I’ve been home for 10 days and, among other things, have spent some time catching up with the fall TV season. And my fave new show, by far, is the retro Pan Am It’s not exactly high drama or great acting. It’s not as well plotted as The Good Wife nor as well written as Mad Men. But...

The dark days of a February winter are the perfect time to start planning your big 2011 trip. And for inspiration, you can’t do better than the 100 Greatest Trips coffee table book just put out by Travel + Leisure. The 288-page book features photos from some of the best travel photographers out...

My trip planning routine has changed in the past few years. I’ve always done the bulk of my research online ahead of time, then bought a country or city-specific guidebook to carry with me on the ground. But now I find that I’m often skipping the bulky Lonely Planet or Moon Guide in favor...

Got your calendar for 2011 yet No? (Hey, it takes me weeks before I can remember to change the year on checks). Why not jump-start your 2011 travel dreams with a free  2011 calendar of photos taken from my travels around the world?The free 2011 calendar is part of a change that you’ll see coming...

By Don Faust, Contributing Writer I’m a sucker for gadgets.  So when the  Franklin Explorer Roadie portable speaker system arrived at our house, I begged to try it. I unpacked the system to find what appeared to be a solid speaker with a nice brushed-silver finish and simple, well thought-out controls. ...

Just in case you’re getting some new electronic gear for the holidays – My Philadelphia  iPhone app is now available on the iPad! The updated version includes a full section dedicated to Philly sports, because we all know how manic the City of Brotherly Love gets about its teams.You’ll...

As I’ve blogged before, I suffered from a blood clot caused by deep vein thrombosis back in 1999. Because of that, I almost always wear compression stockings – which increase and supplement blood circulation in your legs – on long-haul airplane trips (for more tips, read my post on...

I finally saw Eat Pray Love, the travel it-movie of the year based on the best-selling memoir from Elizabeth Gilbert, last weekend. For the few people out there who aren’t familiar with the plot, Gilbert spends a year recovering from a failed marriage and relationship by eating pasta in Italy,...

Our flight back to Philly from Seattle on Monday ran into a few “issues” that make traveling these days so annoying, with the worst being the zipper ripped off one of our favorite bags.On the outside, the taupe Dakota suiter doesn’t look like much. It’s old and bulky and isn’t...

  This morning, I’ve been testing a new website/iPhone app that adds a new dimension to sharing travel photos. Fotobabble, currently FREE at iTunes and on the web, allows you to record sound to go with your pictures.