Sep 9
Unrest threatens Thailand’s tourist industry
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Sep 9
Costa Rica turns it on for the kids
Beautiful Costa Rica has plenty to keep the kids busy including white-water rafting, horseback riding through rain forest and watching sea turtles.
Sep 9
Beijing’s past faces its future
The rapid modernization of the Chinese capital has left pockets of Old Beijing struggling to survive, reports CNN’s Elizabeth Yuan
Sep 9
Slow Travel
This site "is an online community and a resource for finding vacation rentals" for travelers who stay in apartments or houses that are rented by the week. "This makes for a different, slower, type of vacation." Features message boards with review of hotels, restaurants, and related destinations. Most of the material posted is about Europe and North America, but the "Rest of the World" section is growing. Also includes photos.
Sep 9
Travel-Library.com
Maintains specific information on destinations around the world, as well as general travel tips. Includes personal travelogues, trip reports, and worldwide tourist information.
Sep 9
Travel Medicine
A collection of articles about health and travel. Topics include malaria, swimming, cholera, air travel, insects, and more. From the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Sep 9
Travel with Kids
This site “focuses on the how and where of travel with children.” Subjects are arranged by locale, type of lodging, mode of transportation, age, and activity. Feature articles include tips for traveling with babies, kid-friendly hotels, and lots of money-saving ideas for traveling both in the U.S. and abroad. An About.com site.
Sep 9
Tiny Travelers
"Everything You Wanted To Know About Travel With Infants," including health and safety information, child-friendly destinations, tips for traveling in the U.S. and abroad, and equipment suggestions to make travel easier. Site is affiliated with Family Travel Forum (FTF) . Access to some articles requires paid FTF membership.