International Travel

When travelers go away on vacation, it is very common that they come home with a souvenir to remind them of the trip they just returned from. Most of the time, these small personal gifts are useless. They break, lose value, or simply become boring but, ironically, no one has the heart to throw them [...]

Traveling to Italy? Don’t get hoodwinked by the modern currency scam. A few sneaky merchants are giving tourists change with a coin that carries no value. From Rick Steve’s Travel:

The old 500 lira coin (worth about $.25 before the Euro made it worthless in 2001) is the same size and design (silver [...]

December is approaching and as most people are starting to unravel their winter coats from of the depths of their closets, others are choosing to escape the frigid weather and head to a more tropical environment.
Getting to Maui is a five and half hour flight from California or a six and a [...]

Proper etiquette in Japan is dramatically different from what is considered to be etiquette around the rest of the world. If you are planning to visit Japan in the near future, either for business or leisure, below are a few reminders and tips to make you more familiar with Japanese etiquette so that you don’t [...]

If you are planning on a ski trip to Europe soon, France might be the place for you. The food is magnificent, the weather is beautiful and the slopes are exhilarating. To help give you a better idea, below is an interactive map of Serre Chevailer, a ski resort in France.