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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…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Mediterranean Meditation: A Week on Malta Starts at $899

Sixty miles south of Sicily lies Malta, an island richer in history and culture per square mile than any other in the whole of the Mediterranean. Before eventually becoming the…

Article / Theme Park

Animal Magic, Disney Style, Just $29.95 & Up

Disney World

Article / Local Experiences

Tip from the Publisher: See Iceland

People ask me, as publisher of Frommer's, "What's your favorite place on earth?" I have many favorites, but the one that always comes to mind is Iceland. I've been there several times…

Article / Family & Kids

Way, Way Downtown...New Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky

Kathleen Warnock, Editor, Frommer's Travel Guides, writes of her experience at the Humana Festival in Louisville.

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Tips from the Publisher: Biking in Holland

Holland is biking country, particularly for families and people on the far-edge of middle age.

Article / Local Experiences

Volunteer to Research and Preserve History--Good for the Whole Family or by Yourself

United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Service program, Passport in Time (PIT) is a public lands archeology and preservation program that relies almost wholly on volunteers…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Big Mountain, Not-so-Big Prices, in Montana This Summer

If you're hankering for a real outdoors vacation this summer, you should consider Big Mountain in Montana. Right next door (at 25 miles, a Montanan's next door, that is) to Glacier…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Gliding Through the Glades, From Only $69 a Day

The Everglades National Park in Florida is still very much alive, despite the best efforts of the sugar industry to replace it with cane fields, but I urge you to visit before the…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Just Put One Foot in Front of the other in Sunny Southern France starting at $745

Many tourists see their destinations only through the steel and glass filter of their rental car or tour bus, especially as they move from one point to another. Discover France is…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Tropical Travelogue: A "Foreign" Republic, But Here at Home

Key West features all the fun of visiting a foreign country with none of stress. Check out what there is to see and do in the capital of the Conch Republic.

Article / Road Trips

Frommer's Trip Idea: American History in Michigan

Automotive enthusiasts should love the drive to Dearborn, Michigan, a town synonymous with the rise of America's first mass-produced, self-propelled vehicle, the Ford.

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Rare Roosevelt Field Trips in Yellowstone

A rare opportunity to learn about Mother Nature's blessings in picture-perfect surroundings and at moderate cost is being provided this year (again) by the Yellowstone Association…