. To aid with…
Toronto’s Remarkable 'Classical Pursuits': Apply Early for A Memorable Vacation
The "learning vacation:, a summer week or two of serious reading and discussions, is usually organized by a great, English-language university. Oxford, Cambridge, Cornell, and St.…
A Major Battle is About to Erupt Over Marijuana Tourism
Last year, California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts joined five other states in legalizing the recreational use and sale of marijuana. The action taken by California is…
How to Pick the Right Tour Company For You
Finding the right tour company shouldn’t be as difficult as it is. But multi-day tours are complex. Their success depends on a number of factors: the talents of the guide(s), the logic…
10 Food Rules to Follow in Japan, Plus the Right Way to Eat Sushi
Have you ever felt intimidated to walk into a Japanese restaurant? With its rich and venerable food culture and emphasis on aesthetics and subtlety, the country has accumulated a large…
Why Washington, D.C. Is America's Best City for a Vacation with Kids
There is no better place to take the kids on vacation than Washington, D.C . The District is overflowing with the stuff of a memorable field trip—pandas, dinosaur bones, spy gadgets,…
New Program Matches Travelers with Locals for Tours and Activities in Sweden
We've said it a million times: One of the most rewarding ways to experience a new place is by getting to know somebody who lives there.The West Sweden Tourist Board is making that a…
The Top 10 Things to Do in the Berkshires
Practical concerns determine where most people settle. Not so much in the leafy Berkshires, though. Come here, talk with the residents, and you’ll find that many moved to Lenox,…
Tourist Jailed for Wearing Sandals in Asian Temple
Taiwan's The China Post reports that a Russian tourist has been imprisoned in Myanmar for the crime of wearing sandals in the world-famous tourist site of Bagan.Wearing shoes in…
Time Capsules: Perfectly Preserved Sites from American History
Sometimes we're lucky enough to recognize greatness while it's still among us. And when we do, if we're really fortunate, we're also wise enough to preserve history while it's still…
In Spite of the President's Confusing Cuba Policy, Three Major Cruise Lines Persevere in Offering Brief and Superficial Visits
Despite the President’s murky efforts to limit the right of Americans to travel to Cuba, the cruise industry's brightest leaders lay future plans to bring even more vacationers…
8 Things You Didn't Know About New York City
When you live in a city your entire life, as I have, you learn things about it that few tourists get to know. Here are some odd facts that I’ve learned that will deepen your own…
Mackinac Island: Lost in Time
Gone with the Wind has the largest movie fan club in the world. What comes in second? It isn’t Star Wars or Titanic . No, that honor belongs to a film that was a commercial flop…
What to Do on (Very Windy) Gran Canaria Island
Island weather is famously not to be trusted. You can try studying apps on your phone, but when you’re surrounded by the seas, looking up is much more reliable. The weather in the…
Legal Marijuana Has Come to Las Vegas
Pot has joined Sin City's list of legal vices. What do you need to know before you toke?
VIDEO: The Natural Beauty of Northern Michigan
Pauline Frommer celebrates the natural beauty of Northern Michigan, land of cherry trees, towering sand dunes, and Great Lakes.
9 Food Rules to Follow in Italy—Plus 1 to Break
Dining in Italy may seem like a casual, carefree pursuit, but in reality it’s a complex game of manners, with origins dating to at least the 16th-century publication of Giovanni Della…
Where to Go in New York City's Central Park
Central Park serves as New York City's backyard, its outdoor gym, its daytime pick-up bar, its concert hall, and, in summer, when dozens don bathing suits to soak up the rays, its…
VIDEO: Reliving the Past in Northern Michigan
A trip to Northern Michigan is a rich and rewarding journey through time. Pauline Frommer hits up some of the historical highlights.