Tell Us, What’s Your Favorite U.S. City?

With countless Americans looking for ways to save money, many are trading in their typical summer trips abroad for domestic adventures—opting instead to re-discover the good old U.S.A.

To help inspire these summer adventures, we’re giving away 50 of our popular U.S. guidebooks in 50 days, and featuring all U.S. destinations on Moon.com for the next two weeks, along with guest blogs from several of our authors talking about their top cities.

To win a book, you only need to answer one simple question—“What’s your favorite U.S. city?” more >>

Honduran Unrest: an Insider's Perspective, Part 2

By Amy E. Robertson

On Sunday I was on Alki Beach in Seattle, watching my kids squeal as the frigid waters of the bay lapped at their toes. My cell phone interrupted the calm I had managed to muster -- it was my husband calling from our home in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Ousted president “Mel” Zelaya was trying to land at Toncontín Airport in the Honduran capital.

My husband was at home, obeying security recommendations to stay in the house that day, and had heard a report that a young man was shot at the airport demonstrations. Television and radio then cut to a lengthy national broadcast, and he had no further updates. I was scheduled to depart for Honduras the next day, and was anxious to get home. “I think you need to change your ticket,” my husband told me, his voice edged with stress. more >>