Allison Robertson articles

Your Christmas cabin host wants more money after you booked early. Here's when a confirmed rental price can change and what to do next.

Discover nostalgic regional American breakfasts born from inexpensive ingredients, working-class kitchens, and family traditions. How many do you remember?

American island towns still depend on passenger ferries for everyday life, carrying residents, vehicles, groceries, mail, and supplies across the water.

Route 66 food stops still serve road-trippers today, from century-old diners and burger stands to legendary drive-ins packed with history.

Canadian regional foods tell delicious stories, from sweet prairie desserts to hearty East Coast classics and uniquely Canadian comfort foods.

Canada’s most remote communities are cut off by ice, oceans, wilderness, and limited roads—here are 20 places where getting there is an adventure.

Your neighbors refuse to take down their giant skeleton display. Here's when the city can—and can't—force a year-round decoration to go.

You are booking a hotel for an upcoming business trip, and your company's travel portal offers a room for $220 per night. Out of curiosity, you check the hotel's website and discover what appears to be the same room for $195. Suddenly, that supposedly exclusive corporate discount doesn't look particularly impressive. It raises a reasonable question: Are companies actually getting better hotel deals than employees could find themselves?

Your cruise's advertised haunted attraction never opened. Here's when you may be able to ask for a refund, credit, or compensation.