A wonderful article about escaping the winter cold and going on a scuba diving vacation.

What?s the Sziget festival? It ?s one of the most important music and cultural event in Europe, held in Budapest.

If you are looking for a break and want to immerse yourself in ethnicity and family culture, then a trip to Mexico would take you to the past where customs and traditions are not forgotten. If you wish to see the land of bountiful beauty and taste exotic foods and savor spicy delicacies you need not look very far. You only need to look beyond the borders and go a bit south to experience Mexican food and culture. Ol?! Mexico is probably best known for its spicy food, its...

My wife and I take frequent trips with our daughters across the country. The oldest is currently seven and the youngest just turned three. Needless to say it has been an adventure and learning process on every trip that we have ever taken. The seven year old has been to Vail colorado snow skiing. Germany on a weeklong siteseeing tour, and of course to the children's mecca Walt-Disney World in Orlando, twice. She is an experienced traveller in every sense of the word. She k...

Everyone who has traveled to Spain equates Spain's Costa Blanca with fun in the sun. This beautiful stretch of sandy white beaches on the Mediterranean is situated in the Alicante province. Costa Blanca stretches form Denia to Pilar de la Horadada and Torrevieja. All of the towns in between are considered to be in the Community of Valencia. It is easy to understand why this area is called Costa Blanca, which means "white coast" in English. These beautiful and popular white...

Leave it to a pilot to come up with this idea! After years of dragging, carrying, and lugging bags all over the place Bob Plath. In 1989 Bob Plath said that wheels on the luggage would eliminate the need to lug all those bags and ease the strain on the back.

The opening up of Beijing to the West has had a profound impact on shopping. A wide range of consumer goods both local and imported are now available and there are many bargains to be found throughout the city.

In this continuing series, we cover my move from San Diego to Chita, Siberia to be a professor at Chita State Technical University. We pick up the story outside the airport in Khabarovsk, Russia.

Before a game of golf, many people practice first in order to be able to play their best during the game. Driving ranges are open fields complete with yard markers that tell golfers how far they have hit the ball. After paying for a bucket of gold balls, golfers use their own clubs to practice specific strokes and techniques that they may struggle with on the course. Those who enjoy golf will visit a driving range once or twice a week depending on their time and skill level i...

Wild plants can feed you if you are lost, but their usefulness goes way beyond just being a food source. Here are a few of the more useful ones, and how to use them when backpacking.