The Traveler's Journal

The name of Canada's largest city derives from a Huron Indian term for "meeting place." That's certainly an apt description for this marvelous metropolis.

Sometimes, the best vacation can be found right in your own backyard. Call it the "Stay-home Syndrome."

An airplane trip around the world is the stuff on which travel dreams are built. Round the World fares can also be most affordable way to go. in fact RTW fares can be the least expensive way to fly, no matter what class of seat you buy.

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Nautical nuptuals certainly sound romantic, but considering how expensive land-based weddings can be, they may also be something of a bargain.

Last time, we visited Hawaii's least populated islands. Midway Atoll is its least visited place.

The sixth largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, Lanai is also the least developed, but, in addition to two superb hotels, it has some very off-the-track attractions.

Smart phones and digital cameras have certainly made taking pictures easier than ever before, but bringing home great images still requires some well-established principles. We offer a few.

Last time, we took a look at the magnificent Rhone River. Lyon, France's second largest city, is the river's most cosmopolitan place.

While the Rhone River may lack the cachet Seine's cachet, the Rhine's twists and turns, and the Danube's sweep, it's safe to say that Europe wouldn't be the same without it. That's evident in places like the city of Avignon, the medieval capital of Christendom'.

Alsace, the narrow 120-mile long strip of fertility tucked between the Rhine River and the Vosges Mountains, has been disputed territory for centuries. French in recent decades, it has a character all its own, a blend of German and French, particularly in quaint villages such as Colmar.

Weighing 500 pounds or more, Panthera tigris tigris, is the world's most formidable feline. Chitwan National Park in the highlands of Nepal along the border with northern India is one of the few places on the planet they can still be found.

Set in a scenic valley in the mountains of western Canada, Lake Okanagan is a real charmer, and monster-hunting is not the only reason to visit.

It's easy to understand why Austria's Hapsburg monarchs so loved summer. It allowed them to escape to their "modest" retreat on the edge of the Vienna Woods. www.schoenbrunn.at

For centuries, the monarchs of the Austrian Empire were entombed in gilded sepulchers around its capital, Vienna. Often, their body parts wound up in three separate places, which today make for fascinating, albeit macabre, visits.

Great strides have been made in the cities of Germany's eastern half in the nearly 27 years since reunification. No place is that more evident than in Leipzig.

Most places around the planet, prices can be negotiated. One trick is to know when to haggle and when you have a good deal, one that is both fair and respectful of local sellers. We offer several tips.

Though electronic maps can be handy, the printed maps from the US Geological Survey are still a more liable way of finding your way around the wilderness.

The world's largest island, Greenland is a unique place with some special charms, not all of which are icy.

Flowing north out of the mountains of SE Arizona, this waterway is a 140-mile-long oasis.