Traveling alone is something that rarely crosses the average traveler’s mind. What’s the fun in exploring the world without a buddy by your side? According to Leslie Atkins in her book No Strings Attached: the…
Book Reviews
Book Review: Wanderlust and Lipstick
Traveling solo can be a very intimidating thought, but what can be even more intimidating is traveling alone as a woman. Beth Whitman’s informative handbook Wanderlust and Lipstick: the Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo…
Book Review: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die (Second Edition)
Patricia Schultz’s New York Times Bestseller 1,000 Places to See Before You Die was recently updated with 200 new places and reprinted in full-color. This monumental travel publication provides travelers with a thorough check sheet…
Book Review: International Travel and Health 2011
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2011 version of Travel and International Health reflects the current trends affecting safe and healthy travel. Though this publication was created with medical and public health professionals in mind, it…
New Book Chronicles Malaria’s Chokehold on Human Progress
Journalist Sonia Shah brings us an important new account of how malaria has impeded human progress for half a million years and counting. Her book, The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years…
Titanic Awards: From blog to book
Last summer we introduced you to TitanicAwards.com, a blog recognizing the best of the worst in travel disasters. If you enjoy the comfort that comes from realizing that your own travel disasters may not be…




