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Olympic Send-off: Tips to Save Money in London After the Games
By Mommy Points After an overnight flight from the US, we arrived in London to experience the magic of the Olympic Games. Having been to the 1996 Atlanta Games, I think I was mentally prepared for a semi-repeat of that experience. I was just a …
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This Week in Travel, Week of Aug. 4-10, 2012
Photograph by Ian Shive / Aurora Photos As always, we’re bringing you our favorite travel posts from the blogosphere this past week. Learn an alternative way to save money while traveling the world, where the most remote places exist and how you can find the …
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Herd in Iceland: A Guest Post from the Filmmakers
Photo Courtesy of Lindsay Blatt / Herd In Iceland We asked filmmakers Lindsay Blatt and Paul Taggert to share their experience filming their documentary Herd In Iceland. They told us all about the traditions of the herders they encountered, the beauty of the countryside and the …
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This Week in Travel, Week of July 27–Aug 3, 2012
Here at Travel Channel, we like tips — tips on how to pack, how to get a deal, where to go … you name it. The world is a pretty big place and it’s pretty difficult to know where and how to get everywhere. But …
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David Beckham’s London
David Beckham’s surprise (and very bad-ass) appearance in Friday’s torch-lighting ceremony still has us ogling over photos of Britain’s most famous athlete and watching this awesome video over, and over (and over) again … along with 3 million other people:
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Don’t Miss Out: Las Vegas & Miami Sweepstakes
Tomorrow is the last day to enter to win trips to Miami and Las Vegas! Enter here to soak up the Miami sun, or enter here for the chance to get a little bit crazy in Vegas. “But what would I do if I won?” …
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Olympic Sports You Didn’t Know Existed
Surely, your eyes have been glued to the constant Olympics coverage. We can’t get enough of London either. But give it a week, and you’ll probably be tired of swimming and gymnastics. Well, we don’t blame you — that’s why we’ve done some research on …
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This Week in Travel, Week of July 21-27, 2012
Travel the blogosphere with us as we bring you our favorite travel blog posts from this past week. We saw that there’s a lot more to London than the Olympics and we learned what a glacial erratic is. Read all about these tidbits and more: …
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Explore Space Here on Earth
Space is one of those destinations that will always fascinate, regardless of whether we’ll ever be able to go or not. (If you happen to have $200K lying around, then start planning your trip now!) But you can explore the history of space travel here …
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Hotel Fake-Outs: Don’t Be Fooled!
When you’re going out of town, it’s hard to know just what you’re getting yourself into, hotel-wise. The hotel website doesn’t always help, either. Marketing photos can make any hotel look like the Taj Mahal, so the smart traveler needs to remain wary of promises …








