This article suggests steps tourists (particularly Americans) can take to protect themselves and their personal effects while traveling abroad. I cover how tourists should dress, how they should prot ...
Plane ticket, hotel, food and drink, sightseeing, postcards and souvenirs … any trip you make overseas isn’t cheap. Make the most out of your investment by being prepared and flexible, and trying ...
It’s the ultimate romantic or historic destination. You’ll have high expectations. But Paris is a big city, a crowded metropolis, and there are plenty of incidents waiting to spoil your holiday. B ...
Is it more dangerous to travel than to stay home? The answer to this is controversial, but for me, the risks of travel are far outweighed by all the great things that I experience. What’s more, I fo ...
Australia’s a holiday destination like no other. Unique animals like koalas and kangaroos are understandably on a tourist’s must-see list, as are the oft-photographed Sydney Harbour Bridge and the ...
Whether you're planning just a couple of days or a whole week or more in the nation's capital, there are many things to see and do. Visitors will never be able to claim boredom or hunger in this, one ...
Cairo! declared Salah in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. City of the living! And it is indeed a city in which history lives going back fifty centuries. ...
Traveling in foreign countries is often considered the experience of a lifetime. Unfortunately, travelers and tourists too often become the targets of theft, cons, and even violence. Follow these simp ...
St. Augustine, Florida is a treasure trove of historical adventures and exciting tales of bravery and survival. Four centuries of history are contained within both ancient edifices and villages relivi ...
St. Simons Island, part of the Golden Isles, is one of Georgia's little-known vacation spots. From history to sunbathing to tours of all flavors, everything will find something here that they enjoy. F ...
Damascus, Syria is a city of mystery, calling to mind glittering market stalls and robed mystics. There is an abundance of attractions and an array of memorable moments to choose from here. The reader ...
It has been discovered over and over again, yet Alaska maintains its aura as the Last Frontier. From fishing for salmon in Kodiak to enjoying the sights on a cruise, this article will give you some gr ...
The city of Athens was once the haven of philosophers,politicians and priests. Even to this day, the love of learning and piety is evident in Athens' abundance of museums and churches. There are far m ...
Aside from New York City's Central Park you just don't see any major cities devoting so much land to not only a park but to a zoo as well. But that's just what San Diego, California did in 1915. And ...
The beauty of Granada has been spoken of since time immemorial. Tourists fill the streets, but few know the background history of what they are seeing. Here you will learn what to do in Granada, what ...
Known as the Venice of the North because of the countless channels that cut through the city, St. Petersburg is a bustling city that hasn’t lost its historical appeal. Palaces, imperial gardens, and ...
Normandy is one of the most beautiful regions of France. It is also heavy with the march of history, from the knights of William the Conqueror, to the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches one June m ...