Sustainable/Responsible Travel

44 members Latest Activity: Nov 7, 2021

As more of us focus on giving back, minimizing social/environmental harm, & increasing world understanding, responsible/ethical tourism is…

Dubai/Abu Dhabi/United Arab Emirates

61 members Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021

Yes, that Dubai, with all those Rolls-Royces, gilded malls, indoor ski area, seven-star hotels. Plus nearby, lower-key Abu Dhabi and Sharja. And…

Beach-Bumming

89 members Latest Activity: Aug 24, 2021

Vamos a la playa! The best beaches you've ever been to, from hopping to hideaway.

Greenland

28 members Latest Activity: Aug 26, 2021 Self-ruling though long associated with Denmark, the world's largest non-continental island is a chilly but fascinating North Atlantic land of…

Palau

17 members Latest Activity: Sep 23, 2021 A Pacific island group near the Philippines, with a Polynesian, Melanesian & Micronesian mix, Palau's among the world's top dive, snorkel,…

Home Exchanges

39 members Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2021 Here's a great way to stay cheap and like a local in many places around the world -- swapping apartments, houses, cottages, houseboats, cardboard…

Rome, the Eternal City

50 members Latest Activity: Feb 7, 2021

Anything and everything about Rome -- facts, history, stories, legends, curiosities, as well as dining, shopping, lodging & attractions -- for…

Architecture + Design

27 members Latest Activity: Aug 2, 2021 For some of us, part of the thrill of different shores is distinctive exteriors and interiors both cutting-edge and historic -- yes, build it, and…

Cambodia

49 members Latest Activity: Oct 17, 2021

The once great Indochinese kingdom that's home to glorious Angkor Wat & the proud Khmer civilization has seen a tourism boom in recent years,…

Falkland Islands

12 members Latest Activity: Oct 24, 2021 This British island cluster in the South Atlantic, controversially claimed by Argentina & recently back in the news due to oil exploration, attracts…

Kiribati

11 members Latest Activity: Aug 26, 2021 On these 33 mid-Pacific coral atolls scattered over thousands of miles/kilometers, including Tarawa & Christmas Island, the beaches, fishing, diving…

Travel Partners/Buddies

41 members Latest Activity: Aug 11, 2021

Looking for a travel buddy to hit the road with? Here's the place!

Poland

49 members Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021 Outside cosmopolitan Warsaw, Eastern Europe's largest country is well worth the trip for its atmospheric, historic cities like Cracow; Europe's…

Bahamas

47 members Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021 As a subtropical getaway, this sprawling archipelago includes some of the glitziest as well as the sleepiest offerings going. From Nassau, Freeport,…

Seychelles

20 members Latest Activity: Aug 30, 2021

This paradisiacal country of 115 islands and atolls (the largest and capital island being Mahé) out in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa…

Deals & Packages

111 members Latest Activity: Nov 23, 2021

Travelers, tour operators, and others clue us in on today's top bargains!

Maldives

38 members Latest Activity: Nov 9, 2021 This atoll of 1,200 isles spread over some 90,000 square kilometers of Indian Ocean is endangered long-term by sea-level rise, but for now is still a…

Ireland

93 members Latest Activity: Nov 26, 2021 From rockin' Dublin to the remote Aran Islands, the Ould Sod offers some top-notch and diverse travel experiences, from high luxe to high adventure.

Kuwait

12 members Latest Activity: Oct 1, 2021 More than just an oil-rich Arab emirate, beyond the glitz & shopping of Kuwait City, this 7,000 square miles (17,800 square kilometers) harbors…

Cook Islands

17 members Latest Activity: Oct 25, 2021

Scattered across 177,000 square miles (458,000 sq. kilometers) of the South Pacific, these 15 Maori isles, self-governing but…