Travel

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We've Come a Long Way Ladies, but There Are Many More Places to Go

Kim Mance | Posted 07.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Green Travel, Travel Tips, Vacation Travel, Traveling, Women Travel, Travel, Living News

Travel changes people. It widens worldviews and lays a lot of misconceptions and stereotypes to rest. So why is travel writing, especially so much of the kind marketed to women still perceived as shallow? Probably because it is.

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Oscar Winner Shirley Jones Gets Orient Express For Her 30th Anniversary

Edward Lozzi | Posted 07.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Naturalist, Marty Ingels, Relationships, Academy Award, Trains, Travel, Shirley Jones, Orient Express, National Parks, Wedding Anniversary, Seattle, Living News

Hubby Marty Ingels tracks down the original Super Luxury Liner right he...

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Why Do I Scare Myself Silly Before I Travel?

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 07.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Travel, The Inner Life, Anxiety, Travel Anxiety, Living News

I start off by reading the crime statistics of the place I'm to travel to, but then I progress to general crime. For scare-yourself-silly game inspiration, you can't beat the State Department's Bureau of Consular affairs.

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America's Terrorist Watch List Hits 1 Million Names

Huffington Post via ACLU | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Million Names Terrorist Watch List, Terror What List, Terrorist Travel List, Travel, Technology, U.S. Terrorist Watch List, America's Terrorist Watch List, Politics News

The good news is that Nelson Mandela is no longer on the U.S.'s terrorist watch list. The bad news is that the list now has one million names, which ...

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Green Travel: Top 7 U.S. Eco-Travel Destinations

The Green Guide | Paul McRandle | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Eco Travel, Green Travel, Travel Tips, Go Green, Travel, Green Business, Green Living, Green ZOne Hotels, Green Tips, Green News

Green travel isn't only about the journey--it's about the destination too. Here are seven great picks, recently surveyed by National Geographic Travel...

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Global warming up close and personal on the edge of the earth

Todd Carmichael | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Climate Change, Travel, Antarctica, Explorer's Club, Global Warming, Green News

The massive Wilkins Ice Shelf in the Antarctic is collapsing while you read this article. Will this latest news make us think twice about jumping int...

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Will America Wake Up to Rail Travel?

Jim Robbins | Posted 07.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Train Travel, Trains, Green Travel, Travel, Amtrak Passenger Train, Air Travel, Amtrak, Living News

I had forgotten what travel by rail was like, and after decades of flying around the country and the world, I found it an immense pleasure even though our passenger trains lag behind those of much of the world.

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Eco-Touring in the Middle East: How About Jordan, Iran and Lebanon?

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Jordan, Iran, Green Travel, Middle East, Environment, Lebanon, Travel, Treehugger, Eco-Tourism, Eco-Travel, Global Democracy, Israel, Green News

ISA issues aside, eco-touring is no longer a concept found only in the West. More Middle Eastern organizations are starting to cater to the ecologically minded and are marketing eco-tours.

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Does Terrorism Make us Travel Greener?

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Terrorism, 9/11, Gas Prices, Travel, Germany, Air Travel, Xanax, Environment, Green News

The other day a friend mentioned his drug of choice for an upcoming flight: Anxiety pill Xanax. When I asked if he was afraid of flying, he said no, he was afraid of checking in.

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Education Voters

Ben Terris | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Young Voters, Education, Travel, Youth Vote, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Divide, Home News

Talking politics with young people across the country has meant talking about education. "What works," says one, "is retaining teachers and recruiting volunteers, people to push the kids hard at school."

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Getting in Shape to Watch the Olympic Games: A Five-Week Plan for the Intellectually Curious Mouse Potato

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 06.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Great Wall, Chinese History, Summer Palace, Beijing Olympics, Beijing, China Tourism, 2008 Summer Games, Travel, China, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Media News

Assuming that people heading to Beijing have already been getting ready mentally, this regimen is for those who want to be informed consumers of Olympic broadcasts.

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'Into The Wild'-Style Pilgrimages Increase In Alaska

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Denali National Park, Travel, Into the Wild, Christopher McCandless, Stampede Road, Into the Wild Movie, Into the Wild Book, Living News

HEALY, Alaska — Ron Alexander has long been intrigued with the true story of a young idealist who met his death in Alaska's unyielding wildernes...

