Denver Art – On the Road with Greg Benchwick: Lonely Planet Travel Video

June 30, 2009

Lonely Planet author, Greg Benchwick takes a walking tour of Denver and begins at the Denver Art Museum. Not reknowned as a city for art, but Greg surprises us with some of the big names in art on show in Denver.

Explorer: Ottoman Whispers in a Secret Corner of Greece

June 30, 2009

An easing of border tensions has made Thrace, an Islamic foothold in the northeast region, accessible to travelers.

OBGYN A Week of Many Firsts

June 29, 2009

This week has been full of exciting opportunities. I was in OBGYN forrounds which was really my first exposure to the world of OBGYNand I have found it very interesting here. I really do not have anythingother than my medical anthropology articles to compare it to. I would saythat at least 50 of the women in the postpartum area have had csections.Probably at least 35 are under the age of twe

The end of NZ but bit more of Auckland first

June 29, 2009

Well after we left Glacier country we went up as far as Greymouth and stayed there a couple of nights as we had to get some work done on the van. Grey is certainly the operative word we arrived on a cold drizzly overcast day and being frank the place is a dump. There is nothing to see or do there we felt sorry for the tourists coming off the Tranzalpine train journey for reaching such a no

Frugal Paris

June 28, 2009

Even for those on a budget, summer in the City of Light can offer unexpected pleasures.

36 Hours in Cork, Ireland

June 27, 2009

The city’s compact size makes it perfect for a tour on foot, providing you’ve packed walking shoes and a bit of ambition for a few hilly climbs.

American Journeys | Mad River Valley, Vt.: Ski Country Abounding in Off-Season Charms

June 26, 2009

Bordered by the Green Mountains and Northfield Ridge, Vermont’s Mad River Valley reveals itself in warmer weather, when history, culture and a hyperlocal food scene come to the fore.

Where Public Enemies Went for a Little Peace and Quiet

June 26, 2009

In the 1920s and ’30s, Wisconsin was the refuge of choice for bad guys on the lam. Visitors can follow in these criminals’ footsteps, FBI raids excluded.

Practical Traveler: The Soaring Cost of Car Rentals

June 26, 2009

While the global recession has sent prices plummeting on airfares, hotels and cruises, it is having the opposite effect on rental cars.

Q&A: Southeast Asia Budget

June 26, 2009

“I am planning for my first solo trip to Southeast Asia. I would like to know how much money I should roughly expect to spend a day and what to see.”

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