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Who is Helping Resolve the Oil Spill? (Infographic)

Brian Clark Howard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brian Clark Howard

Due to editorial consideration, the infographic and accompanying text have been removed from this post....

Gas Prices To Go Down As Summer Nears

AP | MARK WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Gas prices are poised to fall as Memorial Day approaches, a welcome change for motorists who have gotten used to seeing increases cut into their summe...

The Perfect Family Vacation - Why We Are Not There Yet

Lisa Firestone | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Lisa Firestone

Family vacations have long been the subject of sitcoms and PG comedies, each following more or less the same predictable plotline: hopeful parents f...

Volcano Ash Closes Airports In Spain, Portugal, Italy

AP | FRANK JORDANS and SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

GENEVA — Airlines canceled hundreds of flights across Europe and added hours to trans-Atlantic journeys Sunday as planes were diverted around a ...

Indian Himalayas Open To Foreign Tourists For First Time EVER

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

For the first time, foreign tourists will be allowed to climb the 100 Himalayan peaks on the Indian side of Kashmir (mostly in the Ladakh mountain ran...

Heat Wave: It's Even Too Hot For Planes (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

As we're all aware, it's been too hot to even breathe on the east coast this week. While we're all feeling a bit sluggish, ABC reports that it's even ...

Travel & Leisure's World's Best Awards 2010 List Released

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

It's that time of the year again: Travel & Leisure announced their 2010 "World's Best Awards" today. Every year we go through and search the places ...

Traveling in India

Hrishikesh Srinagesh | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Hrishikesh Srinagesh

Usually, traveling presents a unique set of horrors. We are all familiar with lost baggage, delayed flights, and the general incompetence of airlines. I experienced all of this on my voyage to India, which lasted 24 hours longer than it should have.

Volcanic Ash Causes More Flight Disruptions Between Europe And North America

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

BRUSSELS – The Icelandic volcano with the unpronounceable name reminded the world again that it has the power to disrupt international travel &n...

True to Their Word, Pura Vida Exemplifies Costa Rica's Sustainability Efforts

Gina Furia Rubel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Gina Furia Rubel

Costa Rica is a trailblazer in sustainable tourism. As Arenas del Mar and their amazing staff proved, it is not necessary to sacrifice luxury and five-star feel for sustainability.

Passport Fees Will Go Through The Roof With Next Week's Hikes (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Starting next Tuesday, the fees for passports old and new will rise exponentially, according to CNN. Officials recommended the hike after a study sho...

Top 20 Hawaii Historic Sites: State Issues Own List Of Historic Places (PHOTOS,POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Forget UNESCO, Hawaii's tourism board has created its own list of heritage sites, according to Jaunted. The list includes national historic sites an...

Porto Montenegro: The Next Adriatic Hot Spot? (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Cannes. Monaco. Porto Montenegro? If multi-millionaire gold miner Peter Munk has his way, this former Communist-era naval base in Montenegro's Bay of ...

Notes of an Ex-Pat: Deciding Not to Come Back

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
W. Hunter Roberts

From this distance, life in America looks like a treadmill: working constantly to maintain a life with little reward or joy: striving and consuming.

Americans abroad in the age of Obama

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Craig and Marc Kielburger

For Jordan Blum and Amanda Smock, the plan for their seven-month backpacking trip was to say they were from California. The San Francisco couple in ...

World's Biggest Spenders On Tourism (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Here's yet another marker of China's growing prosperity: Chinese tourists now spend more on international tourism than do the French, according to a U...

UPS Luggage Box: Will People Start Shipping Their Stuff? (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

We avoid checking bags as often as possible these days, considering the ridiculous fees that goes with it. UPS came up with a solution of sorts--a lug...

The Best Theme Park In America Is...

AOL Travel News | Fran Golden | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

The theme park fan site Theme Park Insider has named Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando as the Best Theme Park for 2010. Runners up are Busch...

New Delhi Airport's HUGE International Terminal 3 Opens (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

A new five million square foot international terminal in New Delhi opened over the weekend at Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to CNN. ...

The Dirty Secrets of Biodynamic Poop

Catherine Price | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Catherine Price

It is six thirty on Saturday, and Peter and I are recovering from having cooked lunch for 11 people. I have goat milk on my pants, bread dough on my s...

Fireworks and Healthy Fare This Fourth

Carolyn Scott | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Carolyn Scott

Yep, we're already past the midpoint of 2010. It's time to celebrate our country's independence with food, drinks and general out door summer shena...

Hello, He Must Be Going: Shahzad Almost Slips Through the Net

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Rick Horowitz

I don't know about you, but I can't remember the last time I booked a flight to Dubai while I was already driving to the airport, and then paid for my ticket with a wad of cash.

Traveling? Check Your Grandmother, Push Your Plane & Pay $20,000 For A Taxi

Doug Lansky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Doug Lansky

If you've ever wedged yourself into a plane seat, you know there are few perfect trips. When things do go wrong, there's only one decent remedy: some...

Style Shortcut: The 5 Coolest Travel Essentials of the Season

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Stacie Krajchir

Whether you're headed to the Boston, Bali, or San Francisco, let's face it, traveling these days is an uphill battle. Here's a round up of a few shortcuts to the coolest travel essentials of the season.

13 Travel Tips From a Worrywart (PHOTOS)

Susan Orlins | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Susan Orlins

Summer arrives with myriad burdens for a worrywart on the go. Here are some tips that will help you feel assured that you're well prepared for what stresses might come your way.