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Seminole Signals Cheaper, Easier Summers Near The Mouse and More

For the first time ever, you can book your vacations in Seminole County on-line. So what, you say? So take a closer look at Seminole County, just north of downtown Orlando and a place…

Article / Winter Sports

The Best Downhill Skiing and Snowboarding in Northern California

There’s both too much and not enough to say about downhill skiing in California. Obviously it’s an important sport or there wouldn’t be so many resorts. You could…

Article / Student

A Little Bit about Hanging Out

Unless you've committed to seeing Europe through the moving tinted window of a tour bus, pretty soon you're going to want to get past the initial strangeness and get with it. And to…

Article / Local Experiences

Dealer Tips for Gambling

There is no system that's sure to help you win, but these tips from Lou, who spent 20 years dealing cards in Vegas might help you lose your money slowly.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

The Caribbean’s Top Ten Over-the-Moon Honeymoons

Indulge your ultimate fantasy. These honeymoon resorts may cost more than your wedding, but if there's a time to splurge, it's now.

Article / Road Trips

Frommer's Trip Idea: PA's Lehigh Valley

Kathleen Warnock details what to expect and enjoy in the Lehigh Valley, PA.

Article / Road Trips

Call to Action: RVers Unite for a National Cleanup this Weekend

The Good Sam Club is organizing their nearly one million members into a giant outdoor coast-to-coast cleaning crew to kick off the beginning of the summer travel season-one piece of…

Article / Road Trips

Wining and Dining along the Russian River Wine Road

A weekend get away in Sonoma Valley.

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Tips from the Publisher: Biking in Europe

Michael Spring's suggestions on biking in Europe.

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

A $25 Discount in Connecticut's Quiet Corner

I'll bet you don't know about small town Brooklyn, or that it's certainly not in New York across the river from Manhattan, but in Connecticut's "Quiet Corner," the seldom-visited…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Soulful Journeys: Absorb Tours Offers Exotic Locales

In keeping with our policy of presenting good value travel opportunities, we want to recommend Absorb Tours, a New York-based group specializing in a few select destinations, namely…

Article / Family & Kids

New York's Finger Lakes Region: Glass, Wine and Scenery

Frommer's editor Liz Albertson takes you on a tour of Corning, NY--famous for its glassworks-- the Finger Lakes region.

Article / Family & Kids

Tips from the Publisher: Family Vacations

A successful family trip is one that kids and parents feel equally passionate about; one that allows both their own spaces.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Tropical Vacations: Double Hot Rio's Beautiful People

Rio is hot this year, both in popularity and in temperature. With its 25 miles of beaches a virtual game room (and a bonus, a lot of attractive people), it's perfect for gregarious…

Article / Local Experiences

Britain's National Trust Links With Americans

The prices described in this article have now changed, but it remains online so that the resources named will be of future use to travelers.

Article / Road Trips

Frommer's Trip Idea: Bayou Beltway in Good Ol' Louisiana

Lying at the edge of No Man's Land (where no authority laid down the law between 1803 and 1845), and not far from a town in Texas called Uncertain (they were uncertain whether they…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Hawaii by Mule, Above the Clouds or Down the Tube

Ever since Robert Luis Stevenson traveled across Provence with his donkey (a long time ago), the mule has been shoved out of the limelight, first by the horse, then the Jeep, now the…

Article / Local Experiences

When to Go to Australia and the South Pacific

What you need to know about cost, weather and activities for regional travel before you go.

Article / Local Experiences

Customs: What You Can Bring Into your Destination

The rules and regulations for what you can, and can't, bring into the country.

Article / Food and Drink

Tips on Dining

How to make the dining choices that are right for you.

Article / Family & Kids

Pittsburgh Loves Kids & the Arts, at Good Value Rates

Many might not think of Pittsburgh in connection with culture and the arts, or even for a "classic American" getaway perhaps, but nobody should contest the city's allure for kids. The…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Affordable Luxury on Waikiki with Car, Parking & View

Everyone in Honolulu knows the Halekulani is the city's premier place to stay, but prices are astronomical. What many visitors don't realize is that the hotel's sister (just across the…

Article / Family & Kids

Space Camp Scholarships for Parent-Child Duos Could Be Yours for the Cost of an Essay

The With Arms Wide Open Foundation (WAWOF) is sponsoring a weekend of learning, exploration and re-connection at the US Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama--and all for the cost of a…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Find Your Digs by Activity in Costa Rica with a New Online Hotel Index

Costa Rica Hotel Index and Costa Rica Expeditions.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

How Now, Curacao: All-Inclusive Resort Serves Up $111-a-Day Adventure Package

Curacao, that orange-flavored liqueur so bright blue it makes your drinks look more like Windex than the potent potable you ordered from the bar, is aptly named after the bitter…