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How to Store Your Information Before Leaving Home

New web-based tools make tracking your trips painless, filtering out important travel information from your confirmation emails. But keeping track of passport, visa, and credit card…

Smart Traveler: How to Pack for an International Flight

Whether your suitcase gets lost in transit or you simply forgot to pack something, smart packing can save you from scrambling in a foreign country to replace travel essentials. Be…

Late-Summer Rural Retreats for Wheelers and Slow Walkers

Thinking about a romantic getaway at a quiet country inn, or perhaps just a weekend escape from hectic city life? Or maybe a little of both? Then check out these great…

Park of the Week: Harry S Truman National Historic Site

I was a kid when my mother and I went to visit President Harry S Truman at his home in Independence, Missouri. My father, a good Republican, stayed in the car while she and I walked up…

Paris: The Best Books to Read Before You Go

Before your Paris trip, select a good guidebook such as Pauline Frommer's Paris. But, if you really want to get the most out of Paris, do some extracurricular reading. Terrance…

How to Plan a Wedding in Maui

Maui has long been one of America's favorite honeymoon destinations. But increasingly, couples choose to hold wedding ceremonies on the Valley Isle as well. Sometimes the whole…

5 Pet-Friendly Destinations in North America

If the thought of vacationing without your four-legged friends is too heartbreaking, why not take them along? These properties in the U.S. and Canada will pamper your pooch and make…

Classic and Commercial English Castles at Kenilworth and Warwick

If you had to read English literature in school, you'll remember names like Kenilworth and Warwick and their castles, perhaps in works by Sir Walter Scott or men of that ilk. Whether…

Beatlemania and Green Living in Hamburg, Germany

"It's sometimes called London on the Baltic," said a German friend speaking of Hamburg. I couldn't tell for sure whether he was boasting or complaining. But commercial ties, dating…

Ask the Family Travel Expert: Disney World, Done Dirt Cheap

Question: Hello! We are a family of five with three kids (ages 8, 5, and 2). We have never been to Disney World and would like to plan a trip. Money is very, very tight and we are…

Spooky, Tasty & Furry: 5 Fall Festivals for Families

Nothing says a fall family getaway like a visit to working farm, a harvest festival, or a pre-Halloween haunted house or pumpkin patch. There are literally dozens of day trips or…

4 Surprising & Spectacular Family Destinations in St. Louis

Driving into St. Louis at sunset, I was awestruck by the site of the imposing arch, glistening against the orange-hued sky and reflecting on to the Mississippi. It only took that…

Take a Trip Down Memory Lane at Disneyland

Come on. Let's have some fun. We deserve it.Ignore those office emails, forget all about the economy and for an afternoon focus instead on what's really important, especially on…

4 Ways to Harmonize Hunger Near Carnegie Hall

Music doesn't make me hungry, mostly because I eat before the concert, but I know that some prefer dining afterwards. In New York City, this often means the higher-priced luxury…

5 Fine Family Affairs at State Fairs

It's the beginning of State Fair season, with more than 20 fairs taking across the U.S. this summer, with more extending into the fall. For families it's an escape from the rigors of…

Can Camping be Chic? 5 Stylish Tent Vacations

For some people, the only stars they will camp under are "five stars," but camping doesn't have to be about roughing it in the elements, smelly sleeping bags, not showering for days…

Italy Heel to Toe: Touring Calabria and Puglia

Most travelers think that they have Italy covered after visiting Rome, Florence, Venice and maybe a brief sojourn on the Amalfi coastline or in the countryside of Tuscany. In fact,…

Hog Heaven: Motorcycle Adventures in the Smoky Mountains

The roads around the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina were made for motorcycles. Whether you own one or need to rent, discovering the beauty and majesty of the…

Conrad Anker's Top 5 U.S. National Park and Forest Hikes

America's National Parks and Forests offer a rich variety of wild habitats and challenging terrains, with some of the world's most stunning and inspiring surroundings. World-renowned…

8 Ways to See L.A. From a Kid's Perspective

You've seen the tabloid photos of celebrity moms and dads toting their tots all over Los Angeles, their offsprings' small faces beaming with delight at all the kid-friendly activities…

Myrtle Beyond-the-Beach: 15 Reasons to Coax Your Kids off the Sand

As long as anyone can remember, Myrtle Beach has been a quintessential kid-friendly seaside resort. Even back in the late 1940s, more than a half-century before the Travel Channel…

Flying Sick? 4 Secrets for Surviving Your Trip

With a fever that soared to a mind-numbing 103°F and a chest rattling with acute bronchitis, Kathryn Clover's co-worker was in no shape to fly from Buenos Aires to Miami recently. But…

Slope Specs: Why Adelboden is a Little-Known Swiss Treasure

Adelboden, Switzerland (tel. +41 (0) 33 673 80 80; www.adelboden.ch) is the kind of European ski resort that North Americans always say they hope they will find -- a charming, scenic…

Batter Up for a Sunny Spring Training and Tokyo Season Opener

Rejoice ladies. Football season is over and, for us sports widows, finally a chance to get our men folk back (for at least a couple of weeks anyway). Yes, hot on the heels of football…

Lifting the Curtain on Tennessee's Secret City

To many readers, Oak Ridge, TN means "atom bomb" and memories of World War II. But to the scientists who worked and lived here at that time, it's the city that helped bring peace…