Start Packing: Independence Day Travel A Whopping 10% Lower Than Last Year! Thanks to airline competition, lower fuel prices and airline capacity growth, we enter the summer of 2016 with lower airfares than we've seen in awhile - score! It's only right to start celebrating these...
Mind-Blowing Aquariums On Each Continent Okay, so there's not an aquarium on Antarctica. But we do have seven aquariums on here - that should be enough for you all, right? In celebration of the widespread success of Finding Dory (is anyone really...
Here And There: The Best Biking Routes Around The World Here's a reason to travel that's going to get your blood a-pumping and your heart a-racing -- biking around the world! The record-breaking time is about seven months (195 days and six hours, to be exact) to...
8 Hours In The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter: How We Did It When the news broke in 2010 that Universal Studios Orlando would be opening a theme park dedicated to all things Harry Potter on this side of the Atlantic, it was all I could do to restrain myself from buying...
The 10 Life Lessons I Learned from Volunteer Vacationing I love to travel, but I grew tired of the same "stay in a hotel, eat at a tourist trap restaurant" routine. After traveling to dozens of countries as a regular tourist, I found that my experience was getting...
5 Destinations That Will Inspire A Digital Detox It’s true, Instagramming all of the amazing sights as you travel can be as exhilarating as actually seeing all of the amazing sights in the first place. Heck, I’ve even been guilty of checking work email...
Just Go It’s 3:00 am and my daughter is screaming. The plane is completely dark—except for the small, dull lights on the floors and the occasional reading lamp. Everyone around us is sleeping (or attempting to...
How To Do Palm Springs In One Day Is it possible to not feel glam gallivanting about through Palm Springs? This past week, my friend and I decided to put this question to the test. Though we ate the equivalent of an entire cake for breakfast,...
How Travelers Should Behave in These 5 Major US Cities To uncover some of the unwritten laws and customs in cities across America, we've put together a mix of unique, strange, and sometimes just plain quirky best practices you should embrace when visiting these...
Comic Relief on How to be Safe on Safari in South Africa Arnold Schwarzenegger made news recently while on a safari in South Africa when his open air jeep was charged by an elephant. What caused the elephant to charge is not known. We're glad no one was hurt...
Welcome Home: My First Trip To Israel “Welcome home.” I’m caught off guard. It’s my second day in Israel and here I am, amid a gaggle of cargo shorts wearing Americans and having been told by an interested local: “Welcome...
No Need For a Zoo: How We Saw Australia’s Best Animals Without Paying Any Admission Fees There are places where a group of adults with no kids can feel a little out of place. Bouncy houses for one, Chuck E Cheese, playgrounds, and oftentimes — zoos. On our recent trip down under, seeing...
Cheap Vegas Stays: 5 Affordable Hotels in Sin City Las Vegas has plenty of reasons to visit. Sure, there’s the whole lure of legalized gambling but there’s plenty of other stuff worth the trip: world-class restaurants, must-see concerts and live shows,...
Discover St. Lucia: The Most Unique Things to Do on the Caribbean Island Home to palm-fringed beaches and blue waters, St. Lucia has become a premier spot for honeymoons and relaxing getaways. While the Caribbean island is the perfect place to relax and unwind, you'll also find...