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A Hidden Treasure: Petit Ermitage Los Angeles

Mary Hall | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Mary Hall

Although it's budget friendly, the Petit Ermitage is not a budget experience. You would not know this is a hotel from passing by it on the street since the facade blends into the neighborhood.

Time Travel 101: Managing Jet Lag Across Time Zones

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

As you start crossing time zones, that headachy, sleep-deprived feeling doesn't have to ruin your vacation or business trip.

The 9 Hotels With The Worst Names In The World

Doug Lansky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Doug Lansky

How about a spending a night in the Ufuk Hotel? (Don't miss the self-serve buffet breakfast, better known as the Ufuk Yourself.)

Anja Rubik, Karen Elson And Other Model Share Their Favorite Travel Spots (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Whenever we travel, we want to know where the off-the-beaten-path spots are. Where do you go that isn't so touristy you feel like a canned sardine? Wh...

No Mas! Spanish Town Bans Scantily-Clad Tourists

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Spain has gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to Europeans bathing (and hanging out) topless. The resort town of Salou, south of Barcelona...

Cruise Ship Security Bill Passed (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Well this is common sense: A bill that requires tighter security measures and the reporting of alleged crimes by cruise ships is awaiting President Ob...

Blagojevich's Home To Become Stop On Chicago Scavenger Hunt

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Karma's a bitch: the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs is putting home of former lllinois governor Rod Blagojevich on self-guided scavenger hunts...

Viruses Vs. Borders

Michael Weinstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Michael Weinstein

If we continue to be in denial about the fact that rapidly spreading pandemics are a certainty, then we will be doomed to epidemiological disasters.

Make Your 'Staycation' a Real Vacation

Rosalyn Hoffman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Rosalyn Hoffman

It's Fourth of July weekend, summer is here and we want to know who came up with the word 'staycation'. We think it sucks. Vacations are a time for fu...

United-Continental Merger Will Create World's Largest Airline

AP | JOSHUA FREED and DAVID KOENIG | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

United Airlines and Continental Airlines agreed to combine in a $3 billion stock swap to create the world's biggest airline, people with knowledge of ...

Montreal Jazz Festival 2010 -- Bigger Is Better

Dwight Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Dwight Brown

The Montreal Jazz Festival has long been the largest in the world. But does size matter? Yes, if you have an impressive roster, conveniently located venues, international music lovers on a good vibe and a vibrant host city.

States Most Likely To Ticket Tourists For Speeding

AOL Travel News | Fran Golden | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

What states are most likely to give you a speeding ticket? Just in time for the holiday weekend, the National Motorists Association took a look and s...

World Cup Visitors Have Spent $128 Millon In South Africa

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

VISA announced on Thursday that World Cup visitors have already spent $128 million in South Africa, and that's only on VISA-branded credit cards, acco...

Sir Richard Branson's Mile High Party

Meg Hemphill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Meg Hemphill

In 24 hours you can eat, sleep and work. Or you can fly internationally with Sir Richard Branson on a party plane with celebrities and a Grammy-nominated recording artist.

Flight Patterns

Todd Greene | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Todd Greene

One of the most interesting things about traveling is how much it broadens the mind's perspective (much needed). A perfect example is traffic.

Rival Loch Ness Monster Centers Go To Battle!

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

The town of Drumnadochit, Scotland is a small village on the banks of the legendary freshwater Loch Ness lake, where there are not one but two tourist...

Cruise Ship Nearly Too Big For NYC Harbor (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

They weren't kidding when they named it: Norwegian Cruises' newest boat, Epic, is nearly too big to be shown off in New York City, according to USA To...

6 Travel Essentials:The Newest And Coolest Gadgets (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

When it comes to technology, we all have our requisite travel essentials, from iPads to laptops to iPods. Companies are constantly trying to up their ...

Top 7 Wonders Of The US: A Reader's Poll

AOL Travel News | AOL Staff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Last month, we launched Explore America, a series of six galleries designed to educate and inspire the country to see the beauty in their own backyard...

Feeling Deprived? Need Energy? Eat, Drink Organic & Be Merry

Ashley Koff | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Ashley Koff

For all reasons health and sanity, after age 30, I made it a core policy to not take red eyes. And that said, what unfolded, with a little help from my own AKA flight kit tips, proved to be one of the most energizing experiences.

New Mexico Town Celebrates July 4th With UFO Festival (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Roswell, New Mexico really is convinced about this whole alien thing: this weekend the town celebrates both our nation's independence and, apparently,...

Les Isles de la Madeleine (Magdalen Islands), Canada

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Margie Goldsmith

I have just returned from ten days in the Quebec region of Canada, visiting Les Isles de la Madeleine (Magdalen Islands), Montreal, and Quebec City. C...

William Dalrymple: the Af-Pak Fiasco "on its last legs" (AUDIO)

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Christopher Lydon

William Dalrymple is drawing on a deep well of personal and imperial history in his stark clarification of our American comeuppance in Afghanistan. ...

The House Agriculture Committee Asks America to Step Off the Sidelines in Cuba

Sarah Stephens | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sarah Stephens

Rather than continuing the fiction that isolation will bring down the Castro government, the House Agriculture Committee proposes an entirely different approach.

Pizza in Provence

Robert A. Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Robert A. Levine

Provencal pizza has a very thin crisp crust, at its best it is baked in wood-fired ovens, and it comes with a wide variety of toppings, many of them quite French like onion confit, French cheeses, and crème fraiche.