Mount Everest hides as many great stories as it does buried bodies. George Mallory was both.
Adam Beach will star opposite
More than a thousand people lined up for several hours in New York City on Tuesday for the chance to be an extra in the
An Austrian pianist performed two newly discovered pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for the first time in public on Sunday in a house where the master composer once lived.
A rabbit is on the cover of the album,
Australian actor Hugh Jackman, who this year showed the world his song-and-dance prowess as host of the Oscars, will get his wish to star in a movie musical when he plays showman P.T. Barnum in an upcoming film.
Jason Segel is attached to star alongside Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman in
With the Who inactive for the moment, Roger Daltrey is gearing up to launch his first solo tour of North America since 1985.
Pop stars Beyonce and Lady Gaga on Tuesday each earned nine nominations for next month's MTV Video Music Awards, more than any other artist, while Britney Spears continued her musical comeback with seven nods.
Paula Abdul has decided to quit the top-rated U.S. television show
Americans fresh out of university are discovering their expensive degrees are not the entry ticket to a job they had hoped in the face of high unemployment.
The world's seas hold so many mysteries, most notably the massive inhabitants that overwhelm our senses; the odd-looking ones that make us scratch our heads; and the vividly-painted creatures that we can't stop staring at.
There's something exhilarating, magical, and beguiling about going to Greece. It's like going to Disneyland for the first time. You build yourself up for something incredibly amazing
A new hotel in Singapore is responding to the credit crunch (and getting some useful PR at the same time) by allowing guests to pay what they want for a room.
Top Japanese model Yuri Ebihara has made her mark in Asia but now she wants to take her place on the global catwalk alongside the world's supermodels.
A rare, 5-carat pink diamond will be sold in Hong Kong this December by Christie's, which expects the stone to hover near world record prices, thanks in part to the buying prowess of top Asian jewelry collectors.
Welcome to the Florida Keys, a string of islands, which when connected by route US 1, provide passage to the southernmost point in the United States.
Travel is often filled with museums, crowds, and breakneck itineraries. But, the off-the-beaten path travel is far more memorable and relaxing.
Until you actually take your first trip to this stunning Dutch city, it's easy to make some assumptions about the place based on whispers you might hear regarding its infamous Red Light District and the city's notorious
Aphrodite and the skeletal remains of her love Temples were painted in neon and hung prominently on the broad beige wall across the lounge.
Covered in a blue plastic poncho, I climbed at high altitudes reaching over 16,000 feet. The rain plummeted upon the earth, as I trudged through the mud and mule feces that blended together to create the Inca Trail in Ecuador...
When I think of Quito, I think of a great chaotic blend of humble abodes and towering financial structures and apartments built atop uneven contours of a verdant valley.
I have been reading a lot of travel blogs over the past few months, ever since I came back from Hawaii and read the book '4 hour work week.
We're well into the dog days of summer, and soaring temperatures and long hours of daylight also means we're right in the middle of peak travel season in France.
Award-winning travel journalist Bruce Northam has wandered freestyle in over 100 countries on seven continents, with experiences ranging from drifting with Burma's sea gypsies, playing naked Frisbee with New Guinea natives, and beholding the beguiling shores of Antarctica.
We chose Bermuda with its British past and multicultural present for our honeymoon. Bermuda is a bit off the norm. You can't camp nor drive a car, but you can rent a motor scooter.
BOOM - BOOM - BOOM. The bass was pumping, it was 3am in the Bahamas, and the place was rocking. Unfortunately, the hotel room I was sharing with my dad was right above it.
No sport has quite as strong a sales pitch as surfing-a solitary rider dancing across the face of a glassy wave, seeming to master it in one moment and in danger of getting swallowed whole the next.
When most people envision scuba diving and snorkeling, they tend to imagine tropical locales with sandy beaches, turquoise water and brightly-colored fish. Places like the Caribbean, South America, and the South Pacific come to mind.
