The Timeless Appeal of Puerto Vallarta
I first traveled to the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta because of a decades-old, black-and-white movie. On a frigid winter night, as I was flipping channels in my Manhattan…
Skip the Beach: 5 Cities Where Adults and Kids Can Enjoy Spring Break
My husband and I are avid urban travelers, and that didn’t change when we had children. We still enjoy encountering a city’s delights, though now we rely more advance planning,…
In Europe, New Trains and a Streamlined Booking App
European passenger rail travel continues to expand, with a flurry of new routes opening and competition heating up on key routes, including on the rail line that runs below the…
Venice in Winter, With a Poet as Our Guide
By 2 a.m. we were happily lost again. Dimly illuminated arches and doorways reflected off the green canal waters. My daughter, Vivian, 16, and I were on a lion hunt…
Health Tips for International Travel: What to Know About Insurance and Medicine
Exploring a new country can be exhilarating, but that excitement comes with risks. Most of the nearly 100 million Americans who traveled abroad in 2023 didn’t deal with anything more…
Skiing Palisades Tahoe, California’s ‘Big, Powdery Playground’
The Palisades Tahoe ski resort has a lot going for it: an idyllic location seven miles from Lake Tahoe’s western shore, a peak elevation of 9,050 feet with 2,850 feet…