Travelocity has a nifty application that allows you to set your departure city and maximum fare per traveler, and the tool magically spits out where you can fly for said amount. So if you're ready to travel, but not too concerned about the destination, fire up Dream Maps and see where the $700 you earned...

Curious about how your budget flight from Paris to Berlin affects the atmosphere? Climate Care , an organization from the United Kingdom "was set up to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere." A tool on their website allows you to enter in your current location and destination to calculate the total...

Determining what to pack is always an important consideration for travelers, regardless of destination or length of stay. In terms of a long-term vagabonding stint, Rolf stresses the importance of carrying a small, sturdy backpack containing “as little as possible," which might include "basic clothes, basic toiletries and medicines, a guidebook or two, good shoes...

Mark Rosenfelder, founder of language-cum-variety website Zompist.com , has been fascinated with phrasebooks his entire life. “Phrasebooks offer the seductive illusion of mastering a language at little cost-- flip the pages and handle any situation, from booking a room to going on a date to setting a broken leg.” More importantly, however, he has been...