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Want To Be a Travel Writer? Here's One Way to Get Started

There's still space for students at our own Bob Fisher's Travel Writing Workshop up the river from New York City this September. No, it won't be in Sing Sing Prison, which is also up…

7 Places to Eat: Puebla's Iconic Mexican Dishes

Though it's Mexico's fourth-largest city, Puebla doesn't feel like a metropolis. The Moorish/Spanish flair of its colonial architecture has remained wonderfully intact, and the local…

Travel Troubleshooter: Help! My Online Travel Agent is AWOL

When Martha Schmidt tries to cancel her airline tickets, her online agent promises to help her reuse the credit quickly. But after eight hours on the phone and an email promising a…

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

Phoenix, Scottsdale & The Valley of the Sun With a sushi bar, spa, and second-story swimming pool that has windows above the hotel's entry, the W Scottsdale, 7277 E. Camelback…

Get Thee to Babylon This Christmas for Family Oohs and Aahs

For 48 weeks a year this mild-mannered Suffolk County suburb on Long Island 45 miles (or roughly an hour's drive) from Manhattan is a working-class village with a predominantly…

All Aboard: 5 Tips for Getting on the Plane Pronto

What's the fastest way to board a plane?A free-for-all, like Southwest Airlines? Boarding by window, middle seat or aisle, like United Airlines? Or by zone, like AirTran…

What's Happening on Mountains and Slopes Around the World

Easy Transport from Reno to North Tahoe Resorts Since you don't need a car at Squaw Valley or Northstar-at-Tahoe, leave the driving to North Lake Tahoe Express (tel. 866/216-5222;…

Travel Tech: Begin Your Escape Early with Noise-Canceling Headphones

"Are you a hypochondriac?" asked my friend as we settled in for the flight. A good question, as I was beginning to get decked out in some of the stuff I test in mid-air: the…

Is Virgin America Fit to Fly?

As our venerated and venerable leader, Arthur Frommer pointed out in last week's blog post, low-fare carrier Virgin America spread its wings to start booking flights between New York,…

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

Here's what's new in Guatemala since the publication of Frommer's Guatemala, 1st Edition. Planning Your Trip As of February 2007, the exchange rate was one U.S. dollar to 7.72…

Cologne Challenges Berlin's Status as Germany's Art Hub

Cologne has been at the intersection of culture and commerce from the time Romans found it in 30 BC. It was busy in the medieval period because of the trade routes that met along the…