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Costa Rica's Best Beaches: 6 Sandy Spots
By Eliot Greenspan With more than 1,200km (750 miles) of shoreline on its Pacific and Caribbean coasts, Costa Rica offers beachgoers an embarrassment of riches. Here are six beach…
How to Pack for a Train Trip
By Chris Gray Faust In many parts of the world, there's simply no better way to get around than by train. Think Europe, where local trains can be the easiest way to reach scenic small…
5 Things You Didn't Know About Amish Country
By Carrie Havranek You probably think rolling countryside, Amish buggies, rivers and valleys, and agriculture when you think of the Amish Country, along with hex signs, and tons and…
Best Holiday Decorations Aboard Cruise Ships
By Heidi Sarna The atrium is typically the first thing you see when you board a cruise ship. The equivalent of the ship's town square, the tallest soar up to nine floors and are decked…
The World's Worst Airport Terminals
By Sascha Segan Most airports are awful. Some are lovely, but most are at best joyless econoboxes, at worst purgatorial warehouses of stalled lives. Some airports deserve special…
5 Great Après-Ski Bars
By Eric Peterson What is about a day on the slopes that makes that pint of beer, glass of wine, or cocktail taste that much better? There is only one sure way to find out: plenty of…
10 Best Travel Gifts Under $100
Who actually needs another luggage tag or passport cover? This year, go beyond the basic travel gear and give the travelers in your life something truly useful. Check out these 10…
Packing Tips for Cruises
By Kara Murphy The average standard cabin on a cruise ship is less than 200 square feet, so pay careful attention to the square footage when booking and packing for your cruise. Learn…
Holiday Escapes for Canadian Travellers
The holiday season is a popular time for Canadians to plan a getaway -- but where do you go? Whether you're thinking of escaping to Caribbean beaches or capturing the spirit of the…
Travel Tech: Tech-Friendly Hotel Chains
By Dennis Schaal Perhaps your children or grandchildren will one day ask, incredulously, "You mean, hotels had front desks and they were staffed by hotel employees when you were my…
Cuba Tours: The Other Side of the Caribbean
By Carrie Havranek Cuba is the Holy Grail of travel for many Americans. Since 1961, a strict trade embargo has prohibited leisure travel there for most U.S. travelers. That's about to…
World's 10 Most Beautiful Airport Terminals
By Sascha Segan Airport terminals aren't generally viewed as architectural wonders. The concrete boxes of the 1960s and '70s generally gave way to glass boxes in the '90s and '00s,…
Travel Highs and Lows: The 2011 Year in Review
By Tracy Stewart Well, would you look at the time! It's nearly 2012. How the year does fly when you're stuck in an airport waiting out every conceivable form of natural disaster -- or…
7 Airline Passengers That Drive You Crazy
By Christopher Elliott As any new parent knows, air travel with young kids isn't always easy. But few experiences come close to the travel one family (that has asked not to be…
10 Best Neon Signs in the U.S.A.
The beauty of the neon sign was that you could twist those glass tubes into any shape you wanted. And as America took to the highways in the 1950s and 1960s, advertisers took advantage…
Building for the Ages: 10 Distinctive Dwelling Types
Four walls, a sloping roof, a door, square windows -- we think we know what a house should look like. But throughout the ages, people have found creative housing solutions to various…
Las Vegas for Thrill Seekers
By Rick Garmin The thrills in Vegas don't come solely from games of chance. While efforts to sustain full-blown amusement parks have failed, there are still plenty of rides, and other…
Living Large in New York City: The High Life in 8 Sights
New York City has long been a headquarters for ambitious types, from financial power brokers to mercenaries, from free-spending hucksters to gas bags—and some things never change. The…
Adventures of Tintin in Brussels
By Gretchen Kelly Steven Spielberg's latest film The Adventures of Tintin introduces American audiences to Belgium 's third most-loved export -- beer and chocolate being numbers one…
5 Things You Don't Know About Canberra
By Lee Atkinson If you think Canberra is all about politics, monuments, and boring museums, it's time to think again. From haunted sites to artificial earthquakes, hot air balloons,…
What Not to Wear When Traveling
By Kara Murphy While packing for a trip, we often run across items that raise questions like: "It's functional, but is it stylish enough?" or "Can I wear this to certain tourist…
20 Classic Movie Destinations
By Kimberley Lovato Is there a girl out there who hasn't dreamed of twirling in the Alps and singing along to The Sound of Music soundtrack -- or a boy who hasn't imagined a home run à…
10 Coolest Hong Kong Sights
by Graham Bond Hong Kong's famous East-West brew is no longer a straight two-parts China, one-part United Kingdom mix. Japan may have been a distinctly unwelcome interloper during…
Cancun and the Maya Riviera's Best Spas
By Joy Hepp A health-conscious, luxury spa vacation recommends itself in the Riviera Maya, given the region's mind-bending beauty and the relaxing pace of Mexican life in general. And…
5 Things You Don't Know About Seville
By Jeremy Head Sometimes a city becomes famous simply for its beauty and romantic aura. Seville (Sevilla in Spanish), the capital of Andalusia, is such a place. Despite its sultry…