How to Volunteer at New Orleans’ Tennessee Williams Literary Fest
The five-day Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival kicks off March 25th in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The annual festival features talks with award winning writers, live theater, film screenings, walking tours of Williams’ old…
How to Make the Most of a Layover
Layovers are often thought of as an inconvenience or annoyance, but we believe every step of traveling has something positive to offer. Time permitting, there are several ways a layover can actually be…
Top Ten Gay Geek Conventions
Adventure awaits! There’s never been a more fertile time for queer nerd culture, with conventions calling to the LGBTQ community from coast-to-coast. You have your choice of queer-focused conventions or mainstream cons that…
Warm-Weather Cities with Fantastic Museums
Oh baby, it’s cold outside! If the harsh winds of January are biting at your cheeks and numbing your toes, travelers may wish to escape the chillier parts of the country for someplace…
Learn From Our Mistakes: Five Tips for SXSW
As SXSW newbies, saying that we learned a lot last year is an understatement. Mostly, we learned how to do things differently when we return to Austin this year. So, sharing this knowledge, here…
The Secret to Using All of Your Vacation Days This Year (And How)
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in January 2019 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. National Plan for Vacation Day is coming (January 28, 2020)! Never heard of it? That’s ok….
Army And Navy Prepare For Battle In Philly
The weather has gotten cooler, and college football is going strong. Here’s the scoop on just one of the country’s best rivalries to help your sports travel planning. Rivalry Match-Up United States Military…
National AIDS Memorial Welcomes First Panels of the AIDS Quilt Home to San Francisco
This World AIDS Day, more than 1,500 people are expected to gather in the heart of the National AIDS Memorial to welcome home the first group of panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt…
Hurricane Dorian: Airline, Train and Bus Travel Updates
Hurricane Dorian is currently approaching the east coast anywhere between Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. It is expected to make landfall early Tuesday morning as a category 4 hurricane. Regardless of its strength…
Meditation Vacation
Meditation is the art of focusing your attention in one area. Sometimes our worries and concerns build at such a rate that it feels impossible to turn them off, but active meditation practice…