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SPECIAL TO THE HERALD SITGES, Spain -- It's courageous enough to go for a haircut in a foreign country when you know upfront that the stylist doesn't speak English; the […]

A week in Sitges will afford you enough time for a day trip or two to Barcelona - or "Barthelona," as it is pronounced in the Castillian language. Trains from […]

A rewarding travel experience, I've long believed, must include culture, ancient tradition and three or four life-affirming epiphanies per day. Well, to hear my friends tell it, I'm a snob. […]

In Mark Twain's 1869 narrative "Innocents Abroad," the humorist satirized tourists who learn what they should see and feel by reading guidebooks. Twain's American travelers - based on people he […]

Table for one? "No, thanks," you're probably thinking, "I'll dine by myself in a fancy restaurant when Domino's freezes over." You're not the only one to feel this way. "People […]

Special to the Herald Take the relentless energy of New York, boost the wattage with a few million more people and you're in Tokyo, the hyper-caffeinated, 13-million strong city of […]

Special to the Herald Trains, trolleys, cable cars, boats and buses. When it comes to seeing Hakone, Japan's most famous national park and home of Mount Fuji, getting there is […]

The bad news: The holidays are sneaking up faster than a snowstorm can shut down Logan. The good news: Solo travelers are the easiest folks on the globe to shop […]

Never mind that summer's over. There's still time for you to go to camp. Club Getaway - "New England's original summer camp for adults" - is a 300-acre adult day […]

Special to the Herald A visit to Japan can be the dream trip of a lifetime. For Americans, Japan is an exotic land chock-full of history and mystery. Although Tokyo […]

It takes one to know one. In 1985, former travel agent Diane Redfern set out from Vancouver with just two things: a dream to see the world and one piece […]

With independent travel at record highs - travel industry statistics show Americans took more than 15 million solo vacations last year - more and more tour planners are getting into […]

If you're a determined bicyclist, by now you've been ferociously pedaling the Minuteman Trail or scoping out the banks of the Charles on your 21-speed. Keep it up and you'll […]

Individuals on the road by themselves can never have too much medical advice at their fingertips. The following Web sites, recommended by the editors of Fodor's travel publications and the […]

Last month, a pair of Idaho parents kissed their 11-year-old son goodbye and watched him board an airplane bound for California, where he was to visit his grandmother. Mom and […]

When director Sam Mendes opened "Cabaret" at the Colonial Theatre Friday, it was a homecoming of sorts. Not for Mendes, but for the musical itself. Composer John Kander and lyricist […]

Fair or not, people you meet for the first time are going to judge you strictly on appearances. And Americans, travel experts say, make for some of the most poorly […]

"Ken Addison," a 48-year-old Bay State professional, is proud of his 5-foot-11-inch, gym-toned frame. Yet though the 170-pound Addison exercises regularly, he was never able to eliminate the fatty deposits […]

Thank Jerry Seinfeld for finally making enlarged male breasts a topic worthy of conversation. A few years back, the bard of late '90s pop culture crafted an episode of his […]

If you get sick on the road, what someone else doesn't know could hurt you. Independent travelers with medical concerns such as allergies, diabetes or a heart condition must take […]

Grand Circle Travel isn't your typical vacation outlet. The Boston-based organization, which caters to travelers age 50 and older, was founded in 1958 by Ethel Andrus as the travel arm […]

Single cruisers have finally been thrown a life-preserver. As a rule, about one-quarter of all cruisers are single. Most travel in groups of other singles, -but about 4 percent -travel […]

Why just look at art when you can participate in it? That seems to be the mantra of North Miami's Museum of Contemporary Art, a 2 1/2-year-old institution fast proving […]

Six years ago, Kate O'Hara, a part-time Provincetown resident, heard of a great travel package to Africa - a three-week safari for $1,900 - so, being an independent sort, she […]

The single gay or lesbian traveler has a world of vacation options to consider beyond the cliches of New York and San Francisco - not that there's anything wrong with […]

