Archive for Category: "Etiquette"
Traveling China With Kids: Preparing Young Travelers for Long-Distance Vacations
Traveling with kids is a big enough challenge for most parents, but what if you’re planning a trip of a lifetime to faraway China? Guest blogger Dana Rebmann of family travel site Ciao Bambino weighs in with her tips on how to prepare kids for long-distance travel. My kids are travelers. I’m lucky and I [...]
Great Cape Escapes: Tips for Traveling South Africa by Car
Cape Town, South Africa, with its stellar scenery and stirring history, has been getting increased attention as South Africa gets ready to host soccer’s World Cup in the summer of 2010. But for those who prefer to travel further off the beaten path, the Western Cape countryside offers so much more than just its legislative [...]
Overcoming Language Barriers
In countries like China, Russia, and Egypt, which don’t use the Roman alphabet that we’re familiar with, it can be difficult to deal with language barriers. But there are ways to adapt to your situation.
Want Better Service? Tips on Looking and Acting Like a Local
“Excuse me, do you know where there is a decent place to eat around here?” When traveling in a foreign land, nothing is more flattering than being mistaken for a local. So when someone asks you for your favorite eatery even if you’ve never been to that city before, you must be doing something right. [...]
America’s Gypsy: Discovering South Asia in New York’s Jackson Heights, Queens
Ana Berry, America’s Gypsy, explores America’s most fascinating ethnic neighborhoods. From LA’s Koreatown to Puerto Rico in Chicago, her travels take her to ends of the earth that are right in our own backyard. Join her on her latest adventure discovering the sights, sounds, smells, shopping, and of course, singing and dancing in New York’s [...]
Will Topless Tanning Become a Relic of France’s Past?
That classic French pastime, topless sunbathing, is apparently on the way out as millions of younger French women reconsider the wisdom of prancing around near-naked on the nation’s beaches. Citing fears of skin cancer and shifting feminist priorities, more and more women are supposedly ditching the so-called “mono-kini” (the bottom half of a bikini only) [...]
Dispatch from Dubai, Part Five: Beyond the Borders In Oman
As our SUV bounced and jostled up the winding dirt road, I tried to keep my eyes on the hilltop in order to quell the rising tide of nausea that was threatening to envelop me. I was on my way to a beach resort in Oman, Dubai’s neighbor, which I had been told was in [...]
Dispatch from Dubai, Part 3: Dispelling Middle Eastern Myths
PeterGreenberg.com’s Karen Elowitt recently flew to Dubai for a more in-depth look at the city she once covered in a day. When I told friends that I was going to Dubai, three questions kept popping up over and over. Will you have to cover your head? Isn’t it really expensive? Why would you go so [...]
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