TRAVEL

Not far from the heart of Paris, Shakespeare and Company juts out of the cobblestones, offering a brief refuge from the crowded art museums. Gummy fingers pluck through stacks of literature in the

We drove over 5,000 km through 5 European countries in our rental car - an Opel Astra - on our recent family holiday.

For residents in the Midwest states, it can seem like there aren't many places to go aside from the big cities. Outside of Chicago, skyscrapers give way to strip malls and then it's just cornfields and cow pastures, right? Wrong.

Canada is the second largest country in the world (by land area) and is visited by millions of people every year. They flock, en masse to the southeastern rim of the country, guidebooks in hand, and

Travelling is often about trying the unusual and attempting to experience the different culture of the country you are visiting. One of the best ways to do this is to try the foods the native people eat.

After our fourth child was born, my husband and I got this crazy notion to move to Costa Rica. We had talked about living abroad sometime in our life, and though my husband had lived in Peru for two years before we were married,

If being pampered is your idea of the perfect vacation, an increasing number of hotels are catering for you.

We are a species that thrives on discovering the undiscovered, catching glimpses of the unseen and telling stories about the unverified. Our myths and tall tales are full of sea monsters, giants and demons

At first glance, one might think this Buddhist shrine belongs in a science-fiction movie. Or somewhere in Las Vegas.

Sound familiar? It's the way most people travel-circling must-sees, creating air-tight itineraries, booking tours and hotels, practicing how to ask for the bathroom and haggle for souvenirs

Peace, love, and music. Throw in some mud and an enormous little Japanese town in late July, and there's a spectacle to be held.

The French take their food seriously. In a land of three hour dinners, afternoons spent at outdoor cafes, hundreds of different kinds of cheese and mandated 35-hour work weeks, the French seem to spend about as much time and energy eating and drinking as they do working.

Perhaps the most colorful and loveable of the traveler trifecta of food, shelter and water is food. Where to get it,

Take Africa's peaks: at 5,895m Kilimanjaro - the continent's highest point, the world's highest hiking peak, a visually satisfying snow-topped monolith - steals the show.

The island's moving history and resilient people almost stole the show.

SkyEurope, the Slovak-based low cost airline, has gone bust.

A company that operates major tourism and conservation projects in Gabon's Loango National Park has suspended visits to the area.

Get away from the crowds with our pick of some underrated gems in Egypt's ancient valley Despite the recent closure of many tombs and temples on Egypt's West Bank, there are still dozens of sites to explore.

Authorities in Shanghai are to correct badly phrased English on the Chinese city's street signs.

Sweden has put an exclamation mark on the world map, Turning Torso, a twisted residential tower in the city of Malmo. The full story bears a less pretentious title: Western Harbor - from industrial area to an oasis of modern living, education and commerce, with IT as a subtitle.

Ever since deciding that I would run off the excess fat that was hindering my teenage years,

Having just returned from travelling almost the entire length of Laos, (well, almost, I cheated and stopped at Luang Prabang) here are some top tips for staying sane on your travel adventures in South East Asia's sleepiest country.

The last surviving leg of the original Orient Express rail route from Paris to Istanbul is to end in December.

Southern right with calf sighting verified by scientists

The observatory on top of Shanghai’s World Financial Center has been crowned the world’s highest observation deck.

Think of New Zealand, and the first thing that comes to mind is the magnificent scenery that this country is known for.

Want the romance of the railways without the anoraks? We spot the world's best trains

Chaperoned by a pack of mules and local Samburu warriors, take in the beauty of northern Kenya

At 5,895m, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the world's highest peak that you can climb without technical skills. But could a mountain novice climb it?