Mammoth cruise ships can be difficult to get around, even in the best of circumstances. In the worst -- which is how one might describe the situation aboard the listing Costa Concordia -- they are near impossible.
Whether you want to leap from a helicopter onto the icy slopes below or cycle through the Italian countryside, adventure travel is filled with niche experiences for any personality. But finding one that suits your budget, fitness level, expectations and safety needs can feel overwhelming.
CNN's Alison Kosik offers tips to make an adventure out of your next vacation.
Word on the cobblestone street is Istria is the "new Tuscany." I disagree. The landscape of this northern part of Croatia is less cultivated. It's less wealthy. And, last I checked, the Renaissance didn't happen here. Plus, "Istria" is still a little-known proper noun and "Tuscany" has moved into adjective territory.
Helen and Armando Rendón recently visited Tuscany, Italy, for the first time. Residents of northern California, the couple took part in the June 29 candlelight procession honoring massacre victims at San Pancrazio.
The strategy: Change your relationship to the stuff you buy.
They're heading to Tuscany after a Christmas in Cincinnati - and Lachey says anything's possible
At first glance, San Gimignano, Italy, looks much as it must have more than 700 years ago, thanks to amazingly preserved medieval architecture and fortified walls.
A ubiquitous Olive Garden TV commercial shows a picturesque cooking school in Italy as a voice croons words like "artisanal" and "fonduta" and smiling chefs in starched whites coats taste tomato sauce straight from a simmering pot and kiss their fingertips with glee.
Many authors can move readers with their words, but Frances Mayes has the power to actually make readers move.
This is the first child for Joseph Fiennes and his model wife Maria Dolores Dieguez
Recently when I was in Tuscany, a region fiercely proud of its beef, I sunk my teeth into a carnivore's dream come true. In a stony cellar, under one long, tough vault, I joined a local crowd for dinner.
When the dollar sank to a record low against the euro last July, many Americans decided that a trip to Europe would have to wait for another time. That time may have arrived.
Founded by Caesar, this cradle of the Renaissance nestles in the craggy hills of the Arno valley; its white houses with their orange roofs gleam in the hot sun.
Breakfast with coffee and a pastry in the sunshine in one of Florence's many squares -- we like to people-watch at Cavalli's Giacosa (Via della Spada, 10) or Caffè Rivoire (Piazza della Signoria).
Italian paramilitary police carried out massive arrests Tuesday against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, "decapitating" the organization's leadership structure, the head of the city's carabinieri said.
Here's to your amazing new wine collection and your newfound ability to talk to anyone, anytime, about anything -- pandas, cigars or mashed potatoes! From starting a Web site to starting a new job, our experts tell you how to reignite your life, your passion and your mojo.
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In Style Magazine' Katrina Szish has great travel tips on where to go for a girls weekend.
Check out these seven truly amazing destinations and plan the best place for your great escape.
If 2007 was an important and memorable year for the U.S. national team -- hired a new coach, Benny Feilhaber's miracle volley in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final, the Copa América (mis)adventure -- then '08 is shaping up to be the complete opposite: 12 months of pick-up games in the backyard.
A 77-year-old man is being held by police in Italy after killing his elderly wife, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, in her hospital bed, police have told CNN.
CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva speaks with Time Magazine's Jeff Israely about the riots in Rome, Italy.
After racing bicycles professionally for two years and realizing that I was no Lance Armstrong, I found another way to make a living on a bike. I had spent 20 years organizing bike treks with friends through the Alps, the hills of Tuscany and the countryside of Provence. Noticing a growing appetite for such trips, I founded Destination Cycling (destinationcycling.com) in 2002. I now run tours on my bike 70 days a year.
Patricia Pasechnick was sailing to some of the most romantic ports in Europe, but she'd left her husband home in New Jersey. Instead, she was sharing Rome, Tuscany and the French Riviera with her mother-in-law and 13-year-old daughter.
Croatia's Istrian Peninsula, in the northwest corner of the country, is an inviting mix of pungent truffles, Roman ruins, striking hill towns and pastel coastal villages, with a breezy Italian culture (left over from centuries of Venetian rule).
I've been on my share of vacations with friends and extended family and survived the most common pitfalls - like people running up the group tab at dinner with expensive wines, planned activities that I wanted no part of and living arrangements that afforded too little privacy.
I've been on my share of vacations with friends and extended family and survived the most common pitfalls—like people running up the group tab at dinner with expensive wines, planned activities that I wanted no part of and living arrangements that afforded too little privacy. The topper for me was the time a vacation mate I didn't know well but had invited as part of a large group got nailed cheating in a card game with my better friends. I was stuck between their cold shoulders and my misbegotten guest for the rest of week.
Whether you're looking for mud baths or bike routes, a castle or just a good meal, Travel + Leisure steers you in the right direction on this easy drive from San Francisco to Calistoga, California.
After racing bicycles professionally for two years and realizing that I was no Lance Armstrong, I found another way to make a living on a bike. I had spent 20 years organizing bike treks with frien...
