It's the beginning of the month, which means the new "special fares" for multi-stop airline tickets are available on BootsnAll . Here are the deals on offer for February: New York - Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro - Lisbon - Paris - Prague - Venice - London - New York, US $1499 plus taxes...

Travelers often carry their own brand of optimism. We dream of a more-connected, more compassionate world, freed from the isolation of modern society. Traveling has a way of making those dreams a reality by allowing us to learn about other cultures, making face-to-face connections, and experiencing firsthand the diverse wonders of the Earth. This sense...

Face it. Learning a language in a classroom setting can be dull, even deadening. Time spent learning in school in the U.S. was often an occasion to try to impress a bored fellow soul to whom I was attracted. Even the best teacher using the most advanced methods could only make the process of memorization...

Last summer, my girlfriend and I returned from a road trip through Provence with loads of stories to tell … and no one wanted to hear them. Sure, people asked the inescapable "how was your trip?" but we'd lose them after "amazing." We were used to that, and as Rolf pointed out in his book...

Have a hard time remembering Bujumbura (Burundi's capital) from Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan's capital)? Try honing your geography skills with the interactive games and quizzes on I Like 2 Learn . The website features quizzes on everything geography related, including countries, capitals, bodies of water, states and provinces. Pretty soon, you’ll be able to answer the 2006...

Traveling to a foreign land can be daunting, even for the most seasoned of travelers. Once you've made the leap, however, one of the best ways to get acclimated to a new place, language, and culture is to enroll in a local school. Many schools that include intensive language training as a part of their...

Think planning your own round-the-world trip is hard? Try it with four kids (ranging from pre-school to high-school aged) in tow. The Andrus family undertook just that challenge, which they chronicle in their blog, Six in the World . They began in Utah in May of 2006, and headed west around the world with plans...

BootsnAll Rogue Travelers C.J. and Brianne are on their way around the world, sampling wine and learning how it's produced, and so far they've had a great time in New Zealand and Australia since leaving Oregon last fall. They painstakingly researched their trip before they left, and made contacts along the route they'd be taking....

We’ve all seen the look. Eyes glazed over after attempting to see too much great art at one shot in a major museum. By that time even the greatest art is overwhelmed by the desire for physical, intellectual, and emotional rest. I have seen the same look in those who backpack or travel by any...

Luke Vaughn returned home to Eugene, Oregon earlier this month after a 10,743-mile automobile round trip to New York, during which he bummed car rides and crashed on the couches of over 300 strangers he met on the Internet. The idea originated on the website of popular vlogger Ze Frank , and Luke was soon...

Seeing Justin's recent post of a time lapse trip through the Panama Canal reminded me of this time lapse video of a cross-country drive from New York to Los Angeles in a convertible. Not only is this interesting from a technical and creative perspective, it also tells a story. Seeing them break down and go...

Face it: Your friends are sick of you boring them with your travel pics. Strangers, however, can't get enough of them; judging by the recent proliferation of user-generated travel photo pools. If sharing's your bag, you've got Flickr to thank. Start by adding your best shots to WorldHum 's photo pool . And if you're...

How broke would you have to be to spend the night sleeping on a squat toilet in a Chinese train station? Would you even think of it? Randy Y. not only thought about it, he did it. “I was in Xi'an in western China when I ran out of money. I decided to put a...

Are you looking for a different kind of travel experience and don’t mind getting a little dirty? Does picking olives in Portugal, preserving native flora and fauna in Panama, or planting herbs in Norway sound appealing to you? If so, you might consider becoming a “ wwoofer ” when planning your next trip. WWOOF (World-Wide...

Throughout many years of travel—from vagabonding with a backpack for months at a time to two-week vacations from a full-time job—I have found that creating an itinerary based upon visiting festivals around the world has resulted in the most memorable experiences. I have been able to see and meet jazz musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie...

Europe just got a lot more interesting. As of January 1, 2007, Romania (and Bulgaria) is an EU member country. The Romania buzz started a few years back, when Cold Mountain was filmed there. Then came the less-flattering big-screen depiction of Romania in Borat (Borat's Kazakhstan hometown in the movie is actually a Romanian village...

Have a few hours to spare before that connecting flight, and want to grab a few winks? Or maybe your plane doesn't leave until the following morning, and you'll need to find a hotel room in a strange city? If you don't feel like leaving the terminal (and subsequently having to endure another pass through...

Last month Justin Glow posted a call for new bloggers here at Vagablogging -- and we got quite a big response. Now, after a little preliminary screening, we've decided to debut seven Vagabloggers, starting tomorrow. Since a couple of my favorite online indie travel resources are TransitionsAbroad.com and BootsnAll.com , I recruited my first two...

Ever since I wrote about the Moscow subway system back in September, I've been a fan of EnglishRussia.com , a daily blog documenting the interesting happenings in Russian-speaking countries, "just because something cool happens daily on one-sixth of the Earth's surface." The site recently featured some photos of strange Soviet buildings , including the "Friendship"...

I have never been to Panama. I've never even been through a canal. Even so, this YouTube video of a boat's journey through the Panama Canal is quite entertaining. Perhaps it is the time lapse which I am such a fan of -- or maybe the fancy music -- but there's something hypnotic about watching...