A proving ground for serious alpinists, climbers must first and foremost battle Baffin Island’s weather in order to climb its enticing granite walls.
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Making Friends and Touring Cienfuegos, Cuba
It’s hard to believe we’re already up to the second city of our seven-day Cuba cruise. We spent Thursday morning in Cienfuegos, a UNESCO World Heritage site full of gorgeous, French-inf…
Quiet since a devastating 2002 eruption, Africa’s most active volcano is once again rumbling
Mark Robinson/GlobalPostWhat they were hearing was the sound of earthquakes deep below the surface. The movement knocked giant rocks off of the crater walls. And at the same time, a new vent appear…
Save with IHG’s New Member-Exclusive Rate
Offering member-exclusive rates is the latest trend in the hotel industry. Recently, Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt all announced their own versions of member-exclusive rates — the discount varie…
Study: One fourth of Latinos don’t think the American public education system is trying to help their children.
Students of color now constitute the majority of students in public schools. And yet, a new survey suggests that the parents of these students have little trust that the public education system ser…
May Monthly Valuations, Reviewing United’s Island Hopper, A JetBlue Status Challenge and More
One airline program got a major boost in value in this month’s valuations. What Are Points & Miles Worth? May Monthly Valuations United’s Island Hopper flight is a thoroughly unique…
How to learn Spanish in 10 days
Learning a language requires a lot of commitment and patience. It can be frustrating, especially at the beginning, when you are getting to grips with new words and grammar rules. If you are thinkin…
The ultimate guide to packing light
All photos by Atlas & BootsIn some ways, overpacking is a rite of passage: you have to do it to learn how not to do it. Of course there is an easier way. By gleaning advice from other traveller…
5 things you won’t hear about immigration on cable news
DONALD TRUMP IS OFFICIALLY THE SOLE candidate for President on the Republican side. Trump has built his campaign on calling for a wall along the Mexican border, calling immigrants “rapists,&r…
16 unbelievable moments I had in Morocco
SITTING IN A HISTORIC PUB in London with my husband on New Year’s, we pulled up Skyscanner and looked for a cheap flight onward in the next week. Morocco caught our eye, a direct flight for $…