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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…

5 Family Journeys in the US Park System

500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up highlights 29 hiking, biking and riding trips throughout the world. The five picks below are all located within the United States park…

Editor's Choice: Movies That Inspire Us to Travel

Whether it's the latest blockbusters we see on the big screen or the quiet moments from classics we catch on the small screens at home, the powerful images we see in movies can…

Get More From Your Vacation by Volunteering

There are so many ways you can make a difference in the world, and one unique opportunity where you will gain as much as you give is by participating in a volunteering program abroad…