Tagged: hotels

You, the Kids, and Bushels Full of Apples: Enjoy Early Fall in the Northeast

September marks the beginning of the traditional apple season and a day or weekend spent picking-your-own is a fantastic way to get the kids outdoors, have fun, and educate them at…

What to Pack in Your Traveling Medical Kit

We have split our medical kit into two parts, each in its own zippered pouch. The large kit is for overnight trips away from potential help, in the wilderness or on a boat, or for…

Inside China: Getting in Touch with the Ancient

From the New World's point of view, 200 years back might seem ancient, but in China, I would guess 500 years is a good cut off point, though 1,000 might be more certain. In any case,…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Greece

Planning Your Trip to Greece By now most people are aware of the decline of the U.S. dollar in relation to the euro, Greece's currency. The decline has taken place so rapidly that…

Racing Hotspots to Get Your NASCAR Fix

Summer means hot sunny days, plenty of partying and adrenalin-racing action, especially if you'll be hitting the speedways around the country to watch NASCAR, the United State's…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Washington State

Planning Your Trip There are a few more options now for people flying into Seattle. Air Canada (tel. 888/247-2262; www.aircanada.com) now flies from Calgary, Alberta; American…

What to Expect from a Trip to Uruguay

For some reason, I am one of the few people I know who has been to Uruguay. On the odd occasion when I do meet someone who has visited, generally it has only been for a weekend and…

A Spring Weekend in Washington, D.C. with a Toddler & Baby in Tow

As appealing as Washington, D.C. is as a destination for adults, it is nothing compared to the way a three-year-old feels about our national capital. For (him or) her, D.C. is better…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Germany

Berlin City officials have allocated $51 million to save what remains of the once-dreaded Berlin Wall. Only a few strips are still left. In the euphoria that accompanied the collapse…

Lito's Tech Tip: Safety on the Steeps

So few American ski resorts offer truly steep skiing that the skills involved are anything but widespread. Here are a few tips that should help already-strong skiers adapt their…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's England

England has always been known as a small country even though it once ruled a vast empire on which "the sun never sets." Britain may be preparing to expand by tens of thousands of…

Frommers.com's Best Family Destinations

If you've done Disney to death and the nearby beach isn't making anyone happy these days, broaden your horizons and set out for one of these eight destinations around the world. Some…

12 Lessons Learned from a Life on the Road

Rule No. 1: Travel is no fun.Really. If you think it's all about smiling stewardesses attending to your every whim, friendly hotels offering fawning service, and romantic sunsets on…

Five Answers to the Perennial Question: What're You Doing New Year's Eve?

New York gets all the fuss for its Waterford crystal ball and its throngs of people, but elsewhere around the world, New Year's is celebrated in its own particular way. We've found…

Travel Health & Safety: Plenty of Fish in the Sea?

There's a splendid restaurant chain out of Boston that calls itself Legal Seafoods, and I used to imagine the name originated because eating fish can be so dangerous at times, and…

Cheese, Glorious Cheese! Hit the Trail to Sniff out Cheese in Vermont

We all know about wine trails, but Vermont is the first place in the country to celebrate the bounty of its agricultural landscape with a cheese trail. Pack your Lactaid and get…

Your Coupon to the New York Chocolate Show: Print and $ave

Your rumbling stomachs have spoken and we've tried to answer their ravenous call. We've received a few inquiries about the www.chocolateshow.com 10th Annual New York Chocolate Show,…

Frommers.com Podcast: How to Travel the World for a Long, Long Time

Ever wanted to skip work and travel the globe for months at a time? "Vagabonding" author Rolf Potts joins host David Lytle to discuss the best ways to set aside everything and see the…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Singapore and Malaysia

Planning Your TripAs of May 2007, Singapore has placed restrictions on liquids, aerosols and gels that passengers may carry with them on all flights departing from Changi…

Lito's Tech Tip: A Snowboarding Primer

Few things are as humbling or as stimulating to a good skier as abandoning the security of a sport already mastered to become, once again, an awkward beginner. This is true on…

Spending a Night in a National Park: Lodge, Tent or Open Sky?

A national park vacation can be one of the cheapest or one of the most expensive you can choose. Tenting and hiking with a map as your guide costs next to nothing; renting a beach…

Park of the Week: Where the Buffalo Roam in Yellowstone

"How do you handle a buffalo?" they ask you in Yellowstone National Park. "Safely" is the correct answer, by which they mean, "at a distance." "Warning!" reads the printed leaflet…

Editor's Choice: Favorite Markets Across the Globe

We may not all be born to shop, but Frommer's staffers agree that you haven't really visited a country until you've seen its markets. Pick through designer duds in Cambodia, salivate…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Sweden

Stockholm In existence since 1874, the posh Grand Hotel (S. Blasiehomshamnen 8; tel. 08/679-35-00; www.grandhotel.se) has just completed a series of upgrades. Located in the heart of…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Country

Getting to know Philadelphia is easier today than it ever has been because of the internet. The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (www.gophila.com) has introduced two…