Gadling

At first, it sounded like a great, simple idea. The husband pretends he is dead while the wife collects his life insurance. She will send him money periodically as he assumes new identity abroad. It almost happened that way, Czech press reports. A ...

Isn't it about this time every year that you imagine traveling in Greece? Or is that just me? Well, if you can't get out of your job, or sticker shock in Europe has got you down, or you just got conked on the head by a brick and are wandering around ...

Though I have no idea when it will actually happen, I can't decide where to travel on my next big vacation... Greece Hong Kong Croatia Dubai That's been my list of dream places to go for the last few years. But now I've got a ...

If you've ever been worried that Google Street View might expose your closet smoking habit, Greece might be the country for you to hang out in for a while. There, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority has banned Street View "until it provides ...

The islands of Greece are a little bit like nightclubs; some quickly become hot spots while others fade to obscurity. When I first traveled to Greece, Ios was the big party island. Then it became Mykonos. And now, according to an article in The New ...

The Greek word meteora means "suspended in the air," and one look at the images of the monasteries here, and you'll know why the Greeks named it that. Pretty much in the middle of -- but high above! -- the country, the rock here has eroded into ...

In another example of the kind of incident becoming all too common these days, a brawl broke out on board an Irish charter flight to Greece recently, which resulted in the plane having to make an emergency landing in Italy. This one involved five ...

I recently came across this story about three Norwegian tourists who planned a trip to Rhodes in Greece, only to end up in the French town of Rodez instead. They booked their trip through the Internet, you see, and made a mistake when typing the ...

Without realizing it ahead of time, I toured two of the great ancient empires this week: Rome and Greece. I am in Athens this week and--aside from witnessing a street fight--I have had a good time. Part of the reason is that I am a foodie, and I ...

I'm only in my 20s, but there have been a few places where the party-hard attitudes of locals and visitors alike have left me feeling more like 87 than 27. I like have fun as much as the next gal, but I'm not one to stay up drinking all night and ...

George and I walked through the Forbidden City gardens en route to the Forbidden City Concert Hall and I was struck by the history in the trees. They twisted up and around as though the weight of the stories that they held had bent their limbs, ...

A mutual agreement allowing Europeans, nationals from four Caribbean countries, and citizens of two island nations in the Indian Ocean is expected to be passed and approved by the end of March, which will allow for hassle-free and smoother travel. ...

Drink a little too much (mixing Mythos beer with ouzo is highly recommended) Get a little cheeky with strangers Tell a random local man he should drive that "piece of junk car" a little slower As I mentioned before, I am in Greece with a ...

The winners of Concierge.com's Million Mile Contest have been announced and their essays are posted on the website. Some essays offer a unique angle about a place where people might miss certain details if they didn't know where or how to look. The ...

I was 21, fresh out of a destructive relationship and going to school full-time when fate stepped in. I was one of those people who told everyone that I loved travel, but until that point, I'd only really gone away with my parents and of those trips ...