Archive for July, 2011
Icarus Awards: Biggest & Boldest Travel Failures
Go fly the lawless skies. It’s the Wild West of travel in our latest Icarus Awards, our weekly series celebrating the biggest and boldest travel failures. Some of our Icarus nominees threw punches, another fired a gun, and a third courted the DEA. Read their stories, judge who flew to close to the sun, and [...]
Hidden Gems: Horsepower & Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand is one of the few places where you can step off the plane and be minutes away from starting an adventure. Yes, there’s biking, hiking, rafting, golfing, and even bungee jumping. But, there’s also some unexpected activities. How about harness racing? With experienced racers for your guide, you can go up to [...]
Travel Tip: Watch Out For Rural Roads
Can you guess the most dangerous roads in America? Surprise, it’s not necessarily the big highways. It’s those two-lane rural roads that you also have to watch out for. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, rural roads account for 57 percent of all traffic fatalities. Now consider this: Only 23 percent of the [...]
Guest List-Gansevoort Resort, Turks & Caicos-July 30, 2011
More than just tranquil beach getaways, the Turks and Caicos Islands have a lot more history than most people realize. Bengt Söderqvist, one of the original surveyors of the islands, shares true stories of Christopher Columbus, pirates, and the power struggles between the Spanish, French and British. Don’t know much about history? How about geography? [...]
Travel Deals: MLK in DC, Endless Summer & Hertz
Looking for a last-minute adventure this August? Get great value when you hit the road with Hertz. Or you can take part in history with Destination DC’s package to see the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial dedication. And if you just want to hold onto that summer feeling until 2012, the Marriott and Renaissance’s “Endless [...]
IRS Wades Into FAA Shutdown’s Tax Holiday Airfare Hikes
The outrage over the recent 7.5% airfare hikes during the “tax holiday” intensified yesterday after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asked airlines to refund taxes to travelers who bought their tickets before last weekend’s partial FAA shutdown. In our ongoing “tax holiday”coverage, we have Peter’s most recent report on the CBS Early Show. Watch Peter [...]
International Travel Gadget Reviews: Phones, Wi-Fi, GPS
Mixing a vacation with field-testing technology can be a risky proposition, but our gadget guy Phil Baker braves the dead-zones to offer his pick for the new phones, GPS and other devices worthy of being included in your carry-on. I just returned from a vacation to France, where I accompanied my wife who performed in [...]
Travel Tip: Swimming Vacations
If you’re an avid swimmer, going on a trip doesn’t mean you’re stuck doing laps in the hotel pool. In fact, there’s a whole trend of open-water experiences where swimming IS the vacation. A company called Swim Vacation operates a seven-day trip in the Virgin Islands and in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine. You [...]
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