Whether your idea of getting some R&R is lying on a tropical beach or hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro, make it a point to make the plan and stick to it. You will be glad you did. Here's to the year of breaking free for some adventure!

Here are a couple of holiday-specific activities in Asheville, NC that make the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains perfect for this time of year. Make the choice to take a break from the hustle and bustle!

Most people associate springtime travel with crazy parties like spring break, but these five cities are perfect for visiting this season -- and will leave you without the boozy side effects.

The design may be sleek, but the attitude here is happily old-fashioned. Children and pets are welcome. Bicycle riding is encouraged.

Every disaster has a half life -- nuclear disasters doubly so. But, a year after a tsunami swept away much of Okuma, triggering a meltdown at the near...

As we stepped out of the serene plantation, we followed narrow damp twisty trails through the thick, humid wilderness.

Every winter, Siberian winds bear down on Harbin, China, prompting the city's 10 million citizens to go outside for a party. The Harbin Internatio...