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Travel Underwater Scavenger Hunt
Florida

Scavenger hunt takes a dive

By / The Associated Press

The latest scavenger hunt takes you underwater. Geocaching started as a hobby more than a decade ago on land, but it's slowly becoming popular with scuba enthusiasts around the world looking for new underwater adventures.… 0

February 5, 2012
Living
Travel Talk
Monitor columnist Chase Binder's globe-trotting dispatches will make you want to pack your suitcase and grab the next outbound flight.

Flying out of the country? Have a strategy

Foreign airports can be unpredictable
February 5, 2012

Heading to Logan? Better plan ahead

Better fares to be found in Boston
January 29, 2012

Don't ignore every 2-for-1 travel offer

Although there are catches, deals exist
January 1, 2012

How to avoid international ATM disaster

Access to cash key to any adventure
December 18, 2011

Finding the ideal place to slumber

Booking can be a personal experience
December 11, 2011

When traveling, be prepared

December 4, 2011

Where to go in the sunny Caribbean?

November 20, 2011

Avoiding tarmac turmoil

November 6, 2011
Virtual vacations
Tied to your desk? Take an imaginary getaway with these slide shows.
November in Russia

November in Russia
A zip through the jungle

A zip through the jungle
Inside Istanbul

Inside Istanbul
Whale watching

Whale watching
Headlines
Florida

Celebrating a century of cinema

Universal Orlando, with an eye on bolstering attendance, announced ambitious plans Wednesday for a daily interactive character parade and a nighttime light and pyrotechnics show at the theme park highlighting the company's 100 years of… 0

January 29, 2012
Indiana

Get caught up in 'Hoosier Hysteria'

Indianapolis won't ever be mistaken for Miami's South Beach or New Orleans's Bourbon Street, but visitors headed to the Circle City for the Super Bowl will find plenty of attractions, great restaurants and interesting taverns - not to mention… 0

January 22, 2012
Colorado

Steamboat Springs: more than just skiing

If you think Ski Town USA is only about the skiing, think again. Winter in Steamboat Springs, Colo., can be a time to try everything from fly-fishing to hot-air ballooning to skinny dipping in a remote natural hot springs. Want some indoor… 0

January 15, 2012
Idaho

A sparkling legacy

Don Aslett may be more than a half century into his fight against dirt and clutter, but he still can't take a stroll without bending to pick up litter from the sidewalk. As a child, he can remember cringing at the site of spilled coffee… 0

January 1, 2012

Savoring Paris

Paris

We couldn't leave Paris without a walk down the Champs Elysees. For four days we had feasted on bread, cheese, wine and art, art, art. Our legs ached, but the night glowed, and… 0

December 24, 2011
Thailand

Tune into ele-vision

Guests volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park don't have phone service or television, and internet access is limited to a single area. But what they get instead of TV is ele-vision, all day long. They can see elephants eating, playing… 0

December 18, 2011

Jewish NYC: Hanukkah and history

Museums and historic sites, the world's largest menorah, and a trendy new Tribeca restaurant inspired by an old-school Catskills resort. They're all part of Jewish New York, with a heritage that stretches back 400 years and a vital contemporary… 0

December 11, 2011
California

Harry Potter goes to Hollywood

Universal Studios will spend several hundred million dollars to build a Harry Potter attraction inside its existing Hollywood theme park in hopes of mimicking the success of a similar park in Orlando, Fla. Executives announced the project… 0

December 7, 2011
Portugal / Spain

Walking the walk to holiness

I learned a lot on my 150-mile walk from Porto, Portugal, to Santiago de Compestala, Spain. I learned that walking through vineyards allows you to almost taste the wine, the grapes are so ripe. I learned that if you don't wear liners under… 0

November 27, 2011
France

Chestnuts make the trip

Forget summer and the seaside in the south of France. Instead, hit the back country in autumn and go on a treasure hunt for one of nature's little beauties, a mahogany-colored jewel hidden in a prickly shell that falls from the treetops.… 0

November 20, 2011

European Christmas market season

It's a scene played out all over Europe as the holidays approach: The air is cold, the sky is bright and snow crunches underfoot as crowds make their way through rows of little wooden structures that look like storybook houses with sloping… 0

November 13, 2011
Hawaii

Find your bliss in the ocean

I was barefoot and drenched, holding fast to the railing of the 34-foot Sea Breeze as it zipped through the water. The jagged cliffs of the Napali Coast jutted to my right and the Pacific, in limitless shades of blue, stretched over the… 0

November 6, 2011
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