TRAVEL

From Lewis & Clark to Jack Kerouac to the movie Road Trip, we have always felt the allure of the open road. Whether crossing the Rockies, the Mississippi, or the Great Plains, the road trip has always been the most quintessential of American getaways.

First off, I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who genuinely love spending hours and hours in certain museums,

Above sea level it's an idyllic landscape worthy of a magazine cover: The sun shining

So you have been on a great trip, haven't you? And after you told the story to your mom, your wife, your friends,

The tourism board of California's wine country knows how to play us. Show us pictures of rolling green hills and idyllic vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see, blissful couples dining by candlelight

Floating, cocktail drink in hand, in the pool of a five-star hotel in Cuba, Alexis basks in a holiday experience that for years was out of reach for him in his own homeland.

With the airlines adding high 'fuel surcharges' to the cost of expensive peak-season plane tickets, and an exchange rate situation that has gone from sad

Flip through any travel magazine for safari inspiration and you'll likely start to give up hope that you can ever afford it.

We travelers are blessed with endless sources of literary inspiration for our myriad wanderings. Certain characters jump off the page and seem to almost lead us along by hand-pausing now and again to whisper sage advice in our ears.

London is a wonderful place to visit whether you grew up in Europe or elsewhere. As soon as you enter the confines of the city, you realize that it is strikingly different from the rest of Europe.

The trip sounded like a dream; dragons and dolphins, clear blue skies stretching to a horizon broken only by an occasional uninhabited island. For four days we were to float upon the azure seas at God's mercy, with a reliance on an ancient engine and a toothless captain.

Is the cruise industry trying to resuscitate its image? The old adage that cruise goers are either, newlywed, nearly dead or over fed is no longer accurate with the creation of the mega liner.

Driving south through the Navajo reservation on Highway U.S. 89, our anticipation heightens as the San Francisco Peaks come into view. While my wife and I have made this journey many times, we still marvel at the magnetic pull that draws us to northern Arizona each year.

The world's seas hold so many mysteries, most notably the massive inhabitants that overwhelm our senses; the odd-looking ones that make us scratch our heads; and the vividly-painted creatures that we can't stop staring at.

There's something exhilarating, magical, and beguiling about going to Greece. It's like going to Disneyland for the first time. You build yourself up for something incredibly amazing

A new hotel in Singapore is responding to the credit crunch (and getting some useful PR at the same time) by allowing guests to pay what they want for a room.

Welcome to the Florida Keys, a string of islands, which when connected by route US 1, provide passage to the southernmost point in the United States.

Travel is often filled with museums, crowds, and breakneck itineraries. But, the off-the-beaten path travel is far more memorable and relaxing.

Until you actually take your first trip to this stunning Dutch city, it's easy to make some assumptions about the place based on whispers you might hear regarding its infamous Red Light District and the city's notorious

Aphrodite and the skeletal remains of her love Temples were painted in neon and hung prominently on the broad beige wall across the lounge.

Covered in a blue plastic poncho, I climbed at high altitudes reaching over 16,000 feet. The rain plummeted upon the earth, as I trudged through the mud and mule feces that blended together to create the Inca Trail in Ecuador...

When I think of Quito, I think of a great chaotic blend of humble abodes and towering financial structures and apartments built atop uneven contours of a verdant valley.

I have been reading a lot of travel blogs over the past few months, ever since I came back from Hawaii and read the book '4 hour work week.

We're well into the dog days of summer, and soaring temperatures and long hours of daylight also means we're right in the middle of peak travel season in France.

Award-winning travel journalist Bruce Northam has wandered freestyle in over 100 countries on seven continents, with experiences ranging from drifting with Burma's sea gypsies, playing naked Frisbee with New Guinea natives, and beholding the beguiling shores of Antarctica.

We chose Bermuda with its British past and multicultural present for our honeymoon. Bermuda is a bit off the norm. You can't camp nor drive a car, but you can rent a motor scooter.

BOOM - BOOM - BOOM. The bass was pumping, it was 3am in the Bahamas, and the place was rocking. Unfortunately, the hotel room I was sharing with my dad was right above it.

No sport has quite as strong a sales pitch as surfing-a solitary rider dancing across the face of a glassy wave, seeming to master it in one moment and in danger of getting swallowed whole the next.

When most people envision scuba diving and snorkeling, they tend to imagine tropical locales with sandy beaches, turquoise water and brightly-colored fish. Places like the Caribbean, South America, and the South Pacific come to mind.