Every year, major lists come out from various publications telling travelers where they should visit. Then these places get inundated with tourists, taking away the atmosphere that made them popular in the first place.

Whenever we visit a new place, one of the aspects that interests us the most is the local food culture. You can learn a lot about a destination and its people by what (and where) they eat.

Regardless of the plumbing, it can be a challenge to find a "friendly" toilet in an unfamiliar location.

What do you do when your seatmate is aggressive?

Unless someone tries to sneak contraband through customs, it's rare for tourists to end up behind bars on vacation. However, with an abundance of prison tours around the world, it's possible to visit the grittier side of life. In fact, one of the most famous - and groundbreaking - prisons in the world is in Philadelphia.

The National Comedy Center opened in 2018 in Lucille Ball’s hometown, four blocks from the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, a traditional display of artifacts that opened in 1996.

Landlords want you to post a positive review and a good one will bend over backwards to fix any problems.

Though airline club lounges are traditionally reserved for frequent flyers and road warriors who purchase annual memberships, many domestic carriers offer the option to purchase a pass on the day of your flight (provided that you’re flying that airline).

If you are seeking a Chinese tourism experience without travelers’ advisories or protests, consider a trip to Taiwan.

Seeking Emergency Dental Care on Vacation

We had noticed signs for speed cameras all over the countryside and had been careful to maintain our speeds but, obviously, not careful enough.

Many of the new hotel brands are geared for a millennial demographic (more “hip” and less hip replacement).

November 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Because events are held all over town, attending film festivals is a great way to explore a city while experiencing marvelous old theaters that you wouldn’t see on a typical vacation

Marking the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, from Washington, D.C., to Washington state, and even to Australia.

According to the car review site Edmunds.com, only 2 percent of cars sold in the United States in 2017 had a manual — stick shift — transmission. By contrast, manual transmissions are found in about 80 percent of cars in most of Europe and Japan.

Though you might not be traveling overseas specifically for medical considerations, if you face some major expenses in your future, it could be worth researching options in the country you are visiting.

Navigating any health system is a complex process and even trickier in a country you don’t know. Many countries that have government-operated systems also have parallel private medical care.

In our travels throughout the world, we’ve seen many examples of walls, both old and new. Their purpose has been to keep people out (or, in some cases, in).

If you had planned and paid for a trip to areas impacted by the recent Northern California fire, you certainly would want to cancel your plans. Would trip insurance help? Well, it depends.