Spectacular Holiday Markets Around the World

What to buy and eat at the best holiday markets in Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Spain, and other countries around the world.

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See What The Beatles' Abandoned Indian Ashram Looks Like Today

The long-abandoned retreat, which famously hosted the Fab Four in 1968, is now a rough tourist attraction in the jungle outside Rishikesh, India. If you can brave the ruins, it's a rock 'n' roll pilgrimage.

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See this Supercomputer Hidden Inside a Barcelona Church

This seriously powerful supercomputer sits in, of all places, an old church. Visit it in Barcelona. | Frommer's

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Purchase History: The Oldest Shops in Paris

Paris prides itself on its elegant boutiques dedicated to everything from high fashion to gastronomy. But only a handful of old-school shops have had real staying power. Travel back a century—or three—at these time capsules of retail.

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Let This Japanese Inn Livestream Your Stay and You’ll Only Pay $1 a Night

A Japanese inn is offering a room for $1 a night—as long as you let your entire stay be livestreamed on YouTube. | Frommer's

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How to Prepare to Visit Venice, Italy, During High Water Season

Here’s what to do if you want to keep the acqua alta—Venice’s high tide of November and December—from washing out your vacation.  

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Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2020

Here are the 20 best places around the world for you to visit on your first vacation of the new decade.

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Must-Try Foods in Oaxaca, Mexico

From hand-churned grasshopper ice cream to spicy stews that take days to prepare, here are just some of our favourite Oaxacan delicacies.

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The Frommer's Travel Gift Guide for Every Budget

Great gadgets, luggage, and gifts that make travel smarter, easier, and better.

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WWI Hospital Converted to Vacation Rental in English Countryside

In rural England, you can now stay in a former hospital where World War I soldiers convalesced over a century ago. | Frommer's

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Arthur Frommer: Let’s Hope the American Queen Paddlewheeler is Past Racist Messages

My Mississippi cruise on the American Queen several years ago was a propaganda effort to rewrite the Civil War. | Frommer's

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At Tokyo’s Weird New Poop Museum, Wipe Boredom Away

Tokyo's Poop Museum is an adorable Instagram museum dedicated to all things turd. | Frommer's

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Not All Kids' Car Seats Are Approved for Airplanes: Know the Rules

Don't assume that you can automatically use your child's car seat on an airplane. It depends on the seat you own.

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Hotel Noel! The Jolliest Hotel Christmas Decorations and Traditions

These hotels across the United States create extra-special yuletide magic with unique traditions involving everything from elaborate ice sculptures to a canoeing Santa Claus. 

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Arthur Frommer: Collective Retreats are the Latest in Glamping

Collective Retreats resorts in the United States are the latest in glamping vacations. | Frommer's

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Rome's Colosseum Moves to a Timed Ticket System: We Tested It

Advance tickets to Rome's Colosseum now include timed entry, meaning buyers must schedule an appointment and purchase in advance. | Frommer's

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Great Family Resorts and All-Inclusives in and Around the Caribbean

These beach resorts and all-inclusives, all of them with kids’ activities, are some of the best of the Caribbean, Bermuda, and Costa Rica.

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Arthur Frommer: If Thomas Cook Can Go Belly-Up, Consumers Must Protect Themselves

Be sure to insure yourself against the bankruptcy of the companies you buy travel from. | Frommer's

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Get Ready to Pay a Tourist Tax to Visit Cabo San Lucas

The Mexican state of Baja Sur will begin charging foreign visitors a tax to fund social service projects throughout the state. | Frommer's

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Arthur: For Gay Americans, Some International Travel Is Exceedingly Dangerous

It is my position that nearly all the Middle East and Africa is too dangerous for gay travelers, writes Arthur Frommer. | Frommer's

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Chinese Glass Bridges Closed Out of Safety Fears

Are China's popular glass-bottom suspension bridges safe? One mountainous province just closed 32 of them. | Frommer's

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Another Foolish Effort by Trump to Ban Travel to Cuba, Says Arthur Frommer

Trump has banned U.S. flights to all Cuban cities except Havana. This is foolish and harmful, writes Arthur Frommer. | Frommer's

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Meet Legaroo, A Company That Helps Travelers Navigate Legal Issues

A new website provides valuable legal advice when things go wrong—from car rentals to drug use to local customs.

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High-Speed Trains to Connect Miami's Cruise Port and Orlando

Brightline—soon to be Virgin Trains—announced plans to offer high-speed rail service between Miami's busy cruise port and theme-park-packed Orlando. | Frommer's

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