Gazing at Gaudi. Photo by Jeannie Evans

For a story in this week’s Let’s Eat section, I wrote about a hands-on cooking class my daughter and I took this summer in Barcelona, Spain. While the class was a highlight of our…

Sunday’s Explore section celebrates the return of New Orleans, four years after Hurricane Katrina. To highlight what was at stake, we offer a column first published on Sept. 4, 2005, days after the levees gave way.

Re-reading these mournful words makes the…

Choose carefully when you select a traveling companion, say the folks at travel search site Skycanner. “Moody and stroppy” companions are the most frequent cause of spoiled vacations. (Stroppy, by the way, is a British term for someone who is…

No. 1: St. Louis Zoo

Trip Advisor can be a great way to find attractions and accommodations, but its listing of free things to do in St. Louis is, well, unoriginal. In fairness to the website, the rankings come from its users,…

Photo by Laurie Skirvan/Post-Dispatch

Chris Peterein of Affton was able to build a teardrop camper for just $1,300. (For the story, click here.) He lucked into some of the material — he found the utility trailer that the camper is built…

If you’re looking for a reason to go to New York City (as if you’d need one!) or have a trip there scheduled for Columbus Day weekend, here’s an event to check out.

It’s the New York City Food and Wine…

This is from the Associated Press:

NEW YORK (AP) - Some 50 hotels across the country are giving away a free night to guests who can prove that they completed at least eight hours of community service between July 1 and…

StudentUniverse.com, a travel site for, you guessed it, students, has listed 10 inexpensive travel destinations. St. Louis is first on the list:

This slower paced city is perfect for a lazy vacation. Walk around the city and explore the various neighborhoods, foods,…

Sunset in Key West, Fla.

The best travel bargains are free. Here are five to seek out, according to a press release from TripAdvisor.com.

I’ve been to two of them (The Cliff Walk in Newport, R.I., and Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles).…