Under the Tuscan Sun at Castelfalfi, Italy In Italy’s financial crisis, it is entirely possible to buy entire villages and islands to own a piece of Italy all your own. German travel giant TUI has done just… Jennifer Dombrowski , December 30, 2014
±1 Hour from Frankfurt: Castles, Half-Timbers, Roman Encampments, and Wine Both the air and the Riesling are crisp on this June day in Germany, and the sun is bouncing off my wine glass with reckless summer abandon. Big blue sky… Ian Livingston , December 27, 2014
5 Fabulously Festive English Christmas Teas The ritual of sitting down to afternoon tea has graced the households of Brits for centuries, and has become a tradition recognized by many restaurants and hotels, too. Families around… Lauren McPhillips , December 10, 2014
Formentera: Ibiza’s sleepy little sister This post is the second in Melissa Curtin’s recount of her Ibiza and Formentera adventure. Check out the first post here. Honestly, I’d never thought about going to Ibiza…. Melissa Curtin , December 1, 2014
To run or not to run—with the bulls, in Pamplona, Spain The Fiesta of San Fermin takes place in Pamplona, Spain, for eight days in early July. At the heart of the fiesta is the famous Encierro—the Running of the Bulls…. Jeffrey Groberman , November 26, 2014
Celebrate Thanksgiving Aboard British Airways Are you joining the tens of thousands of travelers who will be taking to the skies next week to visit friends and family for Thanksgiving? The start of the holiday… Johnny Jet , November 17, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: First Underground Hot Air Balloon Flight The Croatia Tourism board recently uploaded an interesting video of Ivan Trifonov, a seventy-year-old Austrian with a Croatian passport. He’s the first man to try and succeed in flying a… Johnny Jet , November 11, 2014
Europe’s Passenger Bill of Rights: Do you know YOUR rights? In recent years—thanks partly to the widespread adoption of pocket technologies, social media networks and a shrinking global community—passengers have gained stronger voices and sharper swords with which to defend… Maryann Simson , October 14, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Watchtower of Turkey Skift.com calls this video one of the best travel videos they’ve ever seen. The fast-moving tourism video was directed and edited by Leonardo Dalessandri, who traveled over 2,100 miles (3,500… Johnny Jet , October 14, 2014
Win a copy of Chris Guillebeau’s “The Happiness of Pursuit”—and my quest for Svalbard This contest has ended. Chris Guillebeau is a big name in travel. He’s still on the move after time in every country in the world (or at least the 193 that he… Ian Livingston , October 7, 2014
Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Vienna’s Ringstrasse Vienna is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe…in the world, even. I recently visited Vienna on a Viking River Cruise, stopping to visit some of… Johnny Jet , October 7, 2014
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Heathrow Layover Made Easier Heathrow Layover Made Easier Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Richard R., who built on my… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2014
Long layover at Heathrow? Here’s how to kill the time Last month, my wife and I got invited to Southeast Asia thanks to Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas and British Airways. We had a dream trip and for those… Johnny Jet , September 30, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Surprise Icelandair Stopover One way to save when flying to Europe is to go via Reykjavik on Icelandair. Hopefully, after the video above more people will start taking advantage of their free stopovers. This… Johnny Jet , September 30, 2014
My Weekend a Napoli The trending opinion from Italy is that the only attractions my beloved Naples has to offer her visitors are crime and graffiti. My mission is to correct that myopic notion…. Denise Soulam Banks , September 24, 2014
