iPhones have become the smartphone of choice for many travelers. Smartphone apps make the world go ’round, and some just help us get around the world. There are numerous iPhone apps for travelers that may help you in many ways from booking to preparing, finding your way to finding your... 

 St. Pancras International, London This neo-Gothic red brick façade won raves when it was unveiled in 1868. And it’s in the news again. After a 20th-century decline, St. Pancras got a recent £800 million makeover. Workers cleaned 300,000 pounds of dirt from the bricks and restored 8,000 panes of... 

Ha Long Bay affords some of Vietnam’s most spectacular scenery, including beautiful limestone formations, rock arches, gin-clear water, virtually inaccessible lagoons, sheer cliffs, peaceful coves, eerie caves, secluded strips of white, powdery sand, and thousands of limestone islets. Like sculpted... 

 The Amphibious 1000 is a semi-submerged resort planned for Qatar. Costing $US500m ($465m) and designed by the Italian firm Giancarlo Zema Design Group, it features both land and see developments. It will be built in the middle of a marine reserve and will feature four giant hotels with underwater... 

According to Chinese authorities an algae bloom, or “green tide,” has clogged nearly 7,700 square miles (20,000 square kilometers) of the Yellow Sea. The algae blanketing the beaches belongs to a species of marine plankton known as Enteromorpha prolifera, found in waters all around the world.... 

Tropical Island Paradise is another amazing project from Yacht Island Design. It’s an island on a 295 ft (90 m) long luxury yacht equipped with swimming pool, tropical plants and even a small waterfall. The yacht-island can travel at a speed of 15 knots and has VIP suits, spa, bar and dining area... 

Architect by Nick Troubetzkoy, Hade Mountain hotel on the Island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean can be condsidered most luxurious nature hotel of the world.  Read More →

1. Bodie, California Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, Bodie has been frozen in time since its last residents left a half century ago. Some homes are even stocked with goods. A former gold mining camp, Bodie dates back to the bad old days of the gold rush. In its heyday, Bodie was a bustling... 

1. Siesta Beach Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Fla., rates as the top beach in the United States,  Siesta Beach, with its fine, white sand and clear, warm waters, often makes the cut on Dr. Beach’s annual top beaches list, but this is its first year in the No. 1 spot. For 2011 here is the list of... 

1. Cenote Taj Maja, Mexico For divers, here are top ten coolest diving spots of the world.  Read More →