China Proposes Evaluating Restaurant Food Safety With Smiley Faces

In China, vinegar, pork and milk have all been hit with contaminated food scares recently. To combat unsafe food in restaurants and delis, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has proposed posting cartoon faces — a happy face, stern face or sad face — on restaurants based on how well the establishments do on safety inspections,…

Quebec City

Québec City Travel Guide Québec City’s alluring setting atop Cape Diamond (Cap Diamant) speaks to travelers of high adventure, military history, and exploration. This French-speaking capital city is the only walled city north of Mexico. Visitors come for the delicious and inventive cuisine, the remarkable historical continuity, and to share in the seasonal exuberance of…

Domino’s Pizza Plans Restaurant On The Moon

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…that’s amore.

Or it could be astronauts eating Domino’s Pizza in space.

The public relations department at Domino’s Pizza  that the pizza corporation’s Japanese arm has proposed a far-fetched plan to build a restaurant on the moon.

If it turns out being anything more than a publicity stunt, the lunar restaurant…

Sketchy Schemes Tourists Should Avoid

No matter how smart you are at home, you can be an easy mark for small-time scammers when traveling. Here are a few of the common tourist rip-offs we’ve encountered on our travels, along with some tips on how to avoid canny connivers. Share your experiences and tips in the comments below.

Masters of Distraction

Look (Very) Alive: Pickpockets…

Havana

Havana Travel Guide In this historic seaport, long known as the Key to the New World, classic American cars clatter along streets lined with Spanish architecture and pulsating with African and Caribbean rhythms. Old Havana’s baroque facades, massive-columned palaces, and lush patios whisper tales of Cuba’s colonial past. Everywhere, Spanish, African, Caribbean, and American flavors boil in a dynamic and…

Budapest

Budapest Travel Guide Budapest offers breathtaking Old World grandeur and thriving cultural life. Situated on both banks of the Danube River, the city unites the colorful hills of Buda and the wide, businesslike boulevards of Pest. Much of the charm of a visit to Budapest lies in unexpected glimpses into shadowy courtyards and in long vistas down sunlit cobbled streets….

The Best of Disney World Dining

The parks might be at the heart of a Walt Disney World vacation, but a trip to the Florida resort can be as much about the dining experience as the rides. There are countless restaurants across the property varying widely in price, cuisine and ambiance. Options run the gamut from quick-service carts slinging popcorn and jumbo turkey legs…

How to Get Better Restaurant Food Prices

The prices at some restaurants are outside many people’s price range. Fortunately, there are ways you can get better deals when you eat out. Most restaurants offer promotions you can take advantage of so you can get better prices. It helps to understand the different rewards programs that are offered and take advantage of loyalty…

Bilbao and the Basque Country

Northern Spain is a misty land of green hills, low russet rooflines, and colorful fishing villages; it’s also home to the formerly industrial city of Bilbao, reborn as a center of art and architecture. The semiautonomous Basque Country, with its steady drizzle (onomatopoetically called the siri-miri), damp verdant landscape, and rugged coastline, is a distinct…

Brittany

Brittany Travel Guide Wherever you wander in Brittany—along jagged coastal cliffs, through cobbled seaport streets, into burnished-oak cider pubs—you’ll hear the primal pulse of Celtic music. Made up of bagpipes, drums, and the thin, haunting filigree of a tin-whistle tune, these folkloric notes tell you that you are in the land of the Bretons, where Celtic bloodlines run deep…

Saba

Saba Travel Guide One of the Netherlands Antilles, tropical Saba (pronounced say-ba) explodes out of the Caribbean Sea. Though just south of St. Maarten (if you’ve seen the original King Kong, you’ll recognize its majestic silhouette from the beginning of the film), the island couldn’t be more different. Whereas St. Maarten is all beaches, gambling, and duty-free shopping, Saba is…