Travel Stories
Riding The Little Engine That Could
by Jim Benning | 09.17.10 | 10:16 AM ET
Illustration: Bill Russell What if travel writer Paul Theroux had been aboard the train journey that became a classic children's book? Jim Benning imagines the account.
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Yahoo! BuzzHanging Ten with the Havana Surf Club
by Michael Scott Moore | 09.08.10 | 12:37 PM ET
Reuters In an excerpt from his new book, "Sweetness and Blood," Michael Scott Moore tracks down the origins of surfing in Cuba
Googling Romeo
by Claire Bushey | 08.30.10 | 10:33 AM ET
Claire Bushey couldn't stop thinking about the handsome actor she met on a trip to England. Then she did something she'll always regret.
Missing Paris
by Nancy Kline | 08.23.10 | 10:54 AM ET
iStockPhoto Nancy Kline grieves for a city that no longer belongs to her
Victory at the Louvre
by Erin Byrne | 08.11.10 | 10:50 AM ET
Erin Byrne never let her mask slip, until a headless, armless Greek statue taught her a lesson she couldn't ignore
Ode to the Summer Vacation
by Terry Ward | 08.09.10 | 7:30 AM ET
The sun. The sand. The improvised Taco Bell sing-alongs. Terry Ward revels in the power of her family's long ago trips to the Outer Banks.
Square Grouper on the Cocaine Coast
by Jill K. Robinson | 07.28.10 | 10:09 AM ET
Photo: Jill K. Robinson When Jill K. Robinson found her perfect beachfront property off Honduras, she didn't realize she'd just bought into a slice of the drug trade
Paradise, Backstage
by Andrew Evans | 07.26.10 | 11:21 AM ET
Photo by Andrew Evans What happens when a guy who buys luggage at Target finds himself in a $16,000-a-night villa in the Maldives? Andrew Evans reports from the lap of luxury.
Out the Airplane Window
by Peter Ferry | 07.20.10 | 12:59 PM ET
Photo: Jim Benning During flights, Peter Ferry isn't quick to pull down the window shade or watch a bad movie. Here's why.
Paddling the Alaskan Food Chain
by James Michael Dorsey | 07.19.10 | 11:45 AM ET
James Michael Dorsey was enjoying a quiet kayaking outing on Alaska's Inside Passage. Then he spotted a dorsal fin.
American Fool in the Khyber Pass
by Les Braunstein | 07.13.10 | 9:58 AM ET
To impress a girl, Les Braunstein bought a horse in Afghanistan and set out for Pakistan. It was 1971. He was sure he'd be OK.
World Cup of Travel: Spain vs. The Netherlands
by Robert Reid | 07.09.10 | 11:58 AM ET
The FIFA World Cup will be settled Sunday. We'll settle which country in the final is the best travel destination right now. Let's go to Robert Reid's chart.
Jersey Girl
by Abbie Kozolchyk | 07.08.10 | 4:28 PM ET
REUTERS/Christine Grunnet Abbie Kozolchyk finds herself on an unlikely quest to buy soccer jerseys from Bolivia to Bhutan
Surfing Iceland’s Cold Frontiers
by Nathan Myers | 06.24.10 | 9:51 AM ET
Photo by Nathan Myers Full-body wetsuits. Icy mountain roads. Uncharted surf. Nathan Myers is a long way from California.
Audio Story: Tagish Elvis and Me
by Pam Mandel | 06.23.10 | 8:50 AM ET
In Skagway, Alaska, Pam Mandel finds an unlikely way to salvage a bad trip