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Recent Events in Egypt and Turkey Have Created Two Totally Different Conditions for Visiting These Countries

The safety of international travel is a continuing concern, and some travelers are avid readers of the vacation warnings from our State Department and the foreign offices…

Use It Or Lose It: Will "Dead" Electronics Be Confiscated At Airport Security?

That's the question many travelers were asking themselves after the TSA posted a notice, on Sunday night, that those entering the United States would be asked to turn on…

New York City's New 9/11 Memorial Museum: A Review

For well over two millennia, humans have been telling one another stories of the dangers of looking back at evil or death. Lot’s wife turned to a pillar of salt because she dared…

Supporting Boston: Why We Should All Return to this Spectacular City

London. Madrid. New York City. Mumbai. Bali. Washington, DC.Just a short list of the great world destinations that have been hit by devastating terrorist attacks in the last…

Deal or No Deal: 3 Family-Friendly Spring Vacations

Spring Getaway on the Grand Canyon RailwayLooking for a March destination that isn't crowded with rowdy spring breakers? Consider a national park, such as the Grand Canyon, where…

Park of the Week: San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington

The name San Juan is proof enough that these islands were once coveted by Spain, Britain, and the newly founded United States. Before these nations argued over ownership, Native…

Traveler's Ski Report: Brian Head Resort, Utah

Nuts and Bolts: Utah's southernmost ski resort, Brian Head (tel. 866/930-1010; www.brianhead.com) offers its own twist on skiing in the Beehive State. There's more sun, for one thing,…

Atlantis Bahamas Resort, from $399 for Three Nights

Dreaming of somewhere warm? Want to take the kids with you? Atlantis Paradise Island's winter special offers several incentives to lure travelers now through late April. Atlantis…

Traveler's Ski Report: Two Early Birds in Colorado

Lured by blue skies and fresh powder, I headed up one beautiful autumn morning to break the seal on the ski season and hit resorts on either side of the Continental Divide at Loveland…

Go Deep: Diving Four of the World's Top Shipwrecks

Just as mountain climbers set their sites on ascending the world's highest or most challenging peaks, so too scuba divers tend to plan their vacations around taking on key dive sites…

The Able Traveler: New Laws and Policies Ease Travel

The times they are a changing. And although change can sometimes be a bit unnerving; in many cases it's also a very positive thing. Such is the case with the huge changes we've seen…

Grand Expectations: Travel with Grandma & Grandpa Still Rocks

There is no better way to bond with your grandchildren than to share the experience of travel. Inter-generational travel creates memories that will last a lifetime and your adventures…

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…

4 Family Wildlife Safaris Across the U.S.

I have always been a bit skeptical about zoos. I'm just not convinced that the animals are happy and seeing them in cages often leaves me depressed, even if my children seem to have…

National Parks: Virtual Visits, Access, Heritage, Sailing and Music

The National Park Service has embraced digital media and is bringing National Parks to your laptop and iPod. Hundreds of short audio and video programs are now available on National…

Olympics Then and Now: Melbourne, Australia, Summer Olympic Games 1956

When Ava Gardner arrived in Melbourne in 1956 to film On the Beach, she was quoted as saying it was "a great place to make a movie about the end of the world." In truth, Melbourne was…

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…

From Great Museums to the Great Outdoors

Museums are marvelous mind-benders. Exposed to new and interesting stuff, kids are like sponges -- including the ability to become over-saturated. Before that happens, make like…

Focus on Mount Rainier National Park

Washington state's majestic Mount Rainier, sometimes called "the Mt. Fuji of the USA" (the two locations are "sister parks" in fact), goes by several other names, none of which have…

11 Day Hikes the Entire Family Can Do

There's really no perfect age for a trip to a national park. That's one of the beauties of our national park system. Young and old alike can enjoy, and learn from, our parks side by…

Skip the Beach, Hit the Books at 6 Summer Schools for Curious Adults

Even fully-grown adults feel nostalgic sometimes when September comes. Where are my pencils? Where is my new notebook? Don't wait until fall. Use your summer vacation this year as an…