ArcaMax

My 11-day road trip down Baja was full of sightseeing and new memories. I went with my dad and family friends who drove us in their SUV from our home in San Diego. This would be my big summer trip before starting eighth grade.

After we crossed the border, the trip began with a stop at Rosarito to convert our dollars to pesos. Then it was on to ...Read more

When I'm heading out on a last-minute travel assignment, my go-bag is always road-trip ready so that I can leave on short notice. Here are some essentials I keep packed that serve me well on the journey and at my destination, no matter where the drive takes me.

Food first! I try to avoid the temptation of drive-throughs and truck-stop gas-...Read more

"Aren't you going to be bored?" my brother Mark (yet to take his first ocean cruise) asked me. I had just told him that my husband Carl and I had booked an 18-day round-trip cruise on the Holland America Line Koningsdam from our San Diego hometown to five Hawaiian stops (and one in Ensenada, Mexico): Honolulu; Nawiliwili, Kauai; Kahului, Maui; ...Read more

Have you noticed paintings, sculptures or murals at airports? If you are usually rushing to get to your gate, probably not. After all, many travelers don't think of airports as art galleries, but in some cases they are.

For decades, art programs at airports around the country and the world have transformed once-unadorned transit hubs into ...Read more