Places to pick up a new skill on vacation
With the kids heading back to school soon, adults can follow their lead and find the fun in learning something new. Here are affordable options where you can pair a much-needed escape with a learning adventure.
Flying? Flu things to do to stay healthy
There are specific ways for travelers to protect themselves in the event of another swine flu outbreak.
Travel deals of the week: Aug. 30-Sept. 5
Get the ladies in your life together for a girls' spa getaway on an Ozark mountaintop. The package offered by the Chateau on the Lake Resort and Spa in Branson, Mo., includes two nights accommodations.
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Where to pick your own fruits & veggies near NYC
City dwellers can get their hands dirty and reconnect with Mother Earth, too, by exploring several pick-your-own fruit farms within driving dista
Budget-priced adventure travel close to home
Set a course for adventure this summer: Thrills, spills and unexpected chills are within easy reach of New York City, and at jaw-dropping prices
For big fun, sneak a peek at the peaks
When you need a lift, an altitude adjustment can do you good. So you're in luck: There are four awesome areas nearby where the hills are alive wi
Destination: Caribbean
Man struck by lightning at cricket match makes slow recovery
Cleopatra Richards can feel her hand being squeezed a little harder each time she visits her boyfriend Stephen Gibson in the intensive care unit - a c
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- Louis: A lion's fighting spirit will live on
- Cartagena is Colombia's charming portside gem
- Cartagena is Colombia's charming portside gem
- New resort packages can make this spring a season to remember
- New resort packages can make this spring a season to remember
Global Getaways: The world's top attractions
Falling in love with Languedoc
The spa at Les Jardins de St Benoît, in the gloriously unspoilt Corbières region of Languedoc, France, has moved out of its four walls and gone al fresco. So, too, have the yoga and Pilates classes.
A weekend in Marrakech
Marrakech is an assault on the senses. It's one of those things that old hands tell you before you go, but nothing quite prepares you for the reality. From the moment we set foot outside the relative calm of the airport, we were bombarded on all fronts.
Munich is a Bavarian rhapsody
Unless it's the asparagus season in Munich, you will be eating sausages for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the snuggeries of beer cellars and - trust me - you'll like it. I like the monumental Hofbräuhaus where the smallest unit of beer for sale is one litre.
Russia's new revolution
To get one idea of modern Moscow, go to the Ritz Carlton Hotel. A brand new version of a fin-de-siècle luxury hotel, it is all gilt and marble and heavy cornices. Ornaments billow, sofas puff and a coffee-plus-bottled-water costs about £20.
Around the World
Places to pick up a new skill on vacation
With the kids heading back to school soon, adults can follow their lead and find the fun in learning something new. Here are affordable options where
Flying? Flu things to do to stay healthy
There are specific ways for travelers to protect themselves in the event of another swine flu outbreak.
Travel deals of the week: Aug. 30-Sept. 5
Get the ladies in your life together for a girls' spa getaway on an Ozark mountaintop. The package offered by the Chateau on the Lake Resort and Spa i
Rockers sleep free at Motel 6
A new promotion links the budget chain Motel 6 with budding rock bands, in hopes of helping poor musicians while also giving the frumpy chain a hipper
Labor Day travel slowed by economy, timing
The economy and the calendar are conspiring to keep Americans at home this Labor Day. The number of people taking road trips for the three-day weekend
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World Wide Events
National Festival of Kites
1 September 2009
The National Festival of Kites is an annual event held to encourage the creativity of the Sri Lankan people, children and adults alike. Hordes of people gather near Mount Lavinia Beach to marvel...read more...
Thailand International Swan Boat Races
12-13 September 2009
Racing the graceful oriental Swan Boats has become an international sport with more than 20 teams, including England, Australia and the United States, participating in the annual world championships held in November in...read more...
Vinos y Bodegas Wine Exhibition
9-12 September 2009
Representatives from more than 100 of the country's wineries (bodegas) gather together under one roof and the public can sip and swill to their hearts' content. The Vinos y Bodegas Wine Exhibition is... read more...
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For the Business Traveler
Business Travel Guide
Got some time to kill on your next business trip? Find out how to make the most of any destination in the Daily News' new Business Travel section.