My idea of a vacation is staying home and doing short day hikes, floating the river and things like that.

Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing.

Puberty for a girl is like floating down a broadening river into an open sea.

For many years I thought my job was to go to places where it would be difficult for most of the readers to ever get to. Now, in the more than 20 years I've been doing this, the concept of adventure-travel trips or expeditions by groups has sprung up. The places I went 20 years ago now have adventure-travel trips.

Travelers increasingly turn to vacation rental homes as a home away from home for their vacation accommodations.

Travelers increasingly turn to vacation rental homes as a home away from home for their vacation accommodations. Unlike hotels, vacation rental homes offer so many other advantages -- from fully equipped kitchens and plenty of bedrooms to private pools and media rooms.