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7 Ways to Experience China on the Cheap

Though it's not as strong as it once was against the yuan, the American dollar still has more might in China than it does in many other parts of the world. With that exchange rate…

Paddle Your Own Canoe this Summer, Family Style

Taking to the water this summer doesn't have to mean a trip to the beach. Sometimes the most entertaining and educational trip for the whole family is one which encourages team work…

Touring Tennessee's Appalachian Towns

"I started it for the people," says John Rice Irwin, speaking of his role in founding the Museum of Appalachia. "And so it's about the people." He's not kidding, either, as I…

Travel Troubleshooter: A Changing Rate at the Inn

Cheryl McClure reserves a room at the Hampton Inn in Asheville, N.C., and is offered an $81-a-night rate. Then the hotel has second thoughts and changes the rate to $149 a night. Can…

10 Mountain Destinations Where the Dollar Goes Further

Snow is falling on the high peaks of the Alps and the Rockies, and ski resorts have cranked up their snowmaking systems. Ski season gets serious this week, and by holiday time…

Learn the Art of Travel Writing in Key West, Florida

"I think all good writing is travel writing," says author Russell Banks, and he goes on to mention Melville's Moby Dick. You may have thought of writing about your travels, too, even…

Travel Company Jet-A-Way Jets Away -- But Doesn't Completely Abandon Its Customers

Here's a rarity: a travel company that does right by its customers as it's going out of business. Relatively so. On August 1, Jet-A-Way Holidays, a well-known specialty tour operator…

Suzy Gershman's Top Shops for a Quick Trip to Paris

Putting the best of Paris into one list is an impossible task; it seems that every store I visit is the best in Paris. Every magazine has pictures of merchandise I must own because,…