Saba: Unspoiled Caribbean Hideaway After years spent admiring the Saba’s mystic, cloud-covered mountain from afar, I thought it was time to visit this tiny island. I knew little about it, except for what I had read in some of St Maarten/St Martin’s tourist guides—the island was known for eco-tourism, … Read more
After years of traveling to the dual nationality island of St Marten/St Martin for a yearly respite from our hectic lives and after years of paying quite a bit of money on hotels, we finally bought a villa in the French Lowlands. For years we would fantasize about what life … Read more
Seventy-five years ago, when Belize was still British Honduras, Aldous Huxley wrote about it. “If the world has any ends, British Honduras would certainly be one of them. It is not on the way from anywhere to anywhere else. It has no strategic value. It is all but uninhabited.” Some … Read more
A Beginner’s Guide Imagine an idyllic coastline of tropical beaches and world-class surf breaks, backed by a gorgeous hinterland of smouldering volcanoes – and virtually no tourists. Throw in a handful of ravishing colonial Spanish towns and a dynamic capital and you’ve got El Salvador, one of the most enticing … Read more
Carrying a heavy assortment of colorful accessories, bangles and keepsakes she crosses the time worn street. “Business is business!” rings the anthem from the tiny, animated street vendor. Even at 10 years old, her style is relentless. Her beautiful Indian features break into a smile as if by rote … Read more
Uluru-Ayer’s Rock and Alice Springs: the Red Heart of Australia Catching the waves on one of its wide, picture-perfect beaches, it’s easy to forget that most of Australia is a vast wilderness of sun-blistered desert, an ancient world populated by a few hardy farmers and the continent’s first inhabitants, the … Read more
It is finally time to settle all bets on who has the best cheese steak in Philly and the tastiest Buffalo wings in Texas. All over the United States locals have argued suchopinions and now Travel Channel and host Camille Ford are stepping in to end this once and for … Read more
If you love Italian food, the kind you’d eat in Italy, do yourself a favor and check out Matthew Scialabba and Melissa Pellegrino’s The Italian Farmer’s Table. Weighing in at 300 pages with over 150 recipes, this cookbook is filled with the most authentic Italian recipes and packed with anecdotes … Read more
You can now find all the travel tools you will ever need on your trip in one app. Frommer’s Travel Guides has just launched a new FREE app for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch that provides tools such as a tip calculator, packing list, postcards, currency converter, unit converter, … Read more
When booking a trip, most people just buy the cheapest air fare they find. They figure they’ll be on the plane for, most likely, an uncomfortable amount of time but they’ll eventually get through it. Seatplans.com strives to help you find the best seat on the plane that fits your … Read more
Although this new site has the word “itsy” in it, they are offering HUGE savings on amazing vacations! Just launched on September 20,2010 itsyBiD is a unique travel auction website that offers luxury hotel rooms, vacation packages and destination experiences to winning bidders. The site was developed by two Portland, … Read more
If you’re an avid traveler and have tons of miles piling up, this new site is the light at the end of the tunnel for you. GoMiles is a new web startup that helps people take control of their frequent flyer miles, hotel points, car rental points and other loyalty … Read more
The Oprah Winfrey Show is currently filming in Queensland, Australia, home of the Great Barrier Reef, with a group of her hand-picked audience. On the first stop of her “Down Under” tour which began on the Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island, she cuddled with Elvis the koala and went to … Read more
City Guides For Your iPhone Lonely Planet has re-imagined its City Guides for iPhone by creating an intuitive new product which makes the most of the iPhone’s features and functionality. The simplified navigation gets travelers the information they need while in a destination in ‘three taps or less’. Drawing on … Read more
Edited By Travelsquire What is it about Greece that is so exotic, so romantic, so tantalizing that it s at the top of everybody s list and is the one foreign place they’re longing to visit? Let’s face it,dreams were made when we watched Meryl whooping it up on … Read more