The Perils of Traveling by Private Jet

Smoke-Free Hotels On the Rise

Los Angeles Native Jonny Olsen: Huge in Laos

Saving Chekhov’s Yalta ‘White Dacha’ Home

How Can I Save on Transportation During a Round-the-World Trip?

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel

13 Great Travel Horror Movies

The Hollywood horror archives are filled with tales of bad trips. To celebrate Halloween, Eva Holland and Eli Ellison sift through the carnage to pick their favorites—and lose a little sleep doing so.

Matt Weiland: Through 50 States With 50 Writers

The coeditor of “State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America” talks to Frank Bures about the book, the WPA and how the United States hasn’t been “bulldozed for speed”

Love Herring in Sweden

From artery-clogging casseroles to a fermented concoction that smells alarmingly like vinegary flatulence, Lola Akinmade digs in to a smörgåsbord of herring and explains how to best appreciate Scandinavia’s favorite fish. 

The Water Is Wide

Bronwen Dickey considers Tim Butcher’s “Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart,” which takes readers deep into the Congo

Vagrant Ruminations of a Compulsive Traveler

Where does the urge to hunt for that “fleeting fix of elsewhere” come from? Peter Wortsman recalls a life of travel inspiration. 

Notes From an Unofficial Tourist Greeter

Summer is over, and so is Julia Ross‘ season as an ambassador to travelers in Washington, D.C.’s Woodley Park neighborhood. She’s happy to be off duty.

Will Study Abroad Programs Get A Boost From New Legislation?

As a second-year student at Wartburg College, I have been fortunate to have tons of opportunities thrown at me to study abroad, and so far I have plans to do so every year I am still in college, but as far as financial assistance goes, I have received decent assistance, but I know plenty of students who simply can’t because of costs. It’s really sad actually because these opportunities are something that shouldn’t be decided on because of costs. Having more government assistence would be wonderful for the students as well as our country because it would help eliminate the ideas some other countries have of the US not being as cultured as the rest of the world.

I did a year abroad with the University of Portland in Salzburg, Austria in 1977. The program was very self contained and only the boldest students really experienced the “real” Austria; I was not one of those.  Now, I have 3 kids in Universities in Georgia and I have sent them to local Language schools in Barcelona, Nice, Montpellier & Florence at a fraction of the cost of an American program and most times they were the only Americans in the schools.  They had a wonderful time, met many locals & other Europeans and were able to challenge their freshman foreign language req. at their Universities.

You must be very careful when choosing an university abroad because if you don’t have your credits transfered and recognized, you will get a bitter taste in your mouth and a real diploma that equals a <a rel="follow" href="http://www.nd-center.com">fake diploma</a>.

You must be very careful when choosing an university abroad because if you don’t have your credits transfered and recognized, you will get a bitter taste in your mouth and a real diploma that equals a fake diploma.