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In Late Autumn, Fly to Iceland for $99 Each Way
The following is in the nature of a “believe-it-or-not” category of travel. A scrappy budget airline of Iceland (the aptly named WOW Air) has just announced that for scattered…
Arthur Frommer: Climate Change Is Jeopardizing the Travel Experience
Is climate change for real? And is it having an impact on the recreational travels we undertake? If you would put that question to relatives of mine living in England, they would…
Huge Projections and New Architecture Center Added to Chicago Riverwalk
The Chicago River has had about as strange a career as any waterway in North America, starting with its namesake city's decision in the late 19th century (enacted in the early years of…
Epic New Zealand Rail Line to Reopen After Quake
New Zealand's gorgeous Coastal Pacific rail service, which runs between Picton and Christchurch on the South Island's east coast, announced it will return on December 1. KiwiRail's…
Travel in Style with These Great Gifts and Gadgets for Every Budget
We may pack our itineraries with exciting new places, but when it comes to packing our bags, most of us still travel the same way we have for years. It's time for a travel makeover.…
The Arctic's Most Remote Cruise Destination Gets Less Remote
Polar expedition cruises—the industry term for active voyages in remote, icy waters—are a big trend at sea right now. They appeal to contemporary travelers' taste for unique…
Partially Underwater Artwork Welcomes Snorkelers in the Maldives
The world's first semi-submerged sculpture park is now open for snorkel-equipped art lovers off the coast of the Maldives in the southern Indian Ocean.Dubbed Coralarium, the…
The 'Mamma Mia!' Sequel is a Lie: That's Not Greece!
You may remember—or perhaps you studied it in your Great Achievements of World Cinema class—that the first Mamma Mia! movie was set in Greece. Based on the hit Broadway musical, the…
Georgia in Hawaii: O'Keeffe's Forgotten Island Travels
Georgia O'Keeffe had a strong sense of place, and that place was usually New Mexico. But having a powerful affinity for one locale didn't leave the painter immune to the allure of…
Ireland’s Greatest Road Trip: The Wild Atlantic Way
It’s a common dream among travelers: an old-fashioned Irish road trip. Few drives anywhere are more rewarding than the Wild Atlantic Way, a twisting 1,550-mile (2,500-km) route along…
Cruising Down the Canal du Midi, France’s Rediscovered Wonder
Winding through the picturesque countryside and vineyards of southwest France, the Canal du Midi is one of Europe’s oldest canals still in operation. Built in the late 17th century as…
WWOOFing: Explaining a Different Way to Travel, Farm by Farm
Travelers are going around the world by WWOOFing—working part-time on organic farms in exchange for room and board. Here's how to find a farm and what to expect.
You Can Now Go Glamping on NYC's Governors Island
A secluded campground has opened in New York City. There are no typos in the preceding sentence. A grouping of 37 tents can now be found on Governors Island, a 172-acre piece of land…
What to Do in Hong Kong: 10 Favorite Things
Hong Kong might have remained a sleepy fishing village had the Chinese not ceded control to the British during the opium wars of the mid-1800s. Instead, it rapidly grew into one of…
A Deadly End for the Yellowstone Daredevils
Two years ago, in the spring of 2016, a few young Canadians created an international scandal by treading into forbidden, protected areas of Yellowstone National Park and recording it…
Around Mount Rushmore: 8 Great Things to Do (And 2 to Skip)
With over 2.5 million annual visitors (nearly double the number drawn by Pearl Harbor), Mount Rushmore is undeniably one of America’s most beloved national monuments. Originally…
Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands: Sipping Tea and Eating Steamboats
To escape the notorious humidity in peninsular Malaysia , you have to head to the hills. Around 150km (93 miles) north of capital city Kuala Lumpur are the Cameron Highlands , a…
Arthur Frommer: This Is Surely the Year's Greatest Travel Bargain!
About a dozen years ago, a tour operator called China Spree, headed by a Chinese-American expert, astonished the travel world by charging only $999 for a one-week stay in Beijing…
Current Volcanic Eruptions Bring Memories of Vesuvius, Says Arthur Frommer
I have found it odd that in all the media coverage of the eruption of Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii, no journalist has drawn a comparison to the eruption of Vesuvius outside…
Arthur Frommer: Quintana Roo, Mexico, is Gaining as a Tourist Destination
While numerous destinations in Mexico are suffering from what some describe as an overly sensitive spate of tourist warnings from our U.S. State Department, one area is obviously…
James Bond Museum Opening in Austrian Alps
You'll have to wait until the fall of 2019 for the next James Bond movie, which is being directed by Danny Boyle and stars Daniel Craig in what is reportedly his last outing as…
Arthur Frommer: National Parks Devotees Can Utter a (Brief) Sigh of Relief
In the early months of the Trump administration, it was widely rumored that the new head of the Department of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, would propose a doubling of the entrance fees to…
Brazil’s National Parks: How to Pick Which Ones to See
Ask any avid hiker or nature lover to name the best national parks worldwide, and it's likely that Brazil won't make the list. But it should. The huge South American country has dozens…
10 Things to See and Do in Colorado's Most Underrated National Park
At Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado, the jagged, snow-capped peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains plunge into a bowl of undulating sand dunes—North…
Historic Luxury Resort Reborn in Arizona
For several decades starting in 1896, a remote Arizona resort located about 50 miles north of Phoenix played host to a steady stream of well-to-do vacationers, including Vanderbilts,…