Tagged: new-york-city

A Touch of Glass: 7 Slightly Secret Covered Passageways in Paris

No matter how often you visit Paris, there's always some hidden gem to discover. In the early 1800s, beautiful glass-covered passages were built to protect wealthy shoppers from the…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Southeast Asia

Bali By Jen Lin-Liu Despite the global recession, Bali continues to lure an increasing number of tourists; foreign tourists arrivals in April 2009 hit a record 179,879 according to…

Mississippi Mansions and Southern Architecture in Natchez

The thing that initially lured me to Natchez, Mississippi was the promise of more antebellum mansions in one town than anywhere else in the south, but upon arrival in this quaint and…

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…

Atlanta Alternatives: 7 Other Southeastern Destinations

Atlanta is, without a doubt, the starting point to any tour of the South. Still, a complete experience of the region must account for cities and destinations outside of the shadow…

5 U.S. National Parks that Are Ready for Spring

The groundhog and his shadow are long gone, birds are chirping, and flowers are beginning to bloom. It's time for a trip to the great outdoors -- or is it? Many of the country's…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Tahiti & French Polynesia

Planning Your Trip French Polynesia is not quite as expensive now that the exchange rate for the American dollar has rebounded from a low of 77 French Pacific francs (CFP) in 2007 to…

Photo Slideshow: 8 Views of Modern Egypt

Egypt may very well sit on the continent of Africa, but its identity is part African and part Middle Eastern, and the people, from the smiling Nubians of Aswan to the blue-eyed…

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

Egypt is famous for being a low-cost destination, but prices are beginning to go up. The most important factor is the rise in global oil prices, but recent government steps to reduce…

Plucky Survivors See America 3: Why Sightsee When There's Pork to Eat?

So far on this trip, we've flirted with two grande dames of cities, Savannah and Charleston, eaten barbecue from roadside shacks and the hands of championship level smokers, toured a…

How to See All of San Diego from 10 Scenic Lookouts

When you're in a new place, do you get the urge to scramble up to the highest spot around to see the destination in its entirety? If you do, and if you're headed to San Diego, you're…

Travel Troubleshooter: A Surprise Fee for My Hotel Room

Ilene Coffey's room at an Orlando hotel comes with an unexpected surprise: a $50 fee for a "short stay." When she protests, her hotel and online travel agency tell her she must pay.…

Arizona in Technicolor: National Parks Beyond the Grand Canyon

While hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to the Arizona side of the Grand Canyon each year, fewer venture to Arizona's other remarkable national parks -- Petrified Forest and…

Breaking the Ice: How to Board Arctic Expedition Ships

While some people's idea of the perfect summer vacation involves a bikini, a hotel suite steps from the sand, a cocktail and a beach lounge, for others a thermal parka, polar fleece…

Top 10 Reasons Staycations Are a Lousy Idea

I don't wear rose-colored glasses, but I bet I'm not the only one who's irritated by the proliferation of the term "staycation" on blogs and in the mainstream media. Defined loosely…

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 Croatia

When the 7-time Emmy award winning TV show The Amazing Race put Dubrovnik on its itinerary in October 2007, it was confirmation that Croatia had arrived as a tourist destination.…

Off the Beach and Into the Kitchen: 3 Great Cooking Classes in the Yucatan

Breakfast, beach, lunch, beach... Caribbean vacations have a certain rhythm. But what if you change that rhythm by learning to cook the lunch yourself? Hotels and resorts are…

Roman All Over Provence and Languedoc

The Ancient Romans were prolific builders and imperialists and France (ancient Gaul), especially the south, was one of their favorite stomping grounds. In the 1st century BC to 3rd…

Rockies Report: New Spa, Heli-Skiing for Women, and Map Magic

Keystone Lodge Opens New Spa In Colorado's Summit County, the venerable Keystone Lodge is now the Keystone Lodge and Spa (tel. 877/753-9786; www.keystoneresort.com), thanks to the new…

French Perfection and Caribbean Flavors Meet in Martinique's Rums

When I learned I was going to be visiting the island of Dominica recently, I extended my trip to include a quick visit to its neighbor Martinique to see what goes into the making of…

Park of the Week: Haleakala National Park

"Maui High" means different things to different folks, no doubt, but for outdoor enthusiasts, it means hiking on Haleakala, the island's highest point, at 10,023 feet above sea level.…

Touring the Vineyards of South Australia's Barossa Valley

Planning a trip to Australia? Most visitors tend to head towards Sydney and Melbourne or perhaps the Great Barrier Reef and Ayers Rock, but Australia is blessed with an abundance of…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Los Cabos and Baja

Despite its prehistoric landscape, the Baja peninsula is ever changing. Under the exacting eyes of tourism and real estate developers, Baja's latest theme is large-scale resort…

Slope Specs: Looking at Killington, the East's Traditional Season Opener

For as long as I can remember (with the exception of one anomalous situation), Killington (tel. 800/621-MTNS; www.killington.com) has been the Northeast's first ski area to crank up…