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Greening Our Airports

Laurie David | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Summer Travel, Air Travel, Airports, Environmentalism, Travel, Green Living, Summer, Green News

Tens of millions of people will spend a portion of their summer vacation traveling through an airport. Airports are essentially like small cities, and greening them will make a big impact.

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Green Your Travel, Low Carbon Vacation

Planet Green | Collin Dunn | Posted 06.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Vacations, Green Your Travel, Hotel Chains, Going Green, Green, Vacation, Travel, Green Living, Green Vacation, Green News

It's beginning to look a lot like summer, and with the kids out of school and the warm, sunny weather, it's vacation time for many of us. But with f...

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The Secret New York Alternative to a Tranquil Summer Beach House

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 06.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress, Walking, New York City Architecture, Summer, Museums, United Nations, Sculpture, Architecture, Vacation, Travel, New York City, Family, Gardens, Relaxation, Living News

Here are six places in Manhattan where you're unlikely to run into anyone you know and where, for once, you might actually be able to hear yourself think.

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Time To Say Bye-Bye To Your Baggage

Amy Ziff | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Bag Fees, Travel, American Airlines, US Airways, Airlines, United Airlines, Baggage, Living News

You might think that's a good thing. But I'm not talking about the kind of baggage you shed after one of those breakthrough therapy sessions. I'm talking about the kind you pack to take on a trip. If you want to check it - it's likely to cost extra.

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Single Boomers: Marketing Myths and Mistakes

Bella DePaulo | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business

Read More: “Sex and the City, Single Boomer Women, Single Men, Friends, Sales, Golden Girls, Relationships, Housing, Children, Matrimania, Marital Status, Single Boomers, ” Empty Nesters, Travel, Singles, Myths, Friendship, Boomers, Singlism, Advertising, Spending, Desperate Housewives, Marketing, Consumers, Singled Out, Real Estate, Demographics, Finances, Single Person Households, Business News

Advertising is matrimaniacal, and 55% single people said that they were not in a committed relationship and that they were not looking for one.

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Scanners That See Through Clothing Installed At US Airports

AFP | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business

Read More: See-Through Scanners, Scanners, Airports, Travel, Airport Scanners See Through Clothing, Aviation Security Scanners, Airport Security Scanners, Business News

Security scanners which can see through passengers' clothing and reveal details of their body underneath are being installed in 10 US airports, the US...

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Get Down and Dirty Family Style This Summer

Amy Ziff | Posted 06.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Summer Travel, Travel Industry, Travel, Family Vacations, Cost Saving Tips, Nature, Living News

Families who are thinking about how to save this summer should consider the fact that the value of a family vacation is spending time with family.

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Green Smoke and Mirrors: A Voice of Reason On Israel's Electric Car Hype

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Auto Industry, Greenhouse Gas, Electric Cars, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Israel, Renault-Nissan, Travel, Project Better Place, Shai Agassi, Green News

Today, with Renault-Nissan signed on to build the first prototype (it was released a couple of weeks ago), it seems that Israel could be the world's first to pilot test the electric car on a national scale.

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Skyway Robbery

Suzette Standring | Posted 05.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Checked Baggage, Luggage, United Airlines, Travel, New Fees, Fees, American Airlines, Continental, Airlines, Air, Business News

Have you ever wondered about the sadistic minds behind some of the scariest rides at amusement parks? They may have found work with airline management.

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Ladies Who Launch: Traveling with Children

Amy Swift | Posted 05.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Vacation, Journey, Travel, Travel Tips, Children, Hotel, Parents, Travelling With Children, Living News

Here's a dare for all of the parents planning on traveling with kids this summer: Leave the DVD player at home!

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An Autism Mom Leaves the Pod

Kim Stagliano | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Autism, Motherhood, Travel, Autism One, Embracing Autism, Living News

Leaving "the pod," as I call going out of town, requires Herculean effort. I'm sure most moms can relate, especially autism moms.

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Ladies Who Launch: The Travel That Never Ends

Amy Swift | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Mexico, Travel, God, Launch, Havana, Drug, Inspire, Living News

I battle addiction. My drug of choice? Travel. There is a common misperception about travel junkies. It is often said that we travel to "find" ourselves. That's not why I travel. I go looking for God.

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My French Invasion

Lloyd Garver | Posted 05.14.2008 | Living

Read More: France, Travel, Culture, Leisure, Living News

I'm in the process of getting ready for a trip to France. First off, just in case any of you work for the Internal Revenue Service, this is not a pleasure trip.

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