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The Traveler's Journal offers 3 primary features:

An on-going series of more than 500 "audio travel postcards."
Exploring the wide world and heard daily for over a decade on public radio stations across the country and the Armed Forces radio network around the world, The Traveler's Journal will transport you to destinations near and far, provide you with helpful travel tips, help you squeeze more miles from your travel budgets, and help you come home healthy, happy and wise.

An on-going collection of 423 published travel articles covering subjects near and far.

An on-going selection of 4426 press releases issued by travel suppliers around the world.

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Our Travel Bookstore offers recommendations on travel books and travel guidebooks.

Search The Traveler’s Journal archives for episode transcripts.

Featured Travel Articles (423 Online)

The Traveler's Journal travel articles are written and hosted by David Bear, travel editor emeritus of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. These columns and articles have appeared in newspapers across North America. You can access these travel articles by scrolling our lists or using the search feature.

The Empire State Building: icon and observatory 06-28-2009 The Empire State Building again the high point of Manhattan
Visiting New York's High Line 06-28-2009 The Big Apple's newest vantage point is arguably the nation's most ambitious rails-to-trails project.
Casual Anguilla harbors miles of superb beaches 06-03-2009 FLASH - Selected by The Caribbean Tourism Organization as the “Best Newspaper Feature" and "Best of Show"
Appreciating the Pacific beaches where el Nino and la Nina come to shore 04-05-2009 Situated on the southwest coast of the Baja Peninsula near the Tropic of Cancer, the town of Todos Santos boasts half a dozen magnificently wild beaches. Watch special video
At home on the Sea of Cortez 02-16-2009 The American Safari Quest provides an intimate experience that expands notions of luxury at sea. See special video presentation.
We come to Bury St. Edmunds ... and to praise it 12-07-2008 Cambridge is the quintessential university town, but other attractions aplenty await visitors in the surrounding English countryside
Where the wild things are 08-24-2008 Life is a safari for animals and humans at large wildlife preserve in Ohio. See special video presentation.
A Shropshire sojourn 03-31-2008 To our left, a pair of perfect parabolas arched across the broad green fields, iridescent croquet hoops complete end to end with six bands of color from violet to red.
Put hoodoos on to-do list 04-08-2007 If you're in Santa Fe or Albuquerque, check out Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks, a remarkable geological formation along Interstate 25.
Winging it: Soaring on a glider plane gives a bird's-eye view and experience 04-24-2005 The uplands of Central Pennsylvania have become a mecca for glider pilots
A touch of Basque 06-20-2004 A proud people maintain their identity despite competing French, Spanish influences
A great New experience, by Gauley 06-04-2000 "Grand Canyon of the East' provides a natural high in West Virginia

Recent Travel Releases (4426 Online)

Hotels, airlines, cruise companies, travel agencies, tour operators, adventure travel outfitters, local visitor and convention bureaus, state and national tourism offices all regularly release press information meant to promote themselves to the traveling public. You will find updates about big changes, travel guidebooks, travel books, travel events, travel tips, exotic trips, and everyday bargains. It is indeed news you can use. You can access these travel press releases by scrolling our lists or using the search feature.

HostelBookers Launches Innovative London Festival Competition on YouTube	07-03-2009
BOARD THE ROCKY MOUNTAINEER AND ENJOY THE SCENIC CANADIAN ROCKIES BY TRAIN, HELICOPTER AND “ICE EXPLORER”	07-03-2009
Kansas Vacation Adventures Start Under $30 Per Person, Per Day – Including Lodging!	07-03-2009
Experience Hawaii by Sea on a Cruise Ship	07-02-2009
SCOTTSDALE TRAVEL NEWS: JULY 2009	07-02-2009
Mandarin Oriental Offers Enticing Summer Breaks	07-02-2009
MOUNT WASHINGTON RESORT	07-02-2009
World's Sexiest Beaches 2009 from Concierge.com	07-02-2009
TRAVELERS CAN ENJOY A SUMMER ESCAPE WITH HILTON FAMILY RESORTS IN PUERTO RICO	07-02-2009
Hit the Road with a Peace of Mind	07-02-2009
VAIL ALL THE LOVE SUMMER SHARES THE LOVE WITH FREE AIRLINE TICKETS	07-02-2009
LH&A Value Blast, 10th Edition	07-02-2009
HUTCHISON LUCAYA LIMITED ANNOUNCES REBRANDING OF CARIBBEAN RESORTS	07-02-2009
Turtle Bay Resort Encourages More Play	07-02-2009
One Tank Of Gas Plus Historic Hotels of America®	07-02-2009
Travelzoo Destination of the Week: Ireland	07-02-2009
SUN LOVER'S PARADISE	07-02-2009
Woodstock 40th anniversary	07-02-2009
TRO Travelgram Thursday, July 2	07-02-2009
Maryland Tourism spotlight shines on local products	07-02-2009
TRO Travelgram - Wednesday, July 1	07-02-2009
Get a Real Vacation, While on Vacation at the YMCA of the Rockies	07-02-2009
Amelia Island Repacking Program to Offset Baggage Fees	07-02-2009
INNtimate in the USVI	07-02-2009
JULY THREE-DAY SALE	07-02-2009
Spirit Bear Adventures kicks off the pre-Olympic season	07-02-2009
America: Who We Are - New Boat Tour Launches	07-02-2009
TALL SHIPS RETURN TO BOSTON HARBOR JULY 8-13:	07-02-2009
Mid-Atlantic Offers A Bounty of Food, Flavors and Farm Fun	07-02-2009
Fourth of July travel means more distracted drivers	07-01-2009