Photo courtesy of Matt McGee, Flickr Creative Commons This post previously appeared on Frommers.com “TSA bans holiday cheer,” read a tweet issued from a Transportation Security Administration (www.tsa.gov) spoof account at the beginning of December. And that’s not so hard to believe,...

This article previously ran on Frommers.com. It’s inspired by the application process that I went through for my September trip to St. Petersburg. Because we were traveling independently – yet still as a group – we had to get Russian visas. Several in our group found the process took...

Photo courtesy of Vincent van der Pas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/archetypefotografie/) This post previously appeared on Frommers.com Pre-Internet, few invitations were more tedious than ones soliciting you to look at vacation photos. Now Facebook allows you to view your friends’ trip pictures...

No one enjoys flipping through hundreds of disorganized vacation photos. Follow these tips to organize your best photos and learn how to share travel photos effectively with friends and family. This post previously appeared on Frommers.com Everyone gets a little snap-happy on vacation, some people more...

Photo courtesy of walknboston, Flickr Creative Commons Note: Techcrunch came out with a story yesterday about a blogger who reported that her house was ransacked when an Airbnb client stayed at her house. Weeks ago, Frommer’s had asked me to write this home rental safety column in response to the...

This article previously appeared on Frommers.com My sister called me from her vacation, disgruntled. She had planned a long weekend in Gettysburg with her boyfriend, a history buff who wanted to walk the battlefields. They hadn’t counted on heavy rains keeping them indoors. Between the two of...

This article previously appeared on Frommers.com Once known for tacky wristbands and long buffet lines, all-inclusive resorts have steadily undergone an image change, targeting affluent customers with luxe facilities, better food, and upscale add-ons ranging from personal plunge pools to butler service...

This article previously appeared on Frommers.com If you restricted your movements to the parts of the world where people understand you, you might not get too far. After all, it’s hard enough for an American to decipher directions given by a native Glaswegian, let alone negotiate foreign alphabets...

This post previously appeared on Frommers.com It’s a foodie world out there, judging by the popularity of the Food Network and shows such as Top Chef, Ace of Cakes, and Kitchen Nightmares. And Americans now consume more wine than any other nationality, topping France for the first time in 2010,...

Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons This article previously appeared on Frommers.com For weeks now, there’s been nothing but bad news for people planning spring break getaways. First, the clamor of warnings against going to Mexico rose when the Texas Department of Public Safety discouraged...