News & Features Eating Well and Staying Active
Carb-loaded airplane meals, late-night room service and fast food restaurants often spell trouble for travelers' waistlines. Whether you're on a road trip or standing in a cruise buffet line, we've got some useful tips for eating healthy and staying active on your next getaway.
Traveler's Ed Tips for Winter Travel Afraid that snow or ice will have you stranded on the roadside or at the airport this winter? Fight back with 20 winter travel tips, tactics and ideas to make sure you arrive at your next destination on time, safe and sound.
Travel Resources Eurail Passes
Don't let the complexities of train travel derail your itinerary. We've done the research and gotten train travel down to brass tacks. Read our overviews of European Rail Passes and European Country Passes to find out which options are right for you.
Feature on File International Cell Phone Guide
Want to be better connected abroad? If you're longing to flip open a phone on a cruise or text your friends from Paris, renting or buying a cell phone doesn't have to bust your budget. We've outlined the essentials of international cell phone options so you can figure out which one is right -- and most affordable -- for you.
Travel Trivia Question of the Week
What megalithic monument, set in the county of Wiltshire, England, is co-listed with Stonehenge as a World Heritage Site and is the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world? (Hint: Find the answer in our Europe Trip Reports.)
Send your answer to feedback@independenttraveler.com and you could win a prize!
Last Week's Winner: What event, during which thousands of participants submerge themselves in the near-freezing waters of the English Bay, occurs annually on New Year's Day in Vancouver? Jean T., who correctly answered the Polar Bear Swim, is our winner! Read more about the Polar Bear Swim in Winter Vacations Without the Skis.
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