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Paris Smoking Ban: Ill Effect on Smoking Bars

15.05.2008 08:00
I haven't been to Paris since the city's smoking ban outlawed puffing in all public places, including restaurants and bars, as of January 2 (offices and public buildings have been...

Couchsurfing Safety

13.05.2008 18:00
Life can be unsafe on the road. You could get robbed, shanghaied, or accidentally let a cockroach run up your nose. Warnings and safety tips are good things to read...

Let the Road Trip Planning Begin

12.05.2008 05:00
Road trips are a time honored way to get summer's motor running, and it's time to start thinking about heading out on the highway -- where do you want to...

Call Your Mother...

09.05.2008 01:00
Any time's a good time to call your mother, but Mother's Day (May 11) is an especially good occasion, even if the call is of the dialing for dollars nature....

Wifi Resources for Travelers

09.05.2008 01:00
I've been watching with interest as Andy, the Hobo Traveler extraordinaire, has been compiling a list of worldwide wifi tips, tricks and passwords garnered from his considerable experience -- Andy...

AAA International Travel Forecast, Summer 2008

07.05.2008 05:00
US travel giant AAA reported Friday that 25.1 million Americans are expected to be traveling internationally this summer, an increase over last summer's 24.5 million despite a weak US dollar;...

Tourist vs Traveler Circa 1881

04.05.2008 02:00
Great post recently from Greg Watts at Following the Equator: in "Let's Go 1881," he likens some European Grand Tour travel advice unearthed from the New York Times' archives to...

YHA London Central Hostel Vid

30.04.2008 22:00
You should check out a piece posted from the UK Times Online ("Whatever Happened to Youth Hostels?") on YHA's newest London digs, the YHA London Central, in order to see...

Rail Europe Special: 50% Off With Credit

28.04.2008 18:00
Buy a qualifying Eurail pass by July 15, 2008 and Rail Europe will give you a credit voucher good for 25 percent of the value of that pass, which can...

International Nightlife Notes

27.04.2008 05:00
I knew I'd spotted something recently from parent New York Times about international bar scenes and, in seeking it, also found a few other fun partying pieces for perusal, perfectly...

Inca Trail Full Up for Summer

25.04.2008 13:00
Perennially popular with backpackers, Peru's Inca Trail has gotten a massive influx of more mainstream travelers over the last several years and earlier this century, the Peruvian government began limiting...

Green Travel and Plane Carbon Offsets

25.04.2008 13:00
Earth Day was April 22nd, and I must say I didn't do anything differently than normal, despite having read Larry West's "How One Person Can Change the World" -- I...

Win a Trip to Great Britain

25.04.2008 13:00
If you've been longing to see London but the specter of how short your American dollar falls against the British pound (not to mention awfully expensive summer airfare) gives you...

San Miguel de Allende

23.04.2008 15:00
A few days, which is how long I just spent in San Miguel de Allende, may be too little time to make this judgment, but I think you can safely...

New US Guv Grants: Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Indic, Farsi Study

20.04.2008 03:00
Interesting new language study grant from the US Department of State, which is soliciting for the National Security Language Initiative-Youth (NSLI-Y) program: intended for US student recipients, grants (administered under...

What Can You Carry On a Plane?

16.04.2008 18:00
While down here in Mexico, I recently met up with some friends from home -- this was their first trip out of the country since the whole ongoing debacle of...

Hablo Espanol... Sort Of

15.04.2008 04:00
I'm very pleased to report that I can make myself understood en Espanol better than ever before and, wildly enough, actually understand what people are saying to me, even if...

Roadtrip Nation, Tourism New Zealand '08 Travel Grant

11.04.2008 15:00
Roadtrip Nation, three guys who love to hook up travelers and some of the wherewithal for said, have partnered with 100% Pure New Zealand for this summer's sizzlin'...

Florida sale fares on USA3000 from $49 O/W*

08.04.2008 21:13
USA3000's Florida sale includes Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, and Sarasota. Departures are available from the Eastern U.S. and Midwest.

Language School in Guanajuato

08.04.2008 09:00
I'm down Mexico way sussing out the Spanish schools that may help me improve my terrible grasp of that lingo, and I've concluded from my brief (thus far) research that...