Travel

Mosquitoes are gross and potentially dangerous. And it’s not bad enough that a mosquito bite will give most people a welt and an itch to beat the band. Oh no …

Practically all of us have done it at one point or another. Your aunt knows you’re going to the UK and asks you to buy Co-Codamol, which contains paracetamol (what …

When our Virgin Voyages cruise made a stop in Curaçao, we hadn’t booked a shore excursion in advance. But once onboard, we opted for a tour that included a visit …

Years ago, 24/7 Wall St. gave an annual ranking of the U.S.’s most hated companies. Not surprisingly, there was invariably at least one travel-related company on the list each year. …

If you’ve ever seen photos of a pastel-colored, fairy tale village perched above a tranquil estuary in North Wales and wondered, “Where is that magical place?”—it’s Portmeirion. I recently had …

Prostitution has been called “the oldest profession in the world.” Whether or not that’s true is up for debate, since the term “the oldest profession in the world” wasn’t coined …

Summer will be here before you know it, and for many people, that means visits to the beach. Of course, not all beaches are created equal. Some beaches are larger, …

Decades ago, once air conditioning became an easily accessible thing, hotel air conditioners were easy and pretty similar across the board – they were typically either a window unit in …

The U.S. State Department’s travel advisories are meant to help keep Americans safe abroad. Based on a 1-4 rating, it’s meant to make Americans aware of the perceived safety threat …

Not long ago, one of my newer coworkers asked if I’d ever been to Dubai. I said no, and he seemed surprised. “You’ve been all over — why not there?” …