Children dress as Hindu god Krishna during festivities to mark Janmashtami at a school in Mumbai
Original Source Krishna’s birthday

We’re aiming to tackle a biggie in the travel industry, so send us all the questions you have about cruising now. For obvious reasons, the cruise industry portrays the big-ship experience as being wonderful for every kind of traveler under the sun — families, couples, big groups, adventure-seekers, partiers,… Read More

This guest post about Leeds, England is authored by travel writer and Leeds’ local: Darren Cronian . I suspect most American’s when looking to take a vacation in England would instantly think of London. That’s understandable, it is our capital city, it has bags full of history and our… Read More

In the past, Orbitz has earned our kudos in the past for its customer-friendly attitude. The company’s Price Assurance program sends an automatic refund if another Orbitz customer books the same hotel room for less. And with the Enhanced Low Price Guarantee (which we blogged about last fall )… Read More

Many of our readers have responded to Daisann McLane’s latest column in our September issue, “The Lies We Tell,” in which she discusses posing as a jewelry designer when visiting a gem dealer in Jaipur, India, and other instances when she’s twisted the truth while traveling. An excerpt: …when… Read More

A newstand in Barcelona. Photo by caribb. By Regina Winkle-Bryan in Barcelona— We know how it is, Cheapos. You get into a new city, and you want to know what is going on while you’re in town. Maybe there is some info at your hostel or hotel, but most… Read More

This is a guest post from Gillian from One Giant Step Hiking to Machu Picchu along the Inca Trail remains the highlight of my year traveling. It’s that amazing. Standing 4200 meters high on the mountains, looking out over the peaks of the Andes, and knowing that I hiked… Read More

Rotorua, New Zealand is the place to be for geothermal activity. There are more hot springs, thermal pools, sulphur spas, mud pools, and volcanic valleys than you can count. We managed to squeeze trips to four of Rotorua’s most well known geothermal parks into our three day stop in… Read More

This weekend I took advantage of a free Zozi deal I blogged about last week and tried out stand up paddleboarding for the first time. After driving about an hour southeast of Washington, D.C., to YK Kiteboarding and Stand Up Paddleboarding in Maryland’s Chesapeake Beach , I got my… Read More

So, oh my god, Fashion Week, right? It’s almost here, right? If you have to shuffle from show to show either for fun or for work, fear not — we’ve assembled a fool proof set of ten bars and restaurants to help you cope with even the greatest of… Read More