Europe
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (6 hours ago)
Full disclosure: I know Jodi Ettenberg, author of "The Food Traveler's Handbook." I've eaten with Jodi and explored cities with her; she's even inspected the spices in my Istanbul sublet apartment. Rather than let my friendship with her just guarantee a great review of her ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (10 hours ago)
Tallinn has been an important port and Estonia's connection with the world since before recorded history. Because of this, the city has not one, but two museums dedicated to the sea. The Maritime Museum is housed in Fat Margaret, an old cannon tower that once protected the ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (1 day ago)
Low cost isn't just for the skies anymore. This week, French rail service SNCF launched its new low cost service Ouigo, a no-frills option for the traveler that wants a more moderately priced ticket but wants to take advantage of the high-speed service that France is ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (1 day ago)
In the middle of snowy Germany, a former aircraft hangar serves as a sunny escape from the cold. Inside the mammoth building – which is tall enough to enclose the Statue of Liberty – is a Caribbean-influenced resort, Tropical Islands.
Besides a beach, a ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
Tallinn is an old city, and like many old cities it has its share of secrets. Stories of ghosts, buried treasure and hidden tunnels add to the atmosphere of the medieval streets.
For a couple of years, one of those secrets was revealed when the city opened up the ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
Aurora Borealis, new Nordic cuisine, ice hotels, hot springs, fjords, moose, meatballs and music? Scandinavia is at the top of the list for a lot of travelers these days. But if you can't book a ticket to the northern countries this year, Washington, D.C., might be your ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
Snowboarders worldwide usually dress warmly, covering as much skin as possible to avoid frostbite if not hypothermia. Russians are normally no exception to the rule, with winter temperatures dropping to sub-zero levels with great frequency.
To catch the attention of ...
by Jessica Marati (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
Everyone has a travel bucket list. Mine includes going on safari in Kenya, scuba diving in the Maldives and watching the championship game at the World Cup.
Now imagine if you had the chance to check off your bucket list in one fell swoop. That's what global travel ...
by Kimberley Lovato (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
"Would you push five for me?" asks the woman. "I'm having trouble with my hands today."
I poke the black button next to the cutout number and my knees plié at the jerk of the taut cables. I stare at the numbered panel of the elevator, waiting for the digits to ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
After so many years living in Spain, it was nice to visit Estonia and experience a real winter again. That numbness on the tip of your nose while the rest of your body is bundled up and warm, the way sounds get muffled by the snow, the intricate designs the icy branches ...
by David Farley (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
A few facts about beer:
In ancient Babylonia, where the first beer was supposedly made, they took the sudsy stuff so seriously that if you made a bad batch, you'd be drowned.
The Vikings' version of heaven, Valhalla, was really a great meat and beer hall in the ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
Tallinn is a medieval wonderland. The capital of Estonia isn't on a lot of people's bucket list but anyone at all interested in history, architecture or art will love this place.
The central attraction is Old Town, a medieval walled city filled with old buildings and ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
I think I'm going to like Estonia ...
This country of 1.3 million people only has a little more than 900,000 people who speak Estonian as their native language yet they're confident enough with their national tongue to make a bilingual joke right as you enter the ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
Everywhere I travel, I try to ride a bike. It's one of those weird obsessions that I have; the need to discover everything on two wheels. Be it Afghanistan or Amsterdam, game on.
Here's the thing about riding a bicycle in new places: it's like learning how to ride a ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
London's food landscape is constantly changing. As new restaurants come and go, it can be hard to keep up with what's hip and happening. If you happen to be stopping through in the next few months, here are some of London's trendiest restaurants right now.
Ceviche ...
by Reena Ganga (RSS feed) (8 days ago)
The British TV series "Downton Abbey" has taken America by storm with millions of viewers tuning in each week to watch the lives of the wealthy Crawley family unfold. The glamorous outfits, the decadent dinners, the lavish estate – it's a splendorous life most of ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (9 days ago)
If the private jet's a rockin' don't come a knockin', the saying goes. Or does it?
A new UK-based travel company is offering up the chance to get down with yo bad self at 5,280 feet. For a base price of £4999, travelers can pay for "the most discreet pilot currently ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (9 days ago)
Looking to lure all the avid Olympic-viewers into real-life sightseers, Visit London has just launched a new tourism campaign that will gift competitors with six themed trips over the course of the next six weeks.
To enter, competitors must follow the tourism board's ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (10 days ago)
Matt Krause swears that he isn't crazy. But some of his friends and family members would beg to differ, even though the 43-year-old California native has safely completed two-thirds of a 1,305-mile walk across Turkey.
I read about Krause's plan to cross Turkey on foot in ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (11 days ago)
When you think of Chinese New Year, the snowy capital of Estonia isn't the first place you think of for celebrating it. Yet Tallinn put on a big show to greet the new year as part of their annual Fire and Ice Festival.
The Chinese community in Tallinn is pretty small, ...
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