A Broad Abroad
- NewsPaula Froelich
How to Have the Perfect Weekend in Sydney, Australia
Australia, with its white sand beaches, Blue Mountains and laid back atmosphere is at the top of many Americans’ bucket list - and the entry point for most is Sydney. Watch this video for the best way to utilize your weekend in Sydney.
- NewsPaula Froelich
A Dark Chapter in Paradise: The Leper Colony of Molokai, Hawaii
The island of Molokai is an unspoiled paradise — the last Hawaiian island that has held out against cruise ships and mass tourism — but for 100 years to more than 8,000 people, it was a prison. On the north shore of the island is a secluded peninsula surrounded by high sea cliffs on three sides and an impassable coastline on the fourth. It was on this spot in Molokai in 1866 that King Kamehameha V created Kalaupapa. Related: Molokai, the Last Truly Unspoiled Island in Hawaii It may look like
- NewsPaula Froelich
The Magic of the Monarch Butterfly Migration
Once a year for four months, the pine and oak forests of the UNESCO-protected Biosphere Reserve, high up in the Transatlantic Volcanic Belt outside of Mexico City, come alive. Starting in early November, on the Day of the Dead, millions of monarch butterflies arrive after their 3,000-mile journey from eastern Canada and the United States to mate … creating one of the most majestic natural wonders in the world. The butterflies cluster together to keep warm — but when the sun comes out, they set f
- NewsPaula Froelich
The Perfect Weekend Getaway to Mexico City, 2016′s Hot Spot
James Bond loves it, Formula 1 loves it, and it just got the coveted No. 1 spot on the New York Times’s “52 Places to Go in 2016” list — it’s official: Mexico City is hot right now. With 150 museums (many of them either free or costing just a few dollars) and four UNESCO sites, Mexico City is a historical culture lover’s dream. Becca Hensley, a travel writer whose family is from Mexico City, spent many summers in the Coyoacán neighborhood, near where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived.
- NewsPaula Froelich
Planes, Trains, and Mules? The Top 10 Ways to Travel the World
When you travel, sometimes you have to rely on some interesting means of transportation to get from Point A to Point B… some are cleaner than others and some are downright terrifying. This last year has been particularly amazing for me in terms of modes of transportation.
- NewsPaula Froelich
No Lines, No Wait, No Worries: Inside United Airlines’ Ultra- Exclusive 4 Million Mile Club
Ever wonder why you never see any celebrities, politicians or mega-businessmen at the airport? It’s not because they fly private; that’s just not cost-effective. If they fly United, it’s because they are members of the ultimate elite flying club: United Global Services.
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WATCH: Surfing With the 76-Year-Old Legend of Waikiki Beach
Everyone on Waikiki Beach knows “Uncle” Billy Pa. At 76, he’s been surfing the shores in front of the Royal Hawaiian hotel for decades and was part of the original Beach Boys (not the band!) — the group of local surfers who brought the sport to the rest of the world.
