Filed under: History, Europe, Latvia A lot has changed since the Cold War ended. If this is news to you, please stop reading immediately. You don't want to drink water from a fire hose. But, if you are in fact aware that the Berlin Wall fell (and that David Hasselhoff provided the soundtrack, to the...

Filed under: Arts and Culture, North America, Mexico The local vendors manning the kiosks at Mercado 28 - Cancun's outdoor marketplace - do not disappoint. They are ready to cut you a deal and almost seem to be acting in character when you step onto the sidewalk. One instructs you, "It starts here,"...

Filed under: Skiing, Europe, North America, United States, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel Deals I love dirt-cheap deals. I like being able to go to some cool destination ... and know that I'm absolutely screwing the place because the package is so cheap. The "Tram-tastic Ski Package" at the Snake...

Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and Accommodations, News The financial crisis isn't just a problem for the residential market - hotels are getting slammed. So are cruise lines, and we all know about the airline industry's unending woes. The travel industry in the United States is s...

Filed under: Cigars The 2009 Tobacconists' Association of America (TAA) Convention kicks off on Sunday, March 8. Tobacconists and manufacturers from around the world will converge on the CasaMagna Marriott for four days of reconnecting, deal-making and of course plenty of cigar smoking. I'm currentl...

Filed under: South America, Panama, Hotels and Accommodations Golfers, vacationers and anyone looking to fly under the radar will have a new place to go in May. Grupo Viveros has sunk $300 million into the Viveros Resort on Isla Viveros (Viveros, Viveros, Vivieros ... sense a theme?), and in a few m...

Filed under: Airlines, News For Southwest Airlines, the numbers are down all over the place. The low-cost carrier flew 5.1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2009 - a 6 percent drop from the 5.4 million in February 2008. Available seat miles were down 6.5 percent to 7.4 billion. This...

Filed under: North America, United States, Airlines, News, Airline Reviews Okay, the competition couldn't have been all that stiff. Continental Airlines was rated the top airline in Fortune magazine's annual list of most admired companies. Its score of 7.71 was not good enough to push the company in...

Filed under: Auctions, Art Once the undisputed land of conspicuous wealth and consumption, the United Arab Emirates is being squeezed by a large drop in oil prices. It's a shame this comes after the region's addiction to art has become fully entrenched. Sotheby's is planning its first contemporary a...

Filed under: Europe, France, Hotels and Accommodations Now, you have a new reason to go to Paris this year. The Radisson Blu Le Dokhan's Hotel has just opened. This new spot is an easy walk from the Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. I remember the area well - there's decent subwa...