Where are people traveling these days? Into mountains, caves and oceans according to a recent study released by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). The study, managed with assistance from George Washington University, shows adventure travel has been growing at a clip of 65% year over year since 2009 and into a $263 billion industry. […]

  Hotel prices are approaching the same level as they were before the financial crisis, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI) The average price of a hotel room around the world rose by 2% during the first six months of 2013 compared with the same period the previous year. The rise, although […]

A vacation in Hawaii is as much about immersion in the history of Hawaii and the culture of the Aloha State as it is about the Hawaii beaches, the sun, the surfing and the sunset mai tais on the Pacific. A stay at Halekulani on Waikiki Beach wraps up Hawaii’s history – and its magnificent […]

Safari, the term that means “journey” in Swahili is a ubiquitous term on the African continent. A dip into primordial African may be just what is needed for stressed out workers who want to get in touch with their own spirits while wandering the wider, more mysterious ways of this world beyond steel and glass.

Story and Photos by Susan McKee Schlagobers – the Austrian-German dialect for the mounds of whipped cream piled on a cup of coffee in a Weiner Kaffeehaus. That could be enough to drive anyone to Austria. Coffee has been the life blood of Vienna ever since the Turks brought the dark, rich brew to this […]