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What to Do in Peru If You Only Have a Week
While no one could ever see all of Peru ’s attractions in one week, you can still hit some of the country's major highlights in that amount of time. With some minimal planning you can…
Play the Casanova at New Museum in Venice
Giacomo Casanova belongs to the rare class of historical figures whose names became common nouns. Traitorous World War II-era Norwegian leader Vidkun Quisling and France's lecherous…
São Tomé: How to Visit the Island at the Center of the World
Empty beaches, a vibrant Euro-African culture, and the best chocolate in the world—what's not to like? Not much, but if you want to see the island of São Tomé,…
The World’s Most Rewarding Source of Free Homestays Is, and Remains, Servas
Organizations come and go that arrange for you to stay free-of-charge in someone else’s home or apartment in the course of your travels. The latest leaders in this effort are…
How to See the Drawings of France's Niaux Cave for Yourself
France is rich in prehistoric cave drawings, from the legendary Lascaux tableaus in Dordogne to the rock art of the Pech Merle Cave in Lot, but most are kept closed for preservation.…
Introducing Evaneos, a New Tool Connecting You with Local Planning Help
Planning for vacation is generally done in two ways today. There’s the O.C.D. version, in which the traveler spends weeks poring over the internet, reading guidebooks, putting down…
The Notorious B 'n' B: Infamous Historic Buildings That Are Now Hotels
You can’t blame a building for whatever shady, salacious, or downright gruesome dealings go down there. So why let a little mayhem scratch places off travel itineraries? The opposite…
Where Spain and Portugal Mix: A Galicia Vacation of Wine, Seafood, and Festivals
The Iberian peninsula’s rugged northwest has been divided since 1139, when King Afonso Henriques broke with his Spanish relatives to create Portugal . Eight centuries on, inhabitants…
New Looks for Two of London's Most Important Art Museums
Fans of art and architecture already have a lot to keep them busy during stays in London—and with free admission at most of the top cultural institutions, the city's treasures are easy…
Paris' Grand Palais Getting a Grand Makeover
The Grand Palais in Paris is getting its largest refurbishment since opening for the Exposition Universelle in 1900, when the mammoth hall on the Champs-Élysées was used to show off…
A Walking Tour Into Los Angeles' Abandoned Speakeasy Tunnels
A walking tour company in Downtown Los Angeles brings visitors into long-forgotten tunnels once used for bootlegging under city streets.
The South of France Is Getting a New Picasso Museum
A former convent in the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence is being transformed into a museum to house a trove of works by Pablo Picasso. The driving force behind the project is…
Look at How Different Shanghai Disneyland Is from Other Disney Parks
Shanghai Disneyland may be the sixth Disney resort to be built worldwide, but it's the first of its kind. For one, this resort, which opened in the summer of 2016, is in a size…
Arthur Frommer: My Choices for the 10 Most Memorable Destinations
As a professional travel writer, I was required to travel to far more destinations than the average American does. In my youthful years, I literally lived on an airplane, in constant…
Auch: Foie Gras and Brandy in the Corner of France the French Love
When the French feel nostalgia for the France of a bygone era, they dream of Gascony . This is a bucolic Southwest region bordering Spain, with silky green rolling hills, country…
Is It Safe to Vacation in Cape Town Once the Water Runs Out?
We have never been here before. A major world city is about to run out of fresh water. On April 12, the drought-stricken city of Cape Town, on the southwestern tip of Africa, hits Day…
"Three Billboards" Locations Way Outside Missouri
The titular small town in Martin McDonagh's Oscar-nominated dark comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri does not exist in real life. And we're not sure we'd want to visit if…
8 Views of Modern Egypt
Baker's Dozen Low-carb dieters are likely to slacken their resolve on a trip to Egypt. Fresh bread, baked at community ovens, makes it around town (often balanced on the heads of young…
Hidden Malta: Exploring the Island's Great Sights, Beyond the Beaches
With miles of Mediterranean coastline and some of Europe’s sunniest weather, Malta is undoubtedly alluring. However, it's more than beaches. If you dig a bit deeper, you’ll find…
U.S. Civil Rights Trail Links Dozens of Historic Sites in 14 States
Fourteen states, covering a chunk of the U.S. from Delaware to Kansas, are joining together to promote tourism to more than 100 landmarks crucial to the struggle for civil rights.The…
Arthur Frommer: For No Real Reason, Feds Attack the Legality of Cannabis Tourism
Because the current U.S. Attorney General is a fierce opponent of marijuana, we can expect a massive legal attack against travel to the states—mainly California and Colorado—that…
NYC's Met to Charge Mandatory Admission to Out-of-Towners
For the first time since its founding in the 1870s, New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art is instituting a mandatory admission fee. Starting March 1, visitors who do not live in…
When Southern California Museums Open for Free This Month
The 13th annual Free-for-All day at Southern California museums will be Sunday, January 28. Nineteen institutions in the area will waive their admission fees on that day, offering…
Want a Cannabis Vacation? Now There's a Whole Town for That
One day after California, America's most populous state, made recreational cannabis consumption legal, the Los Angeles Times reported on an entire town where getting stoned is the…
Two New Biographies Are Indispensable for Trips Through Europe or America
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are currently purchasing and avidly reading two monumental biographies in book form about two monumental figures in world and American history. In…