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The Best Travel Books of Spring
Posted by Amy Alipio on April 22, 2013 
Though it might not be quite time to hang up your winter coat for good, a bushel of books have sprouted to inspire a bout of warm-weather wanderlust. Check out our top picks for spring, then let us know what’s on your #TripLit list (or recommend a perennial favorite).
Oh, the Places Nat Geo Goes
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 11, 2013 
When you work at National Geographic, one of the first questions people ask is if you get to travel. The answer is often “yes.” That’s why we asked folks on our travel team to share their favorite passport stamps and stories with our Intelligent Travel readers. Check out where we’ve been and what it’s taught us along the way, then share your own!
Foodies who disdain smorgasbords and sprawling restaurants that feed hundreds of bused-in tourists, feel free to stop reading right now.
If you’re still with me, let’s talk about chicken pot pie. And shoo-fly pie. And whoopie pies, for that matter.
Don George On A Moveable Feast
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 9, 2010 Our Trip Lit columnist Don George is a very busy man, but he always is sure to eat well while he travels. Which is why he was the obvious choice to edit the new anthology of food essays, A Moveable Feast, published by Lonely Planet books and featuring essays by Anthony Bourdain, Jan Morris, Simon…
Hotels that Keep Kids Happy
Posted by Intelligent Travel on January 26, 2010 “A lot of hotels’ kids clubs are just glorified daycare,” says Amie O’Shaughnessy, editor of the website Ciao Bambino! To make their programs stand out, hotels are partnering with familiar children’s brands or emphasizing experiential activities you can’t get at home. At Azul Beach Hotel in the Riviera Maya, infants ages six to 18 months…
IT Travels with Amy Alipio
Posted by it on October 26, 2006 Just back from Eastern Europe (and maternity leave), assistant editor Amy Alipio shares the highlights from her trip in get-to-the-point fashion: Best Hotel Amenity—The locally produced bath products made from lavender, rosemary, and other Adriatic plants at the harbor-front Hotel Kastil in Bol, on the island of Brac, Croatia. They made me feel like I…
And Baby Makes Three
Posted by it on August 1, 2006 Assistant editor Amy Alipio may be on maternity leave, but she’s still living the Traveler life. She filled us in on her recent trip to the Outer Banks: This was my second stay in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and although I like mini-golf courses and family seafood restaurants as much as anyone, next time I’ll…
