Travel
Tried-and-true tips for when you're traveling abroad.
Abbeys, Castles, and Guesthouses--the Best Places to Lay Your Head
Date: 12/30/2005What do you look for in a hotel stay? Is it affordability? Location? Amenities? Ambience? Perhaps you require more personal service than the average traveler. Or maybe you're the type of person who simply needs a firm mattress and clean sheets.
Read OnVacation Wish List of a Travel Writer
Date: 01/20/2006I'm lucky, I know. As a travel writer, I explore the globe on somebody else's dollar. But there are a few special places in the world where I'd willingly pay to return to…places not yet spoiled by the madding crowds…where you can still feel like a traveler, not a tourist.
Read OnFree Flights
Date: 06/23/2006I was in Copenhagen airport, waiting for a flight to Moscow with SAS (the Swedish air carrier). A flight attendant started working her way through the seating area (my friend and I were about third in line) talking to passengers, asking if they wanted to take a later flight. It seems SAS had oversold the flight--air carriers do this all the time.
Read OnFree Report: The World's 10 Best Travel Adventures
Date: 08/09/2006How many people do you know who stand at the water cooler recounting the time they led a team of dogs across the Norwegian snow plains…or were guided up beginner-level cliffs in New Zealand? We've all spent enough vacations lying on the beach…day after day…only to return to the office feeling like we've somehow wasted our precious time away.
Read OnHow to Prepare for a Trip With Your Kids
Date: 08/17/2006"It's the journey that matters, not the destination." Whoever said that has obviously never flown with children.
Read OnThe Truth Behind the Tour Guide's Lies
Date: 03/18/2007P.S. Another eye-opener Catherine tells is about the real meaning of the expression "thumbs up," a misconception that is repeated in nearly every guidebook going…and one you'll find in historic paintings and Hollywood movies. She'll share that story, and many more just as fascinating, in The Owl. I'm already signed up: click here.
Read OnFree Report: Tales From the Road--the Best of Steenie Harvey
Date: 03/27/2007She left school at 15 to live in a hippy squat in London. She tended bar in a strip joint…inspected bolts at a factory…waitressed in a Chinese restaurant…and clerked at a print shop where she typed invoices and lied to customers about why their orders weren't ready. Today she is International Living's Roving Euro Editor, and regularly sends us notes from even further afield.
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