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Archive for Category: "Slideshow"

Your 5 Worst People to Sit Next to on a Plane

Your 5 Worst People to Sit Next to on a Plane

At the start of the month, we shared our picks for the 10 worst travelers to sit next to a flight. The next thing we knew, we were flooded with horror stories about passengers salivating over 50 Shades of Grey, painting their nails on the flight, and a whole host of other inappropriate behavior. We sorted [...]

Vote with Your Travel Dollars: 10 Reasons to Visit Boston

Vote with Your Travel Dollars: 10 Reasons to Visit Boston

In the wake of the Boston Marathon, our thoughts remain with the city. We’ve told you how you can donate time and resources to help the victims, but you can also make a difference with your travel dollars. Here are our top 10 reasons to visit Boston along with some favorite things to do when [...]

Travel Photography Contest: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Travel Photography Contest: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

It’s the last week to enter our photo contest. This week, when we say show us how you travel, we mean planes, trains and automobiles. This week’s challenge is all about the mechanics of travel. Show us what method you use to go from point A to point B. We want to see the cool [...]

Slideshow: The Best Travel Foods from around the World

Slideshow: The Best Travel Foods from around the World

Tomorrow is the last day to enter week three of the Show Us How You Travel photography contest. This week’s theme was travel food. We asked you to show us, your favorite travel food experiences. We’ve got entries from around the world. Everything from fast-food stops,  street foods, once-in-a-lifetime meals and even delicious…airplane food. Don’t [...]

Travel Photography Contest: Week 2 Winner

Travel Photography Contest: Week 2 Winner

We had even tighter competition for the second week of our annual Travel Photography Contest.  We asked you to go off the beaten path in our week two challenge and show us what adventures lay at the end of the road. From Tanzania to Antarctica to mile one in Key West and surprise storm in [...]

Wild and Wacky New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Wild and Wacky New Year’s Eve Celebrations

What do a drag queen named Sushi and a marshmallow Peep have in common? They’re the stars of New Year’s festivities this year. Forget about navigating the crowds of Times Square–there are wild and wacky New Year’s celebrations all across the country. Find out more in the slideshow below. We all know of Bethlehem in [...]

Slideshow: Fire Island Before & After Hurricane Sandy

Slideshow: Fire Island Before & After Hurricane Sandy

We’ve been reporting on all the damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. We told you about the organizations that need both donations and volunteers, how to avoid a scam and local community recovery events.  But this has also been a personal story for Peter, who calls Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island his home. [...]

Slideshow: Top 5 Pirate-Themed Travel Destinations

Slideshow: Top 5 Pirate-Themed Travel Destinations

Ahoy all ye scallywags and landlubbers! Today is the 10th anniversary of International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Even if you don’t know how to talk like a pirate, you can certainly travel like one! Collette Torunyan is here to share all your pirate history with five locations that were once inhabited by devious ne’er-do-wells [...]