London's bibliophile landmark, The Travel Bookshop -- probably best known as a plot point in some Hugh Grant movie you may or may not have had the misfortune of seeing -- is celebrating its 30th anniversary next month. To get in the spirit of things The Guardian UK asked owners Saara Marchadour and Julian Mash...

Another inspiring story of a family on extended travel comes from Condé Nast Traveler . Wendy Perrin writes about Sue Sandford and her four kids (ages 14, 13, 10, 8), who set off last week for a year abroad. First stop? Russia. Still ahead of them: 33 other countries. Rather than look at it as...

How many of us were inspired to go somewhere after seeing a movie? For example, I was lucky to catch a screening of the comedy L'Auburge Espagnole before visiting Barcelona on a trip through Europe. Part of the fun was retracing the steps of my favorite characters. Museyon Guides is ready to help out movie...

A few more contests in the travel world have popped up, with prizes ranging from cash to a RTW ticket to a writer-in-residence contract. Maybe you'll apply? Trazzler's #NYCGO Writing Contest Win: $10,000 contract to be a two-week writer-in-residence in New York City, writing 30 Trazzler trips covering NYC; hotel accommodations; round-trip airfare on JetBlue...

I just returned from a month long trip around California and I'll admit that, for now anyway, I'm grad to be home and the last thing I want to think about is traveling. But even if you're not in the travel mood, travel guru Rick Steves and comedian David Sedaris joining forces to talk about...

They're some of the savviest travelers around: the foreign correspondents who cover wars, natural disasters and political upheavals. Here's a slideshow of their travel tips . They're particularly relevant in the wake of the recent bombings in Jakarta, Indonesia. Most of us commonly avoid danger zones, but reporters are paid to go straight into them....

If you want to use a travelator or moving walkway while going around the airport, make sure you're doing so to conserve energy rather than improve your walking speed. A recent study from Princeton University showed that people move slower on a travelator, but it doesn't save you any time. This may save energy, but...

Vagablogging followed Dominic Gill on his Take a Seat journey via tandem bicycle along the length of the Americas. Riding his tandem bicycle, Dominic sought to find riding companions to keep him company along the way. The documentary about this journey is now complete and it will be airing in the UK for the first...

It's only because a postcard arrived for me in the mail recently that I realized—I hardly ever get postcards! They've gone the way of Tweets and Facebook updates, haven't they? Sure, the social media versions may be more immediate and link to 30 photos instead of just one. But there's something nice about a tangible...

Over two years ago, we first interviewed the Kiwi family about to embark on a round-the-world journey with eight kids, one grandpa, mom Rachael and dad Rob. Now that the end of their trip is in sight, we checked back in and asked this fascinating family to reflect on their journey and what they have...

Since I've been anchored to my home for a few months now, I had to find another way to express my need for travel. Here's the solution I found: take several long walks within the week. By doing this, homebound vagabonds don't have to feel trapped or confined when they are between trips. You just...

Why couldn't this class have been around when I was in college? Included in the syllabus: road-tripping and meeting the locals. " 40 States in 40 Days " is a class offered at Belmont University in Nashville with the goal of touring the country and asking locals "What does it mean to be American?" Joining...

As Americans, we tend to think that we don't have the same work abroad opportunities that Europeans, Australians, and Canadians do. But did you know that you can work in Australia or New Zealand if you're under 31 years old? In Australia, the "Work and Holiday" visa (subclass 462) came into effect back in 2007,...

Growing up, Eliot Stein wanted to be a cowboy, Michael Jordan and a shepherd (in that order). One year, his father gave his brother and him a journal and told them their summer homework was to write a page a day until school began. Soon, Eliot wanted to combine the journal-style writing he had grown...

Several months ago, I found myself unexpectedly riding the backseat of a motorcycle through some mountains in the southern Philippines. While that experience had its fair share of problems, it inspired me so much that when I came back home, I took out my rusty scooter from the garage, had it serviced, and practiced riding...

Times really are tough. According to The Daily Telegraph, the Null Stern Hotel (meaning "No Star Hotel" in German) has slashed rates to £5.99 for a night in the old Swiss bomb shelter, located in Teufen. The hotel provides a shared room with no windows, no central heating (though they do provide hot water bottles),...

For anybody aiming to visit all of the UNESCO World Heritage sites, you now face a greater challenge—the list just got longer. In total, 13 new sites were added last week during the World Heritage Committee's 33rd session—two are natural sites and 11 are cultural sites. On top of that, three extensions to previous World...

NPR recently discussed how the recession is luring some to lace up their hiking boots and hit the Appalachian Trail . It has become particularly popular with recent graduates and laid off workers - to the extent that some have started calling it the "Recession Trail" this season. It typically takes six months to "thru-hike"...

Kelsey Timmerman , author of Where Am I Wearing? fame is giving away an iPod . To enter to win, simply make up a “funny, clever, witty, insulting answer” describing what song Kelsey is dancing to in the photo pictured here. Then, go to the contest webpage , leave a comment, e-mail your friends about...

With factories belching and spewing pollution, benzene plants exploding and contaminating rivers, J. Maarten Troost presents a vivid description of the environmental peril in modern day China in Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation . Of course, Troost (author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in...