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The multiple recent terrorist attacks in diverse places such as London, Istanbul, San Bernardino, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Tel Aviv, along with the major tourism threats in others like Ankara, Brussels, Munich, and New York City, ought to serve as a warning to the tourism industry that it is entering into a new and dangerous age.  

In the past, most tourism centers assumed that either they would not be targets of a terrorism attack or that the attack would be against a highly specific and well-k

We began this adventure by purchasing a Porsche Macan S and picking the car up at the Porsche factory in Zuffenhausen, Germany... this was our “official” road trip.

This segment of the series is dedicated to our adventures touring Bolzano in northern Italy.

The Drive from Innsbruck to Bolzano, Italy

We left Innsbruck, Austria before noon for the less-than-two-hour drive to one of our favorite wine regions in Italy, Alto Adige and the city of Bolzano.  The primary road system connecting Innsbruck

With Greek restaurants and tavernas, maybe cats should be awarded instead of “stars”, rosettes, or crossed knife-and-fork symbols when judging their excellence, or otherwise.

At any Greek eatery, at some stage, a cat is sure to join you, although I’m not sure whether the presence of many cats is a good sign or a bad one. Do cats go to where the food’s good, or do they maybe congregate where it’s not so good, because there’ll be more leftovers for them?

In Greece, much cooking is done on a barbecue

Every place in the world can be romantic if you want to make it so. You just need a beloved person and a little bit of imagination. And when it comes to Sydney, you do not really need to put in a lot of effort into searching for romantic spots and ideas; there are in abundance in this wonderful city! Here are some of the most interesting things that a couple can do or places that they can visit while in Australia's largest city.

The View from the Sydney Tower

You will feel like you are among the c

by Cristóbal Ramírez

The colouration of its buildings contrasts strikingly with the green hills surrounding them, and whichever direction your feet take you in the historic centre of Ecuador‘s high Andean capitalQuito, you’re surrounded by history. In fact, it’s all enough to leave you slack-jawed at the richness of architecture to which the locals barely spare a second glance. It’s no wonder this was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and early on, back in 1978. 

This, the largest historic

Auld acquaintance, indeed — when it comes to public NYE bashes, there’s pretty much no acquaintance aulder than that of the Scots. With some traditions dating back to the Vikings, Hogmanay (the word's reckoned to come down from, variously, Anglo Saxon, French, Flemish, and the old Scandinavian) reaches its biggest and bashiest in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. Here the partying starts on December 29 with a carnival, torchlight procession from Royal Mile to Carlton Hill, fireworks, and the burn

Sometimes the most impressive destinations require a trip to someplace more off the beaten path. Taking a side trip from Napa Valley is a great example.

Iconic in its own right for wineries, stellar culinary scene, and vibrant arts, after spending a week on tastings and soaking in Napa's ambiance, you just might be ready to head north up Route 128 for 2½ hours over hairpin mountain curves into Anderson Valley which eventually leads to the Mendocino Coast.

Surrounded by steep, forested slopes

The Riviera Nayarit is a tourist corridor of a little more than 160 kilometers in length which has become one of the top recreational destinations for travelers seeking new experiences and activities which are out of their reach in their homelands. With a tourist offer to suit all budgets, thanks to its incredible landscapes, the destination offers fairytale beaches and picturesque towns, in addition to perfect facilities for the complete enjoyment of visitors and a world of possibilities that w

The north Pacific coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica is known for its unforgettable beautiful beaches of white, gold, gray, black and even pink sand. Guanacaste beaches are preferred vacation destinations, having the sunniest climate in all of Costa Rica.

The area is always surprising and interesting. You can find bustling beach towns with thriving commerce like Flamingo and Tamarindo, contrasted with exotic deserted beaches where you can get lost in wild nature, like Pan de Azucar, Prieta and Calzó

Life is a variety of experiences – depth, quality, lived in the details. In a previous post I talked about how I want to be defined by actions, not interests. Here, I want to talk about how those actions are defined not by what they are, but how they are done.

Not long ago I was in Asia for nearly two months, with one very striking detail: none of the countries I went to during this trip are ones I haven't been to before. To many this is incredible – there is so much of the world to see! Why not

Spain's mix of the modern and the traditional is second to none, in my opinion, but around the holidays, tradition naturally comes to the fore – and nowhere more in the case of Christmas than in the nativity scenes that pop up all over the country, in public and private.

Montar el belén, literally “setting up the Bethlehem,” as crèches are known, is, like decorating the Christmas tree for others around the world, still a Yuletide ritual for many Spaniards, and public examples also abound throug

Christmas in the UK, where I grew up, thrives on tradition. Although conventionally considered a Christian celebration, a British Christmas has roots in ancient pagan festivals, subsequently layered with influences from around the world. In today's cosmopolitan (and largely secular) Britain, December 25th concerns itself as much with the Eastenders Omnibus as it does the birth of Christ.

I wanted to know more about Christmas traditions in the rest of the world, so I asked a very well-travelle

Imagine my surprise, not long ago, to discover I wanted to write a glowing article for my travel series “Best of London” about a department store!  (Just when did I fall and hit my head, anyways)?  But no, there were no mishaps involved.  If anything, our discovery was what I would term a “happy accident” as we wandered down Piccadilly Street, the atmosphere vibrant on this uncommonly sunny London day.  We paused to focus on the historic grandness all around us – and what should our eyes alight

Dining Journeys  (part 1 of 3)

Ron's Swedish grandmother had once said "I live to eat...I don't eat to live." That sounds like our philosophy. This journal recalls our most memorable dining experiences, in loose geographic order (and mostly chronological) , during 30 years of travel outside the U.S.

Many details add a little color to our foodielogue, including tales (those we dare print) about people in the travel industry who we met along the way. Working for and with international airlines and

by VaDeAviones.com

If you fly with any frequency, you may well have heard a pilot say the phrase — especially in relation to a sudden delay — “we’ve lost our landing slot.”

So what exactly does this magic word slot mean? Well, on one level it refers to the interval of time allotted to an aircraft to execute a determined operation or maneuver,  such as permission to take off or land. But this is a longstanding aviation term which has a number of different meanings, and there are different types: 

It has been a long-standing rule that when traveling through Kansas, it is best to do so at night because there is a common thought that there is nothing to see, but I believe I can prove that notion wrong. We had three days, two kids, and a small budget to drive out to one of Kansas’s geographic wonders and back again, finding new places along the way to explore.

The seven-hour drive from Kansas City was always too much to tackle so I had put Monument Rocks and Castle Rock on the back burner f

If your usual Christmas is cold and gray, and you can’t go outside without wearing at least 10 layers, wouldn’t it be nice instead to spend Christmas in the Caribbean with your toes deep in warm sand instead of wool socks?

Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica is already merrily decorated for Christmas on the southern Caribbean Coast as Caribbean Costa Rica readies for its cheery Christmas celebration.

Christmas is an important holiday for Costa Rica, just like in other countries. Christmas traditions in Costa

Cachaça is alcohol made with sugar cane, which is created by distilling the fermented juice from the cane. It's widely used in creating the caipirinha, a cocktail which mixes it with ice, sugar and lemon, and which is popular internationally. It has an alcohol content of between 38% and 50%.

In Brazil, cachaça also has many other names: caxaca, caxa or chacha, and pinga. It was Christopher Columbus who brought the first sugar cane stalks from the Canaries to be planted in the Caribbean, from w