The palm-fringed Art Deco hotels and glitzy Ocean Drive familiar from the movies and fashion magazines are actually across Biscayne Bay on the island of Miami Beach, so stay at a hotel in the South Beach neighborhood where a lot of the fun is an easy walk away.
I didn’t have a passport until I was 25. I always tell people it doesn’t matter when you start traveling, or what your background is like. The world is out there for everyone to enjoy: You just need to stop making excuses and start planning your journey.
Most world travelers love a good bargain. For some, this means getting the cheapest option for lodging, food, and entertainment in Europe.
I recently visited Roatan, a Caribbean island located off of the mainland of Honduras. Though Hurricane Ida had just moved through the area and the waves lapping up on the shore were more than a bit choppy, I stood on the beach in the light of the sun.
In the search for more unusual, out-of this-world travelling experiences, travellers are being lured to the ends of the earth to find the most eccentric, wacky and exciting activities, sights and venues. So if you're fond of a tipple or two, you might want to try one of these bars.
As we stand on the edge of the end of the year ready to jump head first into the next, I thought I would add a few sketchy thoughts from my base here in Moscow. I will pull the beard of controversy and run away to a safe distance.
Today celebrities and tourists still relax and enjoy the scenic and historic charm of the city. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge offer tips on how to get the most out of one of the few California towns where walking shoes will suffice to see most of the sights.
Once you board the majestic Carnival Pride resort ship, you are in the world of pleasure. For the next seven days, there is nothing to worry about. You are pampered and well fed. Exotic destinations wait for you to explore. And, most of all, you will not be bored.
It's not nearly as famous as Amsterdam in this regard, but prostitution is legal in Costa Rica, and it's become quite a big destination for sex tourism.
Once you've seen one walking trail you've seen 'em all? Not in these eight cases, where you'll tramp on unusual surfaces and wander through some curious lands.
For some of us, the idea of planning a holiday and spending weeks together in a foreign land with our parents and children sounds like a new circle of hell in Dante's Inferno. But, if your family
Prior to the tsunami, a long standing, low level conflict existed within Aceh. Aji, a young Indonesian Red Cross volunteer at the time, recalls how he used to evacuate at least one corpse every day, victims of the fighting. After 29 years of conflict, that meant a lot of bodies. Instability raged across turbulent Aceh.
Two hundred and fifty years ago, the earth opened up in this little known corner of northwest British Columbia. Molten lava oozed and spewed from the pores of the earth, consuming some 2000 Nisga’a (pronounced nish-ga) people. And these days, in a
Are you sure you want to go to that bus station? the surprised sounding taxi driver asked. Where do you want to travel to?
It's Sunday morning in Madrid. As it's Sunday in Madrid, chances are, you've probably just rolled out of a nightclub and you're wandering the streets. So what can you do to ease yourself into the day?
Argentina is a a country where just about anything can be found. From a sultry street tango on a bustling street in Buenos Aires to the enormous whip-cracking sound of a house-sized chunk of ice falling from a glacier in Patagonia, Argentina is a land with something for everyone. Finding a variety
Can't make it to the dropping of the ball in New York City's Times Square on New Year's Eve? Don't worry, there might be one closer to home and far more interesting to boot.
Most of the time, when travelers are thinking about going to a foreign country in order to witness a particular festival celebration first-hand, they're thinking in terms of what festival will help them understand the culture better, or which ones have the most free-flowing alcohol. But if you're one of
Every four years, the World Cup, perhaps the most popular sporting even in the world, draws in hundreds of thousands of fans from around the globe. Next year, South Africa will become the first nation on the African continent to play host to soccer’s premier tournament. For travelers in search of an epic trip next year, consider joining the hundreds of thousands of soccer pilgrims set to make the...
Pumping beats, lively atmosphere and fine sand under your feet always set you in the mood for some partying on the beach. From Rio de Janeiro to Ibiza, these stunning beaches not only sizzle with heat during the day, but also dazzle you with bright lights and cocktails by night.
The fasten seat belt light goes on.
Finally, you think, after nine hours of flying I'll be soon setting foot on ground in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. Your legs started to hurt two hours ago, your ass is numb, you're tired and you're about to kill that little crying bastard in front of you. All you can think of is getting out of this damn airplane. The sooner the better.
She sings in a low croak and surfs wearing high heels, inside a dishwasher. Meet La Dinde de Noel, the digital turkey starring in the Bon Marche's Christmas windows.
If you're tired of the same old food, weather, and, ahem, people this holiday season, now may be the time for you to experience Christmas traditions from around the world. Here are five of the most unique celebrations from across the globe in plenty of time for you to make flight reservations:
Why aren't you boys at school?
The chatter, which had been building to a noise as full as the packed bus, comes to
Once again, the writers, editors, and community at BootsnAll have collected up our best recommendations for destinations we think are worth considering for any independent traveler. Lists like this seem to be everywhere these days, which is another reason we try to make ours special by
Here are Top 10 Destinations for Independent Travelers in 2009
There are two types of people in this world. Those that can't imagine what someone could possibly like about solo travelling, and those that are constantly bugged by others asking what they like about solo travelling.
One of the oldest regions in the world to make wooden toys (and also known for it's tromp d'oeil paintings and infamous passion plays) is Oberammergau, Germany, which is omnipresent everywhere in the town. The origin of Oberammergau's wood carvings date back to the middle ages where a manuscript from the year 1111 first mentioned Rottenbucher monks who brought, ...the
A quick ferry ride from Helsinki lies Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The city has two faces. Move away from the city center and you see neighborhoods of grey concrete
So, if you feel funny, you're gonna die. He repeated calmly with a closed lip half smile, a little head tilt, and a slight shoulder shrug that says, sorry about that, but there's nothing I can do. It's more
