No matter how well I know a place, or how much research I've done, I always learn something unexpected when I take a walking tour -- not just from the official tour, but often from the unscripted moments of chitchat with my tour guide.

I grew up in New York...

I remain hopeful that one of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip -- or, even better, downtown -- will adopt the Liberace Museum, which will close on October 17.

The Liberace Museum is among my Las Vegas must-sees. Such glitter, such glamour, such cars, pianos, costumes!...

I gaily packed some of my favorite of the previous summer's clothes for a February trip to the Bahamas -- inconveniently forgetting the months-long holiday eat-a-thon that had occurred since last I wore them.

So there I was, dressing for dinner at a resort one night and -- quelle...

Three women sat side-by-side in the first row of coach. The woman by the window read a Kindle. The woman on the aisle read an iPad. The woman in the middle read a plain old book.

Two out of three travelers prefer digital reading.

(Admittedly, my sample is small....

Traveling with someone for the first time can be tricky. I've taken trips that have cemented friendships and trips that put cracks in other friendships' foundations. Travel can be taxing -- expectations plus expenses, stress plus scheduling, intimacy plus unfamiliarity. The shared experience can take your relationship to a higher...

I've never met a place I didn't like. And I mean that.

Sure, some trips are more fun than others, and some places' charms aren't evident at first glance. But I've never been anywhere that couldn't hold my attention, never been anywhere I would refuse to visit again.

Travelers...