THE BEST FACTORY TOURS

Kevin Richberg, 05/30/12

Travel Writer Looking for the Next Great Travel Adventure

In just three days or one long weekend you can get your PADI certification card in Open Water Diving usable anywhere in the world, and you'll be doing it in one of the easiest and most unique places for beginners in the world.

Edward Schneider, 05/30/12

Travel, cooking and food writer

There are evidently fewer pubs than there used to be, but we always managed to fill our quota: a half pint of cask ale for every couple of churches.

Liftopia, 05/30/12

To really get a feel for the mountains in summer -- and to get a wholly different perspective on our favorite ski runs -- I like to slow down and set out on foot with my family.

Jeanine Barone, 05/31/12

New York City-based travel writer

This was an uncommon green resort that combines a deep respect for nature with a low-key tranquility, a sense of authenticity, a touch of luxury and a commitment to keeping guests as active (both physically and spiritually) as they'd like.

Oyster, 05/28/12

Oyster.com visits, photographs, reviews and rates each hotel. We uncover the truth, before it's "uh-oh" time.

Some of our favorite U.S. hotels on the East Coast have re-opened their doors for the summer season.

JustLuxe, 05/28/12

Luxury Web Publication

May marks the start the Alaskan cruise season.

Greg Garrett, 05/31/12

Author, 'Faithful Citizenship,' 'The Other Jesus'

Whether you're a visitor, new Austinite or long-time resident, here are some things you shouldn't miss this summer if you want to keep cool, keep entertained and keep yourself happily fed and watered.

Sarah Hall, 05/29/12

Freelance writer; Creative strategy consultant

How you get there, and who you get there with, can be just as important as the places you end up.

Thomas Breathnach, 05/23/12

Freelance writer

I discovered a sun-kissed city of ancient ruins and innovative architecture consumed by anticipation for the Olympics of musical kitsch.

Rebecca Dolan, 05/23/12

Assistant Editor, Huffington Post Travel

The road is no longer lined with quaint houses painted in shades of lime and coral. Industrial structures that seem both foreign and familiar loom.

Kathleen Beckett, 05/31/12

There's still time to experience the Ritz before it's too late. The rue Cambon side with its Hemingway Bar may already have closed, but the Bar Vendome with its open-air Terrace, the Espadon restaurant, the Ritz-Escoffier cooking school, the Ritz Health Club pool, the rooms themselves, even Coco Chanel's suite, all remain open, until the last booking the night of July 31.
On August 1, c'est fini.

Kate Hopkins, 05/23/12

Kate is the author of the recently released Sweet Tooth: The Bittersweet History of Candy

The dirty little secret about tourists is that they often go to exactly the places they should.

Paul Brady, 05/23/12

The Crown Crust pizza, a ridiculous beef-topped pie offered only at Pizza Hut in the Middle East, is almost certainly more popular in the United States than it is in the United Arab Emirates, where it was recently introduced.

Sofia Verzbolovskis and Andrew Seguin, 05/22/12

Photographer and Poet

We drove west from San Sebastian scaled the mountains of Cantabria then descended through Asturias on the way to the Galician coast. Finally, we hopped a train for Portugal.

Oneika Raymond, 05/22/12

Traveller. Teacher. Thrill-Seeker.

I said yes to a trip to Atlantis, The Palm's Aquaventure water park in Dubai. Then I remembered that I can't swim.

Edward Schneider, 05/23/12

Travel, cooking and food writer

The steak, charcoal grilled and thickly sliced off the bone in the kitchen, was excellent.

Travel + Leisure, 05/23/12

Fast food may conjure up those ubiquitous Golden Arches, but the concept has come a long way from frozen burgers and soggy fries. The