I went on the trip of a lifetime to Bali, Indonesia. Here are 4 things I wish I knew before visiting.

If you’re looking for culture, activities, wildlife or sheer adventure, Indonesia is one of the richest countries in the world. With an estimated 13,466 islands, it's a whopper too. But Indonesia beyond Bali and Lombok (and the Gili Islands) remains largely unknown to many travelers. To pick just one example, Sumatra (80 times the size of Bali) is almost a world in itself. And yet people ask the question: “Is Indonesia worth visiting?”

This year, The Ritz-Carlton, Bali, invites guests to experience and celebrate the most anticipated time of the year at the award-winning tropical beachfront resort. The resort has curated exciting activities and a dining program to help guests reconnect with their loved ones for this year-end holiday, special menus and wellness offerings to family-friendly activities inspired by the resort’s surroundings and rich Balinese culture.

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When people think about beers in New York City, most people think of the buzzy craft breweries of Brooklyn and yes, they are excellent but one of the best places to drink in NYC is in lower Manhattan, where excellent beer bars are mere blocks from each other and you can enjoy yourself with a semi-relaxed NYC style of quiet that the East and West Village, The Bowery and Alphabet City neighborhoods afford. Here are some of my favorite places in drink in Lower Manhattan.

What are the world’s most expensive cities to live? Singapore and Zurich, Switzerland have tied to secure the top spot, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living survey.

In the good old days, Indonesia had only two uncomplicated seasons: wet and dry. But then climate change teamed up with El Nino and La Niña to turn the weather upside down.

You can't just say you've surfed Indonesia – it's like saying you've hiked the Himalayas.

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Over the last decade or so, Lisbon has emerged as one of Europe’s top tourist destinations.

The Christmas season is all about celebrating the joys of life, and what’s more joyful than dessert?

Thomas Manuel was born and raised in Texas, but he always knew that one day he would leave the US to explore new places.

With Ridley Scott’s new cinematic epic Napoleon hitting theaters on Nov 22, there’s renewed interest in the French general and emperor, as well as an upswell in visitation to many of the places that are indelibly linked to his career as a military genius, government reformer and controversial ruler.