What’s the one issue that nearly every traveler has to deal with? You guessed it – dirty laundry. Here’s how you can deal with it.

On New Year’s Eve, my grandmother used to force us to eat deviled eggs, claiming that in Germanic tradition eggs fostered good luck and health for the upcoming year. I don’t know if that is a true story, but I do know that I eat deviled eggs at my New Year’s Eve parties every year—just in case she was right.

And so, various cultures ring in the New Year with rituals that may seem a little kooky to outsiders, but are steeped in tradition. Here are 12 (one for each strike of the clock counting down till midnight) traditions that match up with pretty cool places to …

Peter will be broadcasting his radio show this Saturday from the Golden State of California.

Martin Lindstrom, author of Buyology: Truth and Lies about Why We Buy, will discuss his book in detail.

Joe Sharkey, New York Times columnist and travel expert, will discuss the state of travel in 2009.

 

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Between exchange fees, foreign transaction fees, and every other nickel-and-diming scheme out there, exchanging money can be expensive.

Visitors who have been to Yellowstone National Park recently may be feeling a little shaken rather than stirred, considering that the park has been hit by a series of small earthquakes over the last four days.

Yellowstone, which covers parts of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, normally experiences between 1,000 and 2,000 tremors every year, but most of them are detectable only by sensitive seismic machinery.

However since last Friday the park has been hit by a total of 250 earthquakes, at least nine of which were magnitude 3.0 or greater on the Richter scale.
Learn more about Yellowstone in our National Parks Travel section.
The swarm of small quakes has …

Well, if your baby left you, why not find a new place to dwell … at an artbreak hotel?

That’s right, Peter appeared on the Today show to talk about hotels that showcase great works of art, from the lobbies to the bathrooms.

And in some hotels, you can even buy the pieces right off the walls (or in one case, right out of a vending machine)!

A 36-year-old woman who disappeared from a cruise ship last Friday is believed to have fallen overboard.

Jennifer Seitz of Winter Haven, Florida was in the midst of a seven-day holiday cruise of the western Caribbean when her husband reported her missing.

Crew members on the Norwegian Pearl searched the ship and the couple’s cabin for clues to Seitz’s whereabouts, and also contacted both the U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican Navy for help locating her.

The search reportedly turned up surveillance camera images showing someone falling overboard around 8 p.m. on December 25 when the ship was in waters off Cancun, Mexico.

When the ship returned to port in Miami …

Lounge lizards know that the ideal place to hang out has to incorporate certain qualities: it must have a distinct style, be intimate, and a little sexy.

In short, the vibe should feel almost like home—without mom, dad and Great Aunt Suzy feasting on leftover Christmas ham—and equipped with a fabulous bar, hors d’oeuvres, music and ambiance.

From hotspots catering to young Hollywood to throwbacks to a different era, check out some of these lounges that are tucked inside hotels, so even out-of-towners can join the party.