Archive for September, 2007
Beat the Rush- Reserve Popular Campsites Online
Ready to go on that annual camping trip with your family, but can’t get a spot at your favorite site? Well now you can make reservations for campsites on the Internet.
Off the Brochure Travel Guide: Madrid, Spain
There is never a dull moment in Spain’s capital city, Madrid. The people are friendly, the buildings are beautiful and the streets are full of history. Keep yourself busy during the day with museums, shopping and more, but make sure you rest up for the night, because that’s when the true soul of Madrid can [...]
Web Site of the Week: Seat 61
Each week, our intrepid Internet traveler Johnny Jet brings you an interesting new Web site to help you travel better. Whether it’s tracking airfare prices or finding out what the weather’s like in your destination or even remembering all the flights you’ve taken, these Web sites can really improve your travels. This week, he’s got [...]
Deals of the Week – Sept. 25
From the rolling hills of Tuscany to the lavender fields of Provence, HomesAway is offering big savings this fall and winter. Bring nine of your closest friends to a villa in Aire de Beaumes, with savings of up to 40 percent between October 20 and December 31, 2007; in Chianti, an estate that accommodates up [...]
Asian Cruises
Cruise ships are not all about Caribbean beaches and swilling rum in Jamaica. In fact, cruising has gone worldwide—stopping at ports you’d never expect.
Bound for Beijing: A Guide to 2008 Olympic Travel
According to the expected promotion and hype, Beijing promises to be an exciting place in August 2008. The government isn’t squandering the opportunity to make a lasting impression on the 500,000 visitors estimated to travel to China during the Olympic Games. In preparation, they’re building three new subway lines, tearing down slums by the block, [...]
Fighting Schools As Cultural Immersion
Why just visit the Colosseum in Rome when you can get hands-on gladiator training? Or visit a temple in China when you can get kung fu training by Shaolin monks? Now you can make gladiator training part of your next Roman holiday. The Rome Cavalieri Hilton hosts an intensive training course on its grounds, complete [...]
Eco-Oakland: The City You Only Thought You Knew
In part two of her series on Green Cities, Virtuous Traveler Leslie Garrett explores the unexpectedly pleasing eco-practices of Oakland, California. I’m just the type of person that exasperates Serena Barlett. I’m speaking with Bartlett, author of the GrassRoutes Guide to Oakland and creator of the GrassRoutes series, when I confess my own reluctance to [...]
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