When in Hawaii: Airbnb or hotel?

With airfares to Hawaii at or near record highs — regularly under $300 round-trip from the West Coast — it feels like everyone and their grandmothers are headed to the islands these these days.This creates a huge demand for hotels in…

Ups and downs in Madeira

The volcanic island, 90 minutes by plane from Lisbon, is Portugal's most exotic and geographically diverse destination.It's 6:45 a.m., dark, eerily quiet, and I'm still half asleep as I follow my guide attentively down a stony path on the…