When it comes to traveling to places that are either ridiculously hot or obscenely cold, even the most seasoned traveler can find himself in harm’s way. Whether you’re going on an Antarctic expedition or will…
Adventures and Sports
Dream Kayaking Locations: An Infographic
Sitons.com, a popular online magazine for sit-on-top kayak gear review, recently asked 500 watersport enthusiasts to identify their dream kayaking location. The infographic below represents the results. As they reported in regards to the feedback they…
Safety Tips for Solo Travelers
There’s nothing quite like that liberating feeling when you’ve embarked on a trip on your own. Nothing but you and your camera and, of course, a map. And although every traveler should take safety precautions…
More Cruise Ship Hell: This Week in Travel and Health
We debate this all the time in the HTB newsroom – cruises: Good or bad? I am on the bad side. Until the industry as a whole straightens out its issues, I’m not even going…
Cockpit Stupidity: This Week in Travel and Health
There were plenty of shenanigans in cockpits this week. It all sounds kind of cute and playful, until you realize that, as a traveler, you’re putting your life in the hands of these folks and…
Mountains You Can Climb Without Risking Your Life
Anyone whose bucket list includes scaling the world’s highest mountains but is too cautious to take on the treacherous beast that is Mt. Everest, this list is for you. Traveling across exotic paths to the…
This Week in Travel and Health
We’re all about anything that makes travel a little more convenient and a little less stressful, and this week there were several good articles that help to make travel a little less arduous. Let’s start…
This Week in Travel and Health
When travelers weren’t standing in never-ending airport lines this week, they were talking about the latest news on Avian Flu. The H7N9 strain has killed 22 people and infected more than 100 since late February, and…
This Week in Travel and Health
Frommer’s lives! Last week came the depressing news that Google, which had purchased the rights to the ubiquitous Frommer’s Travel Guides last year, would stop printing the books, and that the content would exist in…
This Week in Travel and Health
President Obama was the world’s most prominent traveler this week, with a much discussed trip to Israel. To mark that, we have some dining advice for POTUS, courtesy of the New York Times’ Emily Brennan….




