In a slap in the face to the recent grad demographic, San Francisco’s Planning Commission announced a few months ago that it will try to force local pizza places to close before the post-party crowd rolls in

New York still draws the biggest crowds on New Year’s Eve—and it's a great party if you don't mind getting frostbite and holding your bladder for hours on end. Here are ten alternatives to an East Coast New Year’s in the Big Apple:

Laos, a landlocked country in budget-friendly Southeast Asia, boasts one of the best—and cheapest—trails in the region. Basic room and board (low-end guesthouses and three restaurant meals) costs $5 to $10 a day, traveling with friends will cut the price of a hotel room in half, and eating

Whether you just moved to New York City or have been living there for a long time, there’s a seemingly unlimited number of places to explore. Of course there’s the cliché hit list: the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc. But then there’s the city’s less-visited B squad

Many India-bound travelers make a beeline for Rajasthan in the northeast, where fairy tale castles rise out of the desert like mirages and women in flame-colored saris balance pyramids of water pots atop their veiled heads. Romance and chivalry are still alive in this “land of kings,” a place of holy lakes and

While long weekends are supposed to be one of the small joys of working life, they also have “logistical nightmare” written all over them. If you’re like me, it’s tempting to settle for the personal challenge of watching seasons 1-4 of Scrubs in four days. And while I hate to diminish such an admirable commitment

Beer: The Building Block of Life

I’ve always been pretty intrigued by beer and soda bottle design. Often, I’ll order a Red Stripe just because the container feels like a small grenade in my hand, or I’ll choose a Virgin Cola over a Coke if I can get one of those

From hipsters to history buffs to hippies in the buff, San Francisco’s got something for everyone. Best of all, plenty of fun can be had without breaking the bank.

If you want to

In a My Super Sweet Sixteen-worthy move, Germany’s King Ludwig I decided to kick off his first year of marriage with a raucous royal horse race. Little did he know that his penchant for romance—because what girl wouldn’t want her love celebrated with all of drunken

Between Thanksgiving, fall foliage getaways, and rivalry week in college football, November is often a busy travel month for recent grads. This means that every weekend, a vast array of logistical nightmares are playing out in the major transportation hubs of the country. One way to avoid such a nightmare is