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How to Avoid Ticks While Hiking, Camping, or Otherwise Enjoying the Outdoors
Tick talk: tips for avoiding ticks in the outdoors, what to check after you come back inside, and how to remove a tick if you find one
Taking Sand from the Beach as a Souvenir? That'll Be a €3000 Fine
The next time you're at a beach you love, fight the urge to celebrate the place by taking some of it with you. A single selfish tourist taking a small vial of sand would barely seem to…
The 10 Safest Countries in Africa to Visit in 2024
These 10 African countries have earned the safest rating from the U.S. State Department.
The Best Croissants in Paris (Sorry, Crookie Fans)
Forget about fusion fads like the cronut and the crookie. These four bakeries make the tastiest croissants in Paris.
Why Your Phone's Navigation App May Be Useless for Driving Outside Your Home Country
You cannot rely on your smartphone from home to give you quick turn-by-turn driving directions in another country. Here's why, and here's how to get around it.
Opening Dates for Orlando's Big Summer 2024 Attractions—and Should You Care?
This year, it's as if the USA's most popular tourist destination is holding its breath. Most summers, Orlando's theme parks construct a new blockbuster ride or two to attract families…
What Is the Legal Drinking Age in Spain? (And Other Alcohol Laws Tourists Should Know)
Liquor laws in Spain, including the legal drinking age and whether or not you can drink on the street
Car Rentals in Europe: Travelers Have to Watch Out for These Pitfalls
If you don't live in Europe, your assumptions about renting a car there may be wrong. Watch out for these classic mistakes when you rent a vehicle in Europe.
Countries That Use the US Dollar as Currency
You can fall back on your greenbacks in these countries that use the U.S. dollar as currency.
The 7 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make on a Walt Disney World Vacation
Disney World vacations are full of pitfalls. Save money and avert discomfort by avoiding these basic planning mistakes.
Sun Princess Cruise Ship Review: What We Love—and What Needs Work
Sun Princess , the latest addition to the Princess Cruises fleet, is the line’s largest ship to date, weighing in at 177,882 gross tons and able to accommodate 4,300 passengers. By…
Biden Creates His First National Park Unit: Amache in Colorado
Update: Amache officially became a Natonal Historic Site on February 15, 2024. Here is its official National Park unit page.Last Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the paperwork…
USA's Most Endangered Historic Places Now Include L.A.'s Little Tokyo and Concord, Mass., Revolutionary Sites
The site of the American Revolution's "shot heard round the world," the hometown of author Zora Neale Hurston, a lighthouse in the middle of the Hudson River, a long-standing Japanese…
DOT’s New Airline Refund Rules are a Godsend for Travelers
The Department of Transportation announced meaningful new rules last week. They couldn’t have come soon enough.
Bryce Canyon Stargazing Resort Lodges Guests in Futuristic Glass Domes
There's already something eerie about the landscape in and around southern Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park, thanks to all the Martian red rocks and stone spires known as hoodoos.So a…
Summer in Chicago: How to Experience the City's Favorite Season
It’s hard to understate just how dramatically the mood changes in Chicago when the city finally begins to thaw out for summer. Even mild winters in the Midwest can be bleak—endlessly…
Sad News for Reckless Idiots: Hawaii’s “Stairway to Heaven” To Be Demolished
Hawaii's visually striking yet very illegal-to-climb Haiku Stairs will finally be taken down, following years of futile efforts by local officials to persuade tourists to leave the…
The Best Restaurants in San Antonio to Eat Its Best Local Dishes
San Antonio is home to some of the best Mexican food in Texas, ranging from authentic dishes to the beloved regional hybrid known as Tex-Mex. The city’s gustatory heritage is so unique…
Why Cape Cod Summer Rentals Could Be Cheaper This Year
During the Covid-19 pandemic, while you were optimistically purchasing (and not using) resistance bands for your (unused) home gym (i.e., closet), rich people were apparently buying…
Warner Bros. Hollywood Debuts Historical TCM Classic Films Studio Tour
Stung by criticism, Warner Bros. launches a new tour of its Burbank studios that pays homage to the glory days of Hollywood. How different is the TCM Classic Films Tour from the…
Free Museums in Paris: 20 Spots to Appreciate Art and Culture at No Cost
9 Frommer's-recommended Paris museums that never charge admission—plus a dozen more that are free on the first Sunday of each month
Alabama’s Freedom Monument Sculpture Park Explores Legacy of Slavery
A sculpture park in the Alabama capital is designed to explore the institution of slavery as well as the lives and legacies of enslaved people.Set on 17 wooded acres next to the…
Warner Bros. Hollywood Debuts Historical TCM Classic Films Tour
For decades, one of the frustrations of paying a pilgrimage to Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank has been the creeping dominance of corporate marketing in the retelling of American…
Southern California Road Trip Itinerary: Los Angeles to San Diego (Through the Desert) in One Week
Sure, you could just drive Interstate 5 south for 120 miles from LA to San Diego. But what fun would that be? For a true taste of Southern California culture and adventure, take the…
“Risk of Outbreaks High”: Tourists Warned of Deadly Disease Spread by Mosquitoes
So far this year, several countries in South America—including tourism heavy hitters like Colombia and Peru—have reported cases of yellow fever, a potentially deadly virus that's…