There is a story thousands of years old about a lost island in the Atlantic Ocean. The tale originated with the ancient Greeks and was handed down for many generations […]

Every town seems to have one well-entrenched family that people look to for guidance in matters personal, economic and social. On Santorini, that is the Damigou family. The Damigou family […]

Travel tours and hotel rooms are designed much the same way Noah arranged his ark. Everything was built for two, including the pricing structure, which often includes a markup - […]

Embarking on a trip by yourself can be among the most soul-nourishing and exciting adventures of a lifetime. But the prospect of making all the arrangements - Where will I […]

Miami Beach, and in particular the Fontainebleau Hotel, has always been a great place for celeb spotting. On a recent visit, the hotel was just recovering from a SONY Music […]

At the beginning of the classic spy film "Goldfinger," Sean Connery's James Bond thinks Her Majesty's Secret Service has booked him into Miami Beach's Fontainebleau hotel for a well-deserved vacation. […]

Ocean Drive on South Beach has its pretense and its expense - not to mention its expanse, which is ideal for a steamy party night - but if you're looking […]

One of the selfish joys in traveling by yourself is choosing your own airplane seat without considering another's need for legroom, a window seat or desire to sit within striking […]

Gays in the military, cross-dressing and the sexual peccadilloes of politicians. These were hot topics around Boston in the '90s. The 1790s. Boston has one of the lengthiest gay and […]

Special to the Herald It must have all started when Jackie Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis. Somewhere along the line, New Englanders began equating fabulous displays of wealth with two words: […]

The harbor at Hora is typically crowded as the Mediterranean sun sets, and there is no dock space for your boat. Your sly captain, not to be turned away, will […]

In the Disney movie "Beauty and the Beast," Belle sings of longing to leave her small French village: "There must be more than this provincial life." Belle was complaining for […]

Picture this: You're slathering yourself with Bain de Soleil on the deck of your private boat, sipping a glass of kir - white wine with creme de cassis - while […]

Whether agnostic or observant, and regardless of religious beliefs, many New Englanders would probably put a pilgrimage to Jerusalem atop their holiday wish list. Jerusalem - the City of Hope […]

Every nation deals with its tragedies in a personal fashion, typically by creating memorials to the victims of a given horror. Witness Boston's elegant Holocaust memorial of glass pillars, numbered […]

While grand cities such as Prague and Budapest are just short train trips from Vienna, for a truly Austrian holiday you'd be wise to explore the region just west of […]

Special to the Herald If you're unfortunate enough to get sick in the land Down Under, fear not: the Australian continent is the world's biggest waiting room. Some 20 percent […]

Tim Horgan, a pioneer in creating sites for the World Wide Web, recalls one of the first times he heard the title "Web master." It was in the early '90s […]

The highest-quality hotels and restaurants are available to American tourists traveling through Nuremberg, Regensburg and Passau. Here are some suggestions (start with 011 when dialing international phones numbers): Nuremberg: In […]

Special to the Herald Just south of Regensburg and worth a look is Walhalla, the German Temple of Fame built between 1830 and 1842 by Leo von Klenze, the renowned […]

Special to the Herald With an intriguing atmosphere of cell phones, cigarettes, ancient relics and adrenaline, Athens is the urban and historical center of Greece. Named for Athena, the Greek […]

Special to the Herald Thessaloniki - nestled at the very imposing foot of Mount Olympus - is Greece's version of Boston. A less crowded, more civilized alternative to pushy Athens, […]

[H] Ancient Aussie rain forests soak your senses in wildlife and history The largest tract of virgin rain forest on the Australian continent begins just off the Captain Cook Highway, […]

It should be a simple process: Your eyes start itching, your nose starts running. So you beat a quick path to the drugstore thinking, "I need some relief, sniff." But […]

[H] Erasure writes off trendiness of electronica movement It's the chains of love that have kept Erasure together for 11 years. "We're still recording and touring because we like each […]