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Trip Review of the Month: Captivating Costa Rica

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:45:56 +0000

Each month, we’ll highlight one new trip review submitted by an IndependentTraveler.com reader. If your review is featured, you’ll win an IndependentTraveler.com logo item!

In this month’s featured review, reader Diana Ziemniak writes about her first trip to Keep reading!

Beyond the Boring Guided Tour

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:03:04 +0000

Amsterdam has a lot going for it — like the Anne Frank House, boat rides along its storied canals, the Van Gogh Museum and cycling amongst the tulips (or green fields in less glamorous seasons than spring).

Visiting these places… Keep reading!

Beware Airline Employees with Steel Chairs

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:38:31 +0000

Next time you’re in Beijing, don’t ask anyone behind the China Eastern Airlines desk which gate your flight is leaving from. They might just strike out at you for being so impertinent!

At least that’s what happened back in… Keep reading!

Monday Inspiration: Tam Coc, Vietnam

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:23:14 +0000

Suffering from the Monday doldrums? For everyone out there facing the beginning of another work week, here’s a little jolt of wanderlust to brighten up your morning. Each Monday, we offer a photo of a spectacular place to spark ideas… Keep reading!

A Friday Travel Puzzle

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:23 +0000

Here’s something fun to kick off your weekend. It’s a travel-themed picture puzzle. You just have to tie the photos together to make words. For example, a photo of an eye, combined with a photo of a full glass of… Keep reading!

Airplane Etiquette Infractions: What Would You Do?

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:12:15 +0000

You’re stuck on a plane sitting in between two people hogging both armrests, one of whom hasn’t stopped trying to talk to you the entire flight; what do you do? Do you ignore it? Say something? Passively fight back?

… Keep reading!

Tennis Star Rafael Nadal Serves Up Travel Experiences

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:53:45 +0000

Rafael Nadal is a traveler after my own heart. After more than a decade of crisscrossing the globe to play in one tournament or another, the pro tennis player from Spain has learned a few things about travel.

In… Keep reading!

Monday Inspiration: Ukok Plateau, Russia

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:34:34 +0000

A Friday Travel Puzzle

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:44:14 +0000

Air Travel Gripes: Then and Now

IndependentTraveler.com Staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:31:55 +0000

As is the case with most things, air travel has come a long way. Gone are the days of breezing into an airport 30 minutes before your flight leaves and visiting the captain in the cockpit before taking your seat.… Keep reading!