I rarely sit and veg when I’m on vacation. Even if I’m not working, I still feel compelled to see everything that I possibly can, duck into hotels to check out rooms, take notes for future stories, post on my blog.  I can’t help it. It’s the way I’m wired. The Grenadines...

Frequent flyer tickets to Spain donated by a generous friend – check. Three bedroom rental apartment with deck views of Sagrada Familia – check. An itinerary that would please the foodies and the culture vultures of the group – check. As the details fell into place for our June trip...

“Omigod. It’s gorgeous!” Such was the tenor of comments uttered by our group of normally jaded travel writers as we viewed the colorful rooftops of colonial Guanajuato.a university town in central Mexico, for the first time this October. Comparisons were thrown out: Portofino....

It’s the last week of the year - which means it’s time to look back on the highlights of 2009 travel and perhaps plot out a few trips for 2010. (The Travel staff at USA TODAY made this an annual tradition. Even though I’m no longer there, I see no reason why I can’t continue!)  Despite...