Founded in 1872, America's first national park is still wild and untamed at heart, offering a palette of unique and striking landscapes.

The US Park Service offers a range of inexpensive passes that provide unlimited access to American's national natural treasure houses.  All even offer a chance to stamp your passport.

The three miles long and half a mile wide, this tiny private island in the British Grenadines is the essence of understated Caribbean elegance.

For travelers in foreign places, more disconcerting than exotic entrees ordered inadvertently is the case of dysentery served on the side.

Automatic Teller Machines are the currency source of choice for people on the go, both in the US and overseas, but smart travelers know it's always wise to have other cash resources as a back-up.

Too often Africa is mis-perceived as a single, vaguely ominous entity.  The reality is that the continent is vast and varied, with more than 50 countries and hundreds of distinct cultures.

As life's pace quickens and the demands of daily schedules get too hectic, a new kind of leisure travel has emerged.  Call them fast-forward getaways.