Toni Stroud

Last week, we told you about the National Trust for Historic Preservation and introduced you to three of the 11 sites the organization designated for 1998 as "threatened by neglect,...

CHICAGO TO HAWAII The best ticket to paradise may come with a room attached. This week, we compare air-only rates with air-hotel packages. Here's what we found on a recent...

What's true with all travel goes double for ski vacations: It's always best to know what you're getting yourself into -- or not into. Sure, there'll be snow. But how...

Local bookstores are stocked with travel titles on Cuba. Travel companies, based in Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean, but also a handful in the U.S., are showing signs of becoming...

When it comes to entry and exit requirements, there is no one rule that applies to all of the Caribbean Islands. The Bahamas and Bermuda also have different rules. Some...

Traveling with infants needn't be viewed with trepidation. Yes, there are more factors to consider when Baby is part of the expedition. But Family Travel Forum, a membership newsletter whose...

Some people want more than a beach-towel-sized plot of sand when they take a vacation. They want to study something, dig beneath a surface others have only scratched. And they're...

Train schedules aren't exactly light reading. But if you want to get around Europe quickly, easily and cheaply, you need to read up, then make some phone calls. Here are...

At the Tribune's Travel Web site, we recently received a question from a reader who wanted advice on renting a camper van for an upcoming trip. We answered that question...

Your hands on the wheel, your foot on the gas and nothing but the open road before you. Few experiences can so quickly beget a sense of freedom as The...