Traveling

Harry Potter Theme Park to Open Spring 2010: Video & Photo Virtual Tour

Kim Mance | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living


Kim Mance

Universal Orlando Resort, and Warner Bros. today revealed first-ever details about the incredible scope of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Computer Loneliness

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living


Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

Take some time away from cyberspace and connect. Appreciate. See life and yourself as small miracles and allow yourself to experience awe.

Give Me A Sign, Santa Cruz

Greg Archer | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Greg Archer

The seaside town is certainly known for its liberal edge and bold spiritual endeavors and a recent trek down the town's main drag, Pacific Avenue, definitely raised eyebrows.

Going Somewhere? Tips For Traveling Light

AP | Lisa A. Flam | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


NEW YORK - What's worse than lugging a heavy bag to your summer vacation spot, only to pop it open and find it filled with too many of all the wrong ...

A Travel Writer in Defense of the CLEAR Card

Teresa Rodriguez Williamson | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Teresa Rodriguez Williamson

It sucks. I am bummed that I have to get back in line with the screaming kids, bitching seniors, and rowdy teenagers. But then again, I could always just stay at home.

Notes on the Iran/Persia Conflict: A Travelogue -- Part Six

Eric Lurio | Posted 03.28.2009 | World


Eric Lurio

Having a national currency worth "less than nothing" is embarrassing. So the Persians invented the Thumm. Inflation is beginning to ravage the Thumm the way it ravaged the Ryal.

Notes on the Iran/Persia Conflict: A Travelogue -- Part Five

Eric Lurio | Posted 03.19.2009 | World


Eric Lurio

In the year 185 BC, the Pharaoh Chaonnophris was captured by the forces of Ptolemy V, ending the last Egyptian state to be actually ruled by Egyptians for over two thousand years.

Notes on the Iran/Persia Conflict: A Travelogue -- Part Three

Eric Lurio | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Eric Lurio

When people think of Iran, they think of evil Ayatollahs with nukes, when people think of Persia, they think of a lost world of biblical mystery.

Notes on the Iran/Persia Conflict: A Travelogue -- Part Two

Eric Lurio | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Eric Lurio

Palace museums aside, everything is up to date in Tehran. McDonalds is nowhere to be seen, but a trip to the shopping mall shows that underneath officially required outerwear, women like sexy.

A Journey to Remember

Tamar Abrams | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living


Tamar Abrams

My child's increasing self-reliance has given me the time to reflect on my parents' lives. I've always been grateful to have arrived at midlife with two vital parents who live nearby.

Notes on the Iran/Persia Conflict: A Travelogue -- Part One: "Tourist" is not a Dirty Word.

Eric Lurio | Posted 03.04.2009 | World


Eric Lurio

Let's discuss why anyone in their right mind would travel half way around the world and back and spend a quarter-year's salary (minimum wage) to go to Iran for two weeks.

Admiring Continents

Pablo Ganguli | Posted 03.01.2009 | Style


Pablo Ganguli

I still do not know what possessing Indian nationality signifies. I have always felt so very un-Indian with only rare flashbacks of nostalgia for things from the sub-continent.

Keep Traveling. Just Smarter and Safer.

Lea Lane | Posted 12.31.2008 | Style


Lea Lane

Over several decades I've traveled to more than a hundred countries, often alone. Many of them were challenging and so-called third world, but I've gotten through incipient coups and typhoons without major incident.