Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists... just a little
From the top of the huge sand dune the “Dancing Ladies” didn't look that big. The two sandstone towers, whipped and striated by the wind over centuries into fantastical shapes, rose from the valley floor in front of us, but our lofty perch made them look modest. As our guides drove the Toyota Land Cruisers carefully down the dune, we waded after them, descending into a forest of sandstone.

Get Your Hands Dirty At Grammy Museum
The $34 million Grammy Museum is more than just a glorified Hard Rock Cafe-style collection of music memorabilia.
Veneto: the complete guide
From the February issue of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

Six of the ideal romantic city breaks
From The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, February 2008

Wreck?n?roll is over at Iron Maiden's new hotel
FOR half a century rock?n?roll and hotels have been uneasy bedfellows. Stars have thrown televisions from windows or ridden motorbikes up the corridors. The hard-pressed staff have been left to clean up and stick it on the bill.

A picture (of Michigan) is worth a thousand words . . .
Posted at 8 a.m. CDT. . . or five thousand bucks. Shutterbugs, listen up: The Pure Michigan Photo Contest is accepting summer picgraphy submissions through Sept. 29. Up to five images of the Great Lake say can be loaded each...
Britain's 10 most outrageous hotel rooms
AFTER years of minimalism and tidying away the mess of domestic life, hotel design now seems to have gone to the other extreme. Yes, you can have velour trimmings inside and a credit crunch outside - and not every extravagant design comes with a bill to match. But what's it like to sleep in?

Ephesus: divine inspiration in Greece
This is a world of shiftings and disappearances. Nothing is fixed or easy. Not even the landscape itself is stable.

Bill Bailey is in heaven on Java
Comedian Bill Bailey is in no doubt: if he could live in Java, he would.

The search for the ideal A380
Yesterday, the first Qantas A380 superjumbo took off from Heathrow, bound for Sydney. There are now three airlines flying these monster planes from London to Australia ? Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qantas ? but each is flying different routes and each is offering completely different on-board amenities, services and fares.

The search for the best A380
Yesterday, the first Qantas A380 superjumbo took off from Heathrow, bound for Sydney. There are now three airlines flying these monster planes from London to Australia ? Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qantas ? but each is flying different routes and each is offering completely different on-board amenities, services and fares.

The 50 hottest travel tips for 2009
There may be a cold wind blowing through the travel industry this year, but it isn?t deterring some ? hoteliers around the world are still intent on securing your time and your money.

New Orleans Kicks Off Carnival
Roll out the king cakes, plastic beads and Mardi Gras masks. Carnival season has begun in New Orleans.
The 50 hottest travel tips for 2009
There may be a cold wind blowing through the travel industry this year, but it isn?t deterring some ? hoteliers around the world are still intent on securing your time and your money.

New Orleans Kicks Off Carnival
Roll out the king cakes, plastic beads and Mardi Gras masks. Carnival season has begun in New Orleans.
Barging around England with the kids
BARGE holidays are rather like childbirth. In that nobody will ever tell you how painful they are. They hurt. They really hurt. A lot.

Big Apple Seeking Vegas' Nuptials Crown
It's giving Sin City a run for its tourist dollars in a bid to overtake it as the world's weddings capital.
The best compact cameras for 2009
The digital revolution continues to march on.

Mexico's man of mystery
From The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, January 2008

10 cosy winter places to stay in Britain
Winter stretches for miles ahead, promising louring drizzle, flinty skies and round-the-clock Celebrity Big Brother. Which means it?s time for a spot of hibernation.

Steals Of Travel Deals For '09

Steals Of Travel Deals For '09
The "Saturday Bargainista" and a travel wiz pointed Early Show Saturday Edition viewers in the direction of deep discounts. It seems the troubled economy has at least that one silver lining.

100 summer holidays for 2009
There?s a new puritanism in the air, and it goes something like this: ?A holiday? A HOLIDAY?? We?re all bankrupt, for heaven?s sake. Stay home instead, eating gruel and making clothes out of nettles.?

Beach and lobsters in Ile de Re

History Attractions Prep For Inaugural
With Barack Obama moving into the White House and the ongoing celebration of Abraham Lincoln's life, the nation's capital and its many tourism sites have been thrust into the spotlight.
A picture (of Michigan) is worth a thousand words . . .
Posted at 8 a.m. CDT. . . or five thousand bucks. Shutterbugs, listen up: The Pure Michigan Photo Contest is accepting summer photography submissions through Sept. 29. Up to five images of the Great Lake state can be loaded each...
Beach and lobsters in Ile de Re
THE Ile de Ré on the French Atlantic coast is renowned for its micro-climate and adored by chi-chi Parisians. The locals will tell you the weather is balmy and benign, but I have been there three times; each time it has rained. I complained to the man in the tabac.