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In Japan You Can Build Your Own Kit Kat Now
Like compact cars and the band Cheap Trick, Kit Kat candy bars weren't born in Japan, but they sure went big there. The chocolate-covered wafers (a U.K. creation currently owned…
Georgia—A Country Where the Wine Has Been Aging for 8,000 Years
A culinary exploration of the former Soviet republic’s wild flavor combinations and ancient recipes would be a highlight of any food lover’s to-do list.
Resort Fees Have Spread to City Hotels Now: How to Get Them Off Your Bill
Resort fees aren't just for resorts anymore. Even city hotels are getting in on the scam. Why hotels annoy you with them—and what to do about them.
Spectacular Spelunking: Cool Caves Around the World
Some of the most spectacular views of the earth come not from towering heights, but from deep inside it. These wondrous caverns—from the rainforests of Belize to rocky dwellings in…
Arthur Frommer: Charging $300 Round-Trip to Europe, Level is the World’s Budget Champion
If you were to ask even a well-informed travel professional to name the cheapest airline flying the Atlantic, they would undoubtedly answer: Norwegian Air.And they’d be dead wrong. The…
American Airlines Will Allow Early Boarding for Flyers with Nut Allergies
As if determined to undo their decades of peanut pushing, U.S. airlines continue to make concessions to passengers with nut allergies. Hardly any carriers serve those snacks on flights…
Brazil’s 11 Best Islands, From Ilha Grande to Fernando de Noronha
Brazil’s tropical beaches, rainforests, and beating metropolises make it one of the world’s most fantasized-about exotic destinations, and now that visas are easier to obtain, more…
World's Tallest Statue Unveiled in India
The average height of adult males in India is 5 feet, 5 inches (165cm).Throw in men made of bronze, and that figure might jump up a few notches, at least as of last week. That's when…
Arthur Frommer: Canada Legalized Marijuana, But Visitors Should Know the Rules
The recent decision by all of Canada to legalize the sale or use of marijuana was hailed by U.S. users and advocates of that drug. On careful study of Canada’s action, those…
The Cartoon Network Is Building Its First Hotel
Listen up, fans of Adventure Time, We Bare Bears, and The Powerpuff Girls: The Cartoon Network is getting its own hotel. Developed through a partnership between the animated cable…
A Preview: Hudson Yards in New York City
Ambition is skyscraper-sized in New York City. And sometimes it involves big ole glass-and-steel towers, or in the case of Hudson Yards, a whole litter of 'em. Hudson Yards, when…
Colorful New St. Louis Hotel Wants to Give You the Blues (or Reds or Yellows)
"Got the St. Louis Blues," goes the old W.C. Handy song, "just as blue as I can be."Those lyrics take on new meaning at the Angad Arts Hotel, which opens this week amid the many…
You Can Stay in Ralphie’s House from ‘A Christmas Story’
Ultimate fans of the American holiday film classic A Christmas Story might already own a replica of the Major Award leg lamp, nightmarish bunny pajamas, or even a toy Red Ryder BB gun…
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Opens in Columbus, Ohio
More than 40 million people have served in the U.S. armed forces. They've been honored with monuments, memorials, and museums in Washington, D.C., across the country, and even around…
Windstar's Star Pride: A Photo Tour
As Yogi Berra might have said: You gotta know about Windstar Cruises to know about Windstar Cruises. The small cruise line has just six boats, the largest of which carries just 212…
Paris' Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Venue Moves to Meet Tourists
The gallery and archive dedicated to one of France’s most iconic photographers reopens this week in a new space in the artsy Marais district, where more tourists will be able to see…
Oldest Building on D.C.'s National Mall Reopens After Restoration
You've probably never heard of the Lockkeeper's House in Washington, D.C.There's a good reason for that. It's been closed for decades. But this unassuming stone building at the corner…
British Columbia's Rugged Northern Coast: Seeing Bears, Whales, and Wilderness
The west coast of Canada doesn’t come to a full stop—it’s more like an ellipsis . . . Innumerable islets, many of them just uninhabited rocks with some trees on top, dot the Pacific…
Hidden Romantic Things to Do in Quebec City
Québec City , if you didn’t already know, is one of the most historic destinations in North America. Vieux (Old) Québec, founded in 1608, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only…
The Pittsburgh Steelers Are Getting a Roller Coaster
One of America's oldest amusement parks is teaming up with one of the NFL's most storied franchises. Kennywood, which originated as a "trolley park" around the turn of the 20th century…
How Much of What You Spend Stays in Your Destination? G Adventures Knows
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bruce Poon Tip (pictured) for our radio show. Bruce is the founder of G Adventures, one of the most important small-group adventure…
NYC's New Museum of Optical Illusions Wants to Blow Your Mind
Remember that day in fourth grade when your teacher distributed photocopied handouts of M.C. Escher prints, figures that appeared to be differing sizes but were actually the same, and…
I’m Now One of Those People: A Traveler with an Airbnb Horror Story
It didn’t happen because I’m a careless idiot, or a very picky, persnickity traveler. It happened because I’m a (bit) lazy. I was heading to Chicago for work and an unrelated…
The Game Is Afoot at London's New Sherlock Escape Room
Would you want to be stuck with Sherlock Holmes in an escape room—one of those games where players are locked in a confined space and have a limited amount of time to find clues, solve…
10 Things You Must Eat and Drink in Cornwall
Cornwall is undergoing an artisanal food boom. Thanks to a mild temperature and extensive coastline, this picturesque county in the southwest of England already has a bounty of food,…