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August 23rd is Ride The Wind Day -- that being the anniversary of Paul MacCready setting a record for human-powered flight back in 1977....

Normally when the words "fecal spots" and "hotel sheets" appear in the same sentence, they're part of an evening news voiceover and there's footage...

Guest Post by Hadley It seems like it was just yesterday that the Queen of England was parachuting into the Olympic Stadium for the opening...

Guest Post by Hadley I have been in love with the weather we’ve been blessed with on the East Coast: cloudy and lightly raining, or...

Can you believe the 2012 Olympics officially start tomorrow? It seems like just yesterday that people were speculating whether the London 2012 logo depicted...

Guest Post by Hadley Yesterday we took you through the first day of our weekend in Edinburgh away from the stifling crowds of the London...

Guest Post by Hadley The isle of Great Britain is in the spotlight this month with people from all over the world flocking to London...

Staying in a hostel is almost a right of passage for young travelers, and nothing says "I backpacked around Europe when I was 20"...

Anyone who has lived in a big city between the months of June and September knows how torturous it feels when the sun reflects...

It's funny how quickly knowledge of a second language can fall out of your head after not using it for a while, isn't it?...

Whether by plane, train, or automobile, being in transit on your way out of town can be mind-numbingly boring depending on the length of...

I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of summer for several reasons: the weather will (hopefully) be more consistently pleasant, the longer days will counteract the...

TUESDAY TRAVEL TIP One of the first things I did when I started Travel Freak was sign up for a Twitter account, knowing that it...

There are many Americans who are too intimidated to visit Paris because they think they need to be fluent in French to be treated...

Guest Post by Mark Michael Stephens Berlin is beautiful. The ample gardens, endless restaurants, modern museums, and the ever so user friendly U- and S-Bahn...

TUESDAY TRAVEL TIP There's nothing quite as heartbreaking to an excited traveler as showing up to the airport full of gleeful wanderlust, only to discover...

TUESDAY TRAVEL TIP Despite many peoples' antiquated idea that New York City is a hotbed for dangerous activity, I have never felt unsafe at any...

TUESDAY TRAVEL TIP The world economy has been a testy little so-and-so over the past few years, leaving many of us with nothing but dust...

TUESDAY TRAVEL TIP By now, most savvy bargain shoppers have subscribed to sites like Groupon and LivingSocial for daily deals in their hometowns (I'm personally very...

TUESDAY TRAVEL TIP: Travel inspiration is important, but we all know the logistical side of a voyage comes to the forefront when it actually comes...