The Traveler's Journal

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Although it is presently suffering a severe water crisis, Cape Town remains a trendy, relatively inexpensive destination for adventurous travelers.

Set in a quiet mountain canyon south of Carmel, Ca, Tassajara, the first Zen monastery outside of Asia, welcomes meditative visitors each summer.

The largest of four islands scattered off Italy's Bay of Naples, Ischia long ago earned a reputation as the Isle of Well-being.

It's now mid-summer in New Zealand, and the citizens of its largest city certainly know how to enjoy the weather.

The first official "blank spot" on US Survey maps, the Gila National Forest in New Mexico now encompasses 3.3 million acres.

For centuries, people have been prospecting for treasure in the Pinos Altos mountains of SW New Mexico.  Rather than gold, they found silver.

While taking a trip together these days can be a stiff test of love, it appears that many couples are passing that test.

The Magdalene Islands are a remote Canadia Atlantic archipelago, which each year becomes a nursery for whiteout harp seals.

Iceland is a fascinating place to visit for any traveler who enjoys outdoor adventures.  And now WOW air flies cheaply from many US Gateways.

On her maiden voyage in 1935, the French passenger liner Normandie was considered the grandest ocean-going vessel ever. But she came to an early and tragic end.

 Camping in Volcanoes National Park will be an experience you will never forget.

The Big Island of Hawaii is big and still growing, fed from molten lava which oozes up from deep inside the earth.

Most people know about Mardi Gras celebrations in warm places like Rio or New Orleans, but here's one place where the temperature's is below freezing.

Young scholars are encountering enticing offers for spring-break escapes and summer study tours.  Here are some questions to ask before signing up.

It's not enough to be impossibly precipitous, heavily moguled, or just plain terrifying. To attain legendary status, a ski run must have a lot of history behind it.

Too many travelers are entirely unaware of Andorra, a tiny, independent principality tucked into the folds of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain.

A little known right of way stretches more than 6800 miles across 15 states. It's the only US public footpath that extends from sea to shining sea.

On time is not good enough.  These days, it's important to get to the departure gate half an hour before your flight's scheduled departure.

London, Rome, Vienna, these national capitals are familiar to most veteran travelers. But how did Strong, Maine become the world's toothpick capital? Or Gulfport, Mississippi the world's root beer capital?