Although we plan and save and daydream about traveling for months on end, I'm wondering if you could share what are the immediate causes, if any, that precipitate your decision to travel. You could call it the Travel Eureka Moment -- that instant when you decide that it's time for a trip. Here are a...

Some of the travel world's harshest criticism is reserved for those who impose the norms and expectations of one place onto another. It can be as simple as dressing a certain way, demanding speedy service, or expecting a certain language. It can be as heavy as trying to impose a style of government, farming or...