It's easy to understand why Austria's Hapsburg monarchs so loved summer. It allowed them to escape to their "modest" retreat on the edge of the Vienna Woods. www.schoenbrunn.at

For centuries, the monarchs of the Austrian Empire were entombed in gilded sepulchers around its capital, Vienna. Often, their body parts wound up in three separate places, which today make for fascinating, albeit macabre, visits.

Great strides have been made in the cities of Germany's eastern half in the nearly 27 years since reunification. No place is that more evident than in Leipzig.

Most places around the planet, prices can be negotiated. One trick is to know when to haggle and when you have a good deal, one that is both fair and respectful of local sellers. We offer several tips.

Though electronic maps can be handy, the printed maps from the US Geological Survey are still a more liable way of finding your way around the wilderness.

The world's largest island, Greenland is a unique place with some special charms, not all of which are icy.

Flowing north out of the mountains of SE Arizona, this waterway is a 140-mile-long oasis.

If you have the time but lack the wheels, a cross-country drive-away may be just right for you.

Air rage happens, as modern travel jams complete strangers into tight unfamiliar places often under stressful circumstances. That makes observing simple rules of travel etiquette more important than ever.

In some 20 countries around the world, especially those that were once part of the British Empire, drivers stick to the left side of the road. Apart from the obvious ones, this raises numerous issues for unfamiliar drivers, especially if they are jet-lagged.