How to Photograph Fireworks
Everyone loves fireworks—and everyone can learn to snap pictures that better capture their beauty in 5 easy steps.
You, Unplugged
Declare your independence from electronic gadgets! Here are six vacation spots where PDAs, internet connections, and even TVs are becoming a thing of the past.
The Konnichiwa Kid
Some boys are mad for soccer or skateboards. But writer Dorothy Kalins's son has always been a sushi-rolling, Pokémon-watching kind of kid. At 15, he finally got to go to the country he'd always loved from afar.
10 Places, No Cars
Gas prices, traffic, kids screaming in the backseat…. It's enough to make you want to get out and walk. So why not do just that? At these 10 spots, there are no cars at all (unless you count a golf cart or two).
Security Watch: Criminals' Tricks
No one knows better than the police which tricks criminals are using to prey on unsuspecting tourists. Here's their advice for nine tourist spots.
The Town that Became a Hotel
Ancient Italian villages are being turned into a new kind of hotel, where the rooms are spread out across town and you share the streets with residents. One of the best of these alberghi diffusi is Sextantio, in the Abruzzi mountains.
What to Do When There's a Travel Emergency
Bad luck can happen to anyone—and sometimes, it takes more than a band-aid to make things better.
Portland, Oregon: Can a Place Be Too Perfect?
In recent years, Portland has acquired a reputation as a big city with a small-town quality of life: The air is fresh, the food is organic, and the streets are paved with good intentions.
America's Favorite Restaurants
We asked you to tell us about your favorite restaurant, and nearly 400 of you wrote in. Narrowing the list down was tough, but here's where to eat like a local, from sea to shining sea. Also, tell us about the best in your town.
New Brunswick Air/Hotel/Car, From $1,156
Take a long weekend to explore historic towns along the 170-mile Bay of Fundy on Canada's Atlantic shore, where you can walk on the sea floor during low tide and visit the lovely 27-acre Kingsbrae Garden.
Online Trip Coach: Chicago
On Tuesday, July 8, Karla Zimmerman, the main author of Lonely Planet Chicago (2008), will answer your questions on the Windy City.
Win a Monograms trip in Brazil and Argentina
It's our 10th anniversary, and to celebrate, Budget Travel and Monograms are giving away a 15-day Brazil & Argentina trip for two! Play our photo scramble, and you could win.
What Are Travel Agents Good For?
From our blog: The number of travel agents in the U.S. is down 30 percent since 2000. But there are still times when an agent can be your greatest trip-planning asset.
Five Paris B&Bs
Faced with too many visitors, the city of Paris asked its citizens to open their homes as B&Bs. It doesn't get more authentique than that.
Brand News:
Economy Hotels
Spiff Up
Two economy-hotel companies, Motel 6 and Microtel Inns & Suites, are turning to design experts to spiff up their rooms. The goal is to increase their coolness and give guests more functionality—without raising prices.
Traveling the World to Reach a New State of Mind
If you're fresh out of college, globetrotting for a year sounds great. But it's a lot scarier—and more fulfilling—when you already have a career.
Laos: A Tour That Even Loners Can Love
Somewhere between a fully guided coach tour and a do-it-yourself expedition lies a category that sounds a bit like an oxymoron: the independent traveler tour. On a trip to Laos, Karen Valby happily hands off the planning headaches to a guide—and discovers that she might even enjoy traveling with a group.
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