For the past year or so, volcanoes have often been at the forefront of travel news. First Iceland saw their share of disruptive volcanoes affecting parts of Europe, and now South America is getting a …

Recently, one of our LowFares.com staff members visited several South America countries, including Peru, Argentina and Brazil, home to the magnificent Iguaçu Falls. Read more about her South American travel adventures:

Between the Argentina-Brazil borders is …

Most popular beach destinations in the Caribbean feature blue waters, stretches of sand and tall, block-shaped hotels. Sure, there are some bungalows or small hotels scattered around the edges of the beachfront, but for the …

There are some places we travel to where we are surrounded by locales from famous movie scenes that are instantly recognizable. The Park Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo from Lost in Translation, the streets of downtown Chicago from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off; the castles of Salzburg, Austria from The Sound of Music, or the rolling green hills of New Zealand from The Lord of the Rings.

You’ve seen Evita, you’ve watched them tango on Dancing with the Stars, and there’s nothing you like more than a good steak. It’s time to head to the Paris of South America for some sultry southern hemisphere adventures.

One of Argentina’s most enduring iconic images is that of the gaucho, the South American version of a cowboy (with a scarf and beret for a little more flair than your average Old West hand) roaming the windy pampas herding cattle and keeping the home fires lit.

Argentina is fast becoming one of the world’s most respected producers of wine, and that’s thanks to the excellent bottles coming out of Mendoza, near the border with Chile in the Andes foothills.

Cabin fever has set in and the cycle of snowstorms seems to be never-ending. Winter will end soon, but perhaps not soon enough for many people. A late-winter tropical vacation might be necessary if …

Carnival (usually known as Mardi Gras in francophone places) is one of the most well-known parties in the world. Revelers in countries that celebrate Carnival don gaudy, colorful, sometimes revealing outfits and …

The Adventures By Disney program features only 19 vacation destinations around the world and Peru recently made the cut. This specialty travel tour takes travelers from Lima to Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco and then …