IT'S MASTERS SUNDAY. ARNIE'S SIPPING A COCKTAIL ON THE VERANDA, Tiger's in the lead and Phil's mounting a comeback, and you are...well, you are at home. At home having the time of your life, that is! Why? Because you've invited your buddies over and followed this plan to turn your Masters-viewing room into the Green Party. Here's how you did it.
Americans have never taken much to living abroad, at least not to the same degree the British have. Some 5.5 million Brits, about 10 percent of that nation's total population, now live as expatriates, with 200,000 more every year.
For the Polito family, boutique hotels are a way of life, or uno stile di vita.
Remember when you were a kid on vacation and your mom dragged you from the beach to take you to some dry-as-dust museum for a "wonderful educational experience?"
Fortune: My summer vacationupdated: Mon Jul 10 2006 00:01:00
Having recently explored the options available to the busy executive for summer relaxation, I was at a loss, I don't mind telling you.
Money Magazine: Italy on the cheapupdated: Mon Apr 17 2006 10:12:00
Vacationing in Italy this past winter was in high demand thanks to the Olympics in Turin. But now that the games are over and before the summer crowds descend, bargains abound.
The ornate bell tower's dramatic flaw made it an engineering calamity, then a curiosity, and ultimately, an icon.
Ever dream about buying a little place in the rolling hills of Ireland? Perhaps you're drawn to living in Tuscany or wandering the snaggleways of London.
"I'm going to Tuscany with childhood girlfriends for our 50th birthdays." --Ethie (and George) Radanovich, Mariposa, Calif.
Money Magazine: A Slice of Paradiseupdated: Mon Dec 12 2005 16:38:00
taker to keep an eye on things when you're not there, but that requires hiring a local caretaker, which isn't easy. And if something does go wrong, such as a burst pipe, it's now your problem to find le plombier in Paris--even if it's 4 a.m. and you're in bed--in Chicago. Even if you're not so far away, having paid for your getaway, you're now obligated to spend every vacation there. Time-shares used to be one option, if you wanted a week in Myrtle Beach, but there's now a new way to own your dream: fractional-ownership plans and destination clubs. Both give you the space and seclusion of a private home without the responsibilities of actually owning one. Maintenance and upkeep are taken care of by the management company. All you have to do is show up. Read on to find out how, in some cases, the sweetest home can be someone else's. ...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - For Christmas this year, throw your husband from a plane.
CNNMoney: Extreme ski servicesupdated: Fri Nov 04 2005 07:11:00
You've heard of extreme skiing, but how about extreme ski resorts?
Money Magazine: A Slice of Paradiseupdated: Tue Nov 01 2005 00:01:00
You've always dreamed of owning an apartment in Paris or a house in Aspen. Then reality sets in: Taking care of a home that's thousands of miles away is no small thing. You could hire a local caret...
Not long ago a wedding was a modest affair: a little lace and a bit of the bubbly were all it took to launch a couple on the sea of matrimony.
Not long ago a wedding was a modest affair: a little lace and a bit of the bubbly were all it took to launch a couple on the sea of matrimony. These days it calls for much more pomp and ceremony. H...
When you arrive at La Selva, Riccardo will come down the road to greet you.
There's a saying in Italian, dolce far niente, which means it is "sweet to do nothing."
It's autumn in Italy, when even soccer fans become preoccupied with something more important: food.
CNNMoney: Europe for rentupdated: Mon Oct 04 2004 12:43:00
More Americans are discovering that a better and cheaper way to savor Europe is to actually live it: shopping, eating and sleeping just like the natives, in a rented vacation home.
Among the palazzi, towers and churches that grace the postcard views of Siena is another less touristed treasure. It is a shop called Morbidi, purveyors of the staples of Italian cooking since 1925...
California's Olive Oil is about where its wine was 20 years ago: A few small producers are making great products, yet many consumers still think the best stuff comes from Europe. The U.S. imports a...
The Web has made browsing for villas a cakewalk. Dozens of specialists post listings for thousands of properties, from simple country homes ($500 per week) to no-expense-spared estates ($325,000 pe...
Corporate earnings are up. All right, they're not up. But they're not down. All right, they're down a little, but not as down as we thought they would be. For that reason, the market is all ebullie...
My Italian hosts, at least as susceptible to car lust as any other full-blooded Europeans, had parked my borrowed Mercedes-Benz E55 right by the hotel's front door. So much for my theory that the s...
Patient presents as an otherwise normal, healthy male in the prime of mid-life, adequately dressed and groomed, although by no means prepossessing. Individual came in complaining of a variety of ai...
Time was, vacations were an escape from the kitchen stove. But a growing travel trend -- so-called culinary getaways -- finds more people trotting the globe in search of special cooking programs of...
Here is an alphabetical list of some reputable rental agents:
Unlike most of us, who merely fantasize about traveling to distant places, Sally and Bob Bloomgarden actually get up and go. Bali, Cozumel, Morocco, New Guinea -- the couple's itinerary in recent y...
Fortune: PEDAL PEDDLERupdated: Mon Jul 03 1989 00:01:00
What to do for summer vacation? Raymond Benton, founder of the biggest U.S. bicycle tour operator, has an alternative to that oh-so-typical fortnight at Martha's Vineyard. His company, Travent Ltd....
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