Saturday, May 28, 2016

Flag Friday

This week’s travel puzzle is part of our ongoing Flag Friday series of challenges. Can you identify which nation the following flag belongs to?


Enter your guess in the comments below. You have until Monday, May 30, 2016, at 11:59 … Keep reading!



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Friday, May 27, 2016

Top Travel Stories of the Week

Catch up on the travel stories you may have missed over the past week.

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Iceland vs. Tourists
Thanks to the popularity of “Game of Thrones,” Iceland is now seeing more tourists than it can handle, The Atlantic reports. Last year, … Keep reading!



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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Trip Review Contest: We Reveal the Winner

Last month, we gave our readers a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card by submitting a review of a recent trip. We loved reading their submissions, which inspired us with tales of volunteering with elephants in Sri Lanka, … Keep reading!



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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

When Your Best-Laid Travel Plans Go Awry

We’ve all been there: You take the time to carefully plot out your transportation during a perfect trip. You get everything lined up and it seems like nothing could go wrong.

Or so you think.

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As the following travelers prove, … Keep reading!



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Friday, May 20, 2016

Friday Word Scramble

This week’s puzzle is a word scramble. Below are the jumbled names of four major cities from around the world, followed by the country where they’re located. Your job is to unscramble them. For example, “IALM, EURP” would be … Keep reading!



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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Top Travel Stories of the Week

Catch up on the travel stories you may have missed over the past week.

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The TSA Is a Waste of Money That Doesn’t Save Lives and Might Actually Cost Them
Vox makes a provocative case against the beleaguered TSA, which … Keep reading!



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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

6 National Parks We Want to Visit Around the World

With the U.S. National Park Service celebrating its centennial this year, national parks are in the spotlight — not just here in the States but around the world. We love national parks because they protect a country’s natural scenery and … Keep reading!



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Expired Passports: Stash Them or Trash Them?

Passports are technically property of the government, but rarely are expired ones kept by any government official. So what should you do with an expired passport?

We’ve come up with five reasons why you should stash them, and three reasons … Keep reading!



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Saturday, May 14, 2016

Where in the World?

This Friday’s challenge is a photo of an unidentified place somewhere in the world. Can you tell us where the photo was taken? Leave your guess in the comments below — and check back on Tuesday to see if you … Keep reading!



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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Top Travel Stories of the Week

Catch up on the travel news and features you may have missed this week.

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Attention Passengers … Can You Hear Me?
Think things are bad in the sky for passengers? Flight attendant and author Heather Poole offers her own perspective … Keep reading!



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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Businessman Entertains Himself with Wacky Hotel Requests

What do you typically ask for when staying at a hotel — a few extra pillows? A toothbrush or phone charger if you left yours at home?

One traveler goes well beyond such reasonable requests on his business trips, asking … Keep reading!



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You’re Not the Only One Who Posts Your Trip on Social Media

My friend Diane Quigley spent the past week in Paris. She enjoyed an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower from her mom’s Airbnb rental. On Tuesday she took a chilly boat tour on the Seine. On Wednesday her mom took … Keep reading!



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Friday, May 6, 2016

Flag Friday

This week’s travel puzzle is part of our ongoing Flag Friday series of challenges. Can you identify which nation the following flag belongs to?


Enter your guess in the comments below. You have until Monday, May 9, 2016, at 11:59 … Keep reading!



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Top Travel Stories of the Week

Catch up on our favorite travel articles and videos of the week.

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How GPS Is Messing with Our Minds
It’s hard to imagine navigating the world without a GPS these days, but this article from Time notes that relying so … Keep reading!



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Thursday, May 5, 2016

4 Tips for Mother-Daughter Trips

Our Airbnb hosts in Colorado Springs were health enthusiasts who had run marathons on multiple continents, had a refrigerator bursting with organic fruits and vegetables, woke up at 5:30 a.m. to meditate, and trained by jogging halfway up Pikes Peak … Keep reading!



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