Traveling along the fabled Silk Road to Tashkent and beyond, the 52 Places Traveler joined the festivities.
That hotel booking confirmation email might expose you to hacking
A security flaw in some hotel websites might cause headaches even before your trip starts. Personal information might not be secure in a hotel email. Image by webphotographeer/Getty Images According to a report by security software company Symantec, almost 70% of hotel websites have security flaws that put customer data at risk. The study surveyed […]
Bringing Ruins to Life at Rome’s Cat Sanctuary
Rome dabbles in time travel. Thousand-year-old ruins rub shoulders with modern high-rises, and the stones of ancient buildings are incorporated into the foundations of newer edifices. And at the Largo di Torre Argentina, dozens of cats bring an unexpected dose of life to the grassy ruins where Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BCE. The […]
6 Things Tourists Should Never Do in Major Cities
These rules of urban behavior apply in nearly every city across the world—are you guilty of violating them? Stop in the Middle of Sidewalks Being in the big city is magical for you, the tourist. For the locals rushing by trying to get to work on time, not so much. Treat sidewalks like streets—don’t stop […]