LFS Reports Archives

Panama is an adventure wonderland just waiting to be discovered. The country's expansive rainforests are among the richest and most complex on the planet. It's the only country where jaguars and pumas prowl just a short drive from the modern capital city. And, fortunately, Panama is a small country. In a short one- or two-week trip, you can see much of what this diverse country has to offer. In this special report, the IL team proposes a plan to get the most out of 24 hours in Panama.

For those with a passion for purchasing and collecting, haggling and bargain hunting, it can be difficult to narrow down the abundant treasure troves of the world to a few havens of shopping bliss. In this report, we've searched the globe to find the best shopping havens for the mavens of the mall. Every major continent is represented in the quest to find the perfect something. From rare antiques to high-end fashion, and from unique and quirky souvenirs to lush fabrics, you're sure to be enticed by at least a few destinations…each one offering an opportunity to create an extraordinary memory...

Mexicans love to party. Fireworks, loud music, flowers, colorful decorations, and food, glorious food. If you travel to Mexico during an especially well-celebrated holiday, be sure to make your hotel reservations well in advance. This report includes a list of "official" Mexican holidays. Every city, town, and village also has its own holidays--founder's days, patron saint's days, battle commemorations, etc. Wherever and whenever you are in Mexico, you will not be far from a celebration or fiesta of some sort.

She left school at 15 to live in a hippie squat in London. She tended bar in a strip joint…inspected bolts at a factory…waitressed in a Chinese restaurant...and clerked at a print shop where she typed invoices and lied to customers about why their orders weren't ready. Today she is International Living's roving Euro editor, and regularly sends us notes from even further afield. Possessing a wisdom that comes only from years on the road, she pulls no punches in her writing…always honest, and with the unerring knack of getting into the cracks of a place, she discovers what it's really like, and reports back with humor and style. Now, in this free report, we've tