Forbes Travel Features

• The World's Most Dangerous Countries Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  Just before the New Year, seven Americans who were working with the Central Intelligence Agency were killed when a Jordanian double agent entered a gym on a U.S. base in Afghanistan's Khost Province and detonated his explosive vest. The bomber, who was working with both the violent Haqqani Group and the CIA, caused the worst death toll suffered by the agency since 1983, when eight of its personnel were killed in an embassy bombing in Beirut.
• World's Most Beautiful Cities Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  Tight streets, a famous university and glimpses of parks, commons and courtyards dominate Cambridge, England. North of London, the city is accentuated by the River Cam and buildings both new and old, such as historic King's College Chapel and Cambridge University's modern Centre for Mathematical Sciences.
• World's Most Outrageous Guest Requests Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  The Swiss magnate approached Thomas Wolfe, concierge at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, around 9:30 a.m. and rattled off a litany of things he needed by day's end: A haircut, a dinner reservation at Gary Danko, a booking for his return flight to Zurich … and a Ferrari GTO.
• Billionaire-Owned Hotels Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones has a penchant for buying plush properties. He owns a mansion in Greenwich, Conn., an apartment in Manhattan, an estate in the Florida Keys and another in Zimbabwe, where he enjoys hunting and fishing.
• Asia's Most Exotic Foods Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  HONG KONG - As Westerners celebrate Christmas, they'll tuck into food they view as traditional, comforting and appealing: mince pies, fruitcakes, eggnog and the like. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, millions of people will be treating themselves with comparable gusto to local delicacies that might include bugs, snake and horse--and not just for special occasions.
• Ten Uniquely American Meals Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  There's no one dish to express America, but many--a PBJ, a cheeseburger, a chocolate chip cookie--speak volumes about what defines American eating: variation. It's the unique twists on any of theses things--whether they're served on a plate or even in a waffle cone--that make them uniquely American.
• Luxury At Sea Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  As the morning sky above the Indian Ocean transitions from blazing yellow and orange to hues of blue, pink and purple, some of the charter guests aboard the Douce France, one of the world's largest floating catamarans, venture off in kayaks for shell shopping on a private, bleached-white beach. Others set out on a fishing excursion in a speedy tender.
• World's Friendliest Countries Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  The Middle East has long had a reputation for being one of the world's perennial trouble spots. But for expatriates, the tiny Persian Gulf county Bahrain ranks as one of the most welcoming places to work.
• World's Most Extravagant Meals Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  Michelin three-star chef Alain Passard is so particular about the vegetables he serves at his restaurant L'Arpege that he grows his own on a farm 90 minutes outside of Paris, and has them delivered by train each morning.
• Icy Hot Spots Tue, 9 Feb 10 0:23

  Ever had the urge to speed skate down a bobsled track?