I got access to the VIP lounge on a Virgin Voyages cruise ship and thought it was the most relaxing place on board

Wrapped around Port Phillip Bay, the seahorse-shaped Melbourne is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. The state capital of Victoria, Australia, Melbourne has also earned itself a reputation for being the coffee powerhouse of the South Hemisphere while streets overflow with galleries, landmark buildings, and green oases. Come rain or shine, there’s always something to do in Melbourne. Whether you’re bookending a road trip or looking to hole up in the city, these are the best hotels in Melbourne, Australia, for luxury and location.

When I planned my two-week backpacking trip through six European cities across four countries in October 2022, the last thing I expected was to be blown away by my budget bookings. 

Flight prices have been all over the place this past year.

As any jaded traveler will tell you, there are some stays that are luxurious and a great experience, and there are others— albeit few and far between- that leave you blown away.

The Nile River has long been one of the most mysterious, glamorous, and legendary destinations in the world. It has attracted well-heeled travelers and adventurers for centuries, well after the Pharaohs roamed. In 1933, writer Agatha Christie immediately put the Nile River on everyone’s bucket list when she sailed from Cairo to Aswan. Her experiences were documented in one of her most well-known novels Death on the Nile.

When my daughter turned 9, I started to do the math. If she left our home at 18, her dad and I were then halfway through the summers we were guaranteed with her. Our summers with her were always jam-packed with Chicago events, summer camps, and wherever we decided to take her on vacation.

Holland America Line’s 2025 European season is open for booking, offering diverse, destination-focused itineraries. With extended cruises, more Iceland sailings, and 62 overnight calls or late departures in leading European cities, travelers are encouraged to immerse in culture and landscapes. Rotterdam reemerges as a homeport, including voyages to Northern Europe and the Baltic.

Martha Stewart is being dragged by the internet for using "a small iceberg" to chill her cocktail while on a cruise traveling from Iceland to Greenland. 

Passengers on a flight from the UK to an island in Greece said they were left in a "boiling" hot plane on the ground in Athens for hours with "babies crying" after there wasn't room for their flight to land and it was diverted more than 300 miles away, the Manchester Evening News reported.

As passenger traffic on trains finally approaches pre-coronavirus pandemic numbers, Amtrak is in the middle of a major modernization push. That's thanks, in part, to a surge of new funding from the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden in November of 2021.

Sleeping on a train is no small feat.

A summer getaway in Germantown, Wisconsin, included a slithery, unwelcome surprise.