Travel & Culture

By Beverly Beyette Los Angeles Times THE RED CENTER, Australia ~ Ten days, one wallaby, no kangaroos. My fantasy – – Read More...

MACAU ~ Tourism is on a roll in tiny gambling haven Macau, with a record 22 million people visiting the – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ An Australian who lost his wedding ring while swimming near an island off Jakarta last April was reunited – Read More...

SYDNEY ~ Local Australian politicians paid private detectives thousands of dollars to have sex with prostitutes so they could use – Read More...

TOKYO ~ The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record high of 8,107,684 in 2006, led by tourists – Read More...

COLOMBO ~ Sri Lanka’s hopes of attracting 600,000 tourists last year were dashed as fighting between troops and Tiger rebels – Read More...

CAIRO ~ Pushy bazaar merchants and poor waiter service are a bigger threat to Egypt’s tourism industry than the bombs – Read More...

By Gary Lee The Washington Post MEXICO CITY ~ The side streets in downtown Mexico City were so dark that – Read More...

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysia has kicked off a year-long tourism campaign with a lavish celebration, which at its pinnacle saw – Read More...

Nothing says “wish you were here” like the multimedia blitz known as travelogue websites: do-it-yourself electro-diaries that offer features, including – Read More...