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Keep Calm and Carry oM: Great Spa Escapes Near NYC

offMetro.com | Posted 05.08.2013 | New York
offMetro.com

Having covered the spa industry for the past decade, I've had the opportunity to visit spas throughout the world. However, I'm always excited to disco...

The World's Only Pirate Cemetery?

Kip Patrick | Posted 05.05.2013 | Travel
Kip Patrick

Cyclones and centuries have worn away many of the well-aged engravings on the stone markers.

PHOTOS: Day Trips Put Cities In Context

Global Yodel | Posted 03.24.2013 | Travel
Global Yodel

All the books about the resiliency of a city's people pale compared to hiking the desolate mountains their ancestors crossed centuries before.

Heart of the Storm (VIDEO)

Bus 52 | Posted 02.05.2013 | Good News
Bus 52

Spending nine days on a 52-foot-long sail boat might seem like an exotic adventure accessible to few children but Heart of the Storm is giving teenage...

LOOK: South Korea's Gambling Island Paradise

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 11.07.2012 | Business

It is only a matter of years before the world's super rich will have another place to gamble their money away. Investors plan to turn the small So...

Why Roatan Is Perfect For Retirees

Islands | Posted 11.11.2012 | Travel
Islands

You may think that lazing over the reef and drying off on a hammock was the dream that turned so many travelers into retired expats.

PHOTOS: The Philippine Surfer's Paradise Perfect For Non-Surfers

Kip Patrick | Posted 08.07.2012 | Travel
Kip Patrick

You've probably never heard of Catanduanes Island.

Next Southeast Asia Hotspot? El Nido, Philippines (PHOTOS)

Kip Patrick | Posted 07.17.2012 | Travel
Kip Patrick

Travel in virtually any direction from town, and you'll discover hidden lagoons, secluded beaches, waterfalls, hot springs, and a myriad of jungle-draped islands pulled right out of Robinson Crusoe.

Japanese Man Has Spent 20 Years On Remote Island Alone, Naked

Posted 08.28.2012 | Weird News

Some might say he's gone nuts. A 76-year-old man has decided to spend the latter part of his life in almost complete seclusion on the desert island...

PHOTOS: A Few Blissful Days On Bermuda

Susan Fogwell | Posted 05.20.2012 | Travel
Susan Fogwell

Last week, I spent four blissful days at Elbow Beach Resort & Spa on the South Shore of Bermuda.

PHOTOS: Hotels With Jaw-Dropping Overwater Bungalows

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 05.07.2012 | Travel
Conde Nast Traveler

From Bora Bora and Fiji to the Maldives, these overwater bungalows seem to float in the sea.

Exploring Iran's Dead Sea

Adam Valen Levinson | Posted 02.11.2012 | Travel
Adam Valen Levinson

The ceiling tapers back into the depths and looks like the inside of an icebox, dripping with pure white salt stalactites.

Watch What Happens: Art And Science Dream Team Takes Over A Deserted Island

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

(Via MutualArt) To look at it, one would never suspect that the mostly barren, deserted island situated off the coast of Mexico would have such a c...

Tap Tap, Miami (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Constantin Bjerke

The colors, incongruous sounds, overbearing exotic smells and the visual delirium enshrouding the walls transport patrons of this Miami restaurant to Haiti.

PHOTOS: The Many Faces Of Bermuda

Jetsetter.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Jetsetter.com

Bermuda may be commonly known for its powdery pink sand beaches and British Colonial roots, but there's much more to the mid-Atlantic archipelago than...

'Blonde Island' Resort Planned In Maldives

AP | LIUDAS DAPKUS | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Empowering blondes or stereotyping them? The jury is out on a Lithuanian company that plans to build a "fantasy resort" st...

What You Need to Know About Antarctica

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Margie Goldsmith

I have just returned from Antarctica, the loneliest, driest, most desolate place in the world. The only way to get there is by ship. So why go?

Michael Emerson Reflects on Lost, Looks Ahead to the Finale

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Jon Chattman

According to Michael Emerson, "It's so simple" to play the character Ben Linus on LOST: "I play it as it's written, as straight as I can, and let audience decide what's going on."

Cumberland Island National Seashore to be Damaged by Motor Vehicle Tours

Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Levi Novey

While it might be accurate that there would not be an ecologically significant impact on Cumberland Island because of motor tours, there will most definitely be a significant impact on the experience.