Rigid New Year’s resolutions have a limited place in travel, where patience, understanding and flexibility are the building blocks to a successful trip. Most of the meltdowns I observed on the road in 2011 came when people refused to accept that plans had changed or didn’t do enough research about...

It’s the time of the year where I start ordering gift baskets or a box of chocolates for certain far-flung relatives. Before my trip to Switzerland earlier this fall, I would have flipped through a Harry & David catalog, ordering whatever bonbons looked the tastiest. Now, though, my chocolate...

This post previously appeared on Frommers.com When foursquare (www.foursquare.com) — a GPS-based mobile app that pinpoints and shares your location — first hit the social media scene, Marla Cimini wasn’t a fan. “I didn’t want people to know where I was,” said the...

Photo courtesy of A Well Dressed Bullet, Flickr Creative CommonsQ: I was so impressed with Quebec City, I plan to go there again next February during the Winter carnival. I have already made flight reservations but I am still looking to book a hotel inside the Old Quebec. Chateau Frontenac is...

When I return to Seattle today after a quick trip to the East Coast, my husband and cats will be coming with me – for good. That may not sound like a big deal. But when you’ve spent the last five months in a cross-country marriage, it’s huge. Situations like ours are more common than you think....

Cough. Sneeze. Sniffle. Repeat. That’s been my routine the past few days, as I struggle to tour Berlin through a nasty cold that I picked up at the SATW conference in Saxony (too many handshakes and late nights). I hate getting sick on the road, and I feel like Typhoid Mary. My husband squirts...

When I moved to Seattle this summer, I put out an all-points bulletin to my friends and family, encouraging them to visit before the weather turned ugly. Several took me up on the offer, so August and September have been more about entertaining house guests than hitting the road. The deluge has stemmed...

A lot of hungry people read and commented on my recent 3-star Parisian dining experiences at Le Meurice and Guy Savoy. In case you’re ready to shell out the dough yourself for a once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience,  I asked Michelin for a few tips on how to score a hard-to-get reservation...

One of my most-used travel booking sites, Hotwire.com, has released a new monthly list showing that it’s still quite easy to nab a four-star hotel room for under $100.

I’ve received a couple of travel questions that might be helpful for other people planning similar itineraries, so I’m going to repost them here occasionally. Q: Deciding where to stay on Grenada for honeymoon. Unfortunately, only have a week and some budget concerns. Would like to split...