Tomorrow, people from all over the world will be running the marathon in New York City. Runners who come from far and wide always say there is no better to place to run a marathon because not only does the course take you all over the city but because the cheering spectators help keep them [...]

(photos by Ivan) I've long wanted to visit Iceland. And when I learned yesterday that it was getting rid of all three of its McDonald's locations, I wanted to visit it even more. Even though I know the closure of McDonald's is more of a reflection of the continued economic decline than of culinary tastes, [...]

Welcome to the 11th edition of the Anywhere, Everywhere Travel Blog Carnival. The carnival takes place once a month and features some of the best travel writing and photography on the web. As usual, I received lots of great submissions; here are my favorites. Jill Martin Wrenn, who has been a guest blogger for Travelogged, [...]

To reach the Great Orme Summit in Llandudno, Wales, you can walk, drive, take the aerial lift or ride the Great Orme Tramway, which has been in operation since 1902. When I was there in September, I opted for the 20-minute ride uphill on Britain’s lone surviving cable-hauled street tram (pictured above). You actually get [...]

Is bigger always better? I’m talking about beaches here… When I arrived in Grenada, I was immediately smitten with Grand Anse Beach, which was right by my hotel. I’m hardly the first person to love Grand Anse — it’s widely regarded as the island’s best beach and one of the best beaches in the Caribbean. [...]

(Golden Palace in Kyoto, photos by Will Harris) I once wrote a guest blog post for VelvetEscape.com about how Americans tend to see the world in 7-10 day spurts because of the limited vacation time we get from work — usually just 10-15 work days off for the entire year. (Of course, I'm talking about [...]

I'm a big fan of the 36 Hours column in the New York Times Sunday Travel section. Usually I like to read it to learn what there is to do, hour-by-hour, in cities that I'm interested in visiting. But I also enjoy reading the column when it covers a city that I know well because [...]

I wasn’t expecting any entertainment at when I reached the Seven Sisters Waterfall in Grenada — just making it down there without face-planting into the mud seemed like reward enough. (This was the first time I’ve ever needed a walking stick when hiking.) The rain forest managed to be even more humid than the rest [...]

I'm back in chilly NYC after a great trip to Grenada. But in cyberspace I'm over on Heather Cowper's excellent travel blog Heatheronhertravels.com guest-blogging about why it's a good idea to stay in Goreme, Turkey, if you're looking to explore the Capoddocia region. (The photo above was taken in June at 6 AM from the [...]

There were certain things I was expecting on my trip to Grenada, such as beautiful beaches and spectacular sunsets. But I wasn't expecting to encounter monkeys. Perhaps I should have been because Grenada has rain forest and monkeys seem to like rain forests (as do I). Meeting my first Mona Monkey on Sunday at the [...]