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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…

Travel Insurance: When You Need it and What You Need to Ask

Even with Hurricane Dean taking aim at Cancún, Mexico, last August, Miguel Guillen wasn't worried. After all, he had insured his vacation. A quick call to his insurance company,…

5 Things Airlines Won't Tell You About Their Food

Airline food. The very mention of those two words is enough to provoke a strong -- and usually negative -- reaction from any passenger.But let's add another word. Good airline…

How to Do the Denali Shuttle Bus Safari

Denali National Park is managed the way a park should be: for the animals, not for the cars. That means a visit is different from what you may have experienced at other parks,…

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

Anguilla On the western shore of the island, the 18-hole, par-72 Temenos Golf Club (tel. 264/498-9000) has opened, but the 100-room deluxe St. Regis Resort has been delayed until…

Lito's Tech Tip: Big Turns for Big Mountains

The cruiser's secret weapon is an effortless, energy-saving, long-radius turn -- more elegant and more efficient than the way most intermediate skiers hack their way down the slope.…

Lito's Tech Tip: Avalanche Danger & How to Avoid It

Avalanches are the dark side of winter. How can such beautiful landscapes--snow-draped peaks, shadowed cornices, sparkling alpine bowls--be so dangerous? How is it possible that an…

Can You Do the Maldives on a Budget?

While flicking through the glossy travel magazines, you most certainly have come across the quintessential image of the Maldives -- turquoise water, white sand and a stunning…

Is a Trip to Orlando Worth it Without the Mouse?

I've been to Orlando more times than Winnie the Pooh's swiped honey from a jar, but had never been to the Land the Mouse Built (well...built up) without paying my respects to…

From Communism to Vacation Haven, Albania is Europe's New Sweet Spot

With 200 miles of Adriatic and Ionian Sea coastline and the ability to spend Lek rather than Euros, Albania is fast becoming the adventure seeker's alternate European getaway. The…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Hong Kong

Here are the latest openings, offerings, changes, and events in Hong Kong and Macau. Planning Your Trip To help you plan your trip, the Hong Kong Tourist Board has installed a…

It's Not Too Late for a Last-Minute Mardi Gras

New Orleans has certainly seen its unfair share of difficulties ever since Hurricane Katrina, but its importance as an iconic city has not waned; if anything, the tragedy has shown us…