Tagged: travel

Best Literary Sites Near London

A trip to London can include more diverse sights and scenery than you ever thought possible. In a country with as rich a literary tradition as England, the stomping grounds of great…

What to See in Istanbul: 5 Byzantine Beauties

Most visitors to Istanbul are familiar enough with those trademark pencil-thin Ottoman minarets, which rise from mosques around the city. If you stay in Sultanahmet, you're likely to…

Best Italian Architecture: Brunelleschi and More

For architecture buffs, Italy is catnip. In every major, and most minor, city are wonderful churches, ruins, and other works of architecture. But the following nine buildings never…

The Very Best of Italy: Where to Go

Tour the fabulous scenery of the Amalfi Coast, hike the Cinque Terre, drive through Tuscany's vineyards, explore Sicily's best ancient sites, eat your way through the Piedmont, and…

What to See in Ireland: 7 Best Moments

From the Giant's Causeway, Newgrange, and Glendalough, to the Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park, and Cliffs of Moher, here are the best ways to see all the top sites. You'll also…

10 Best Mediterranean Cruise Ports

Thoug this list is not meant to be in any particular order, it's hard to top the cradle of Western civilization, our first pick. Athens, Greece was a destination for cultured tourists…

Great Outdoor Things to Do in Phoenix, Arizona

One thing you learn very quickly about Phoenix: these people really get what it means to live outdoors.On the first morning of a recent trip to the Valley of the Sun, I came across…

Twenty Words Every Hawaii Visitor Should Know

Welcome to Hawaii, the linguistically rich and confusing Islands with not one but two official languages -- Hawaiian and English -- where the 12-letter alphabet has 7 consonants and 5…

7 Days, 7 Resorts: Skiing Italy's Aosta Valley

It's not every resort that can keep a variety-hungry skier or boarder happy for a whole week. Pick your spot right, however, and you can ride a different hill every day. The Valle…

Which Caribbean Destination Should You Choose?

More than a million square miles, more than 125 major islands, countless varieties of cultural influences—how can anyone hope to get a grasp of which Caribbean destination is for them?…

The 6 Most Scenic Spots in Italy

Italy is so packed with attractions that it's hard to know where to start. That's where we come in. We present our personal, opinionated list of what we consider to be Italy's top…

Belgium's Best Chocolate, Beer, Cheese and More

Spanning the fertile Meuse River valley and the forested Ardennes, Belgium's Wallonia region is decidedly slower-paced and less populated than the country's northern region of…

Ideas for Romantic Mountain Getaways in North America

Cabins in the woods and mountaintop lodges spell romance at any time of year. Whether it's skiing in the winter, watching the mountains bloom in the spring, hiking in the summer, or…

Best of the Yucatan Peninsula: 14 Favorite Moments

From Campeche's wild Calakmul biosphere reserve, to Mérida's colonial carriage rides, each state -- Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo -- has a distinctive charm, and each small city…

London for Free

 No city in the world offers as many free museums and places to visit than London. Most major museums are open every day so there's no excuse not to admire a Renoir or delve into…

Trips of a Lifetime

We all take simple vacations, but when was the last time you traveled somewhere that changed who you are and how you see the world?These 14 places, while not always easy to reach,…

10 Places for Viewing the Night Sky

"Dark sky" is like a Holy Grail for stargazers, but on this increasingly populated planet, areas with no light pollution from nearby human settlements are increasingly rare. Forget sky…

British Houses and Gardens: 16 Sensational Sites

The infamously moist British climate is a blessing for gardeners, who have nurtured native plants, imported exotic species, and pushed landscape design to new heights. Enjoy their…

Best of San Diego: 17 Favorite Moments

If you think San Diego is just about wiggling your toes in the sand or cooing over cuddly panda bears, think again. Combining big-city style with small-town heart, this seaside…

Improving Ireland: 8 Tips for a Better Trip

The pleasure of exploring Ireland will be immeasurably richer and more varied if you give yourself plenty of freedom along the way. We've gathered these suggestions, hard-won from our…

Best of Hawaii the Big Island with Kids

If you are traveling with keiki (children) in tow, you might want to take in a handful of these sites which emphasizes things for the kids -- such as playing on the beach and seeing a…

Titanic Sights: Making History More Than 100 Years Later

On April 14, 1912 at 11:40pm, the RMS Titanic, the largest passenger liner in the world, hit an iceberg off the coast of Nova Scotia. She was 4 days into her first Atlantic crossing.…

Best of Crete: 9 Favorite Moments

Crete is an island of extremes -- the biggest Greek island, the farthest south, the hottest, with the longest summers, with people who are the hardest, proudest, most unforgiving of…

Best of Naples & the Amalfi Coast: 14 Favorite Moments

This is, without a doubt, one of the most colorful, vibrant, and interesting areas of Italy, home to world-class museums and archeological sites, extraordinary scenery, superb…

Best of Sicily: 18 Favorite Moments

The Mediterranean's largest island is a cradle of civilization. Shaped by its past and the earth-moving volcano Mt. Etna, Sicily has an on-the-brink feel. Since the beginning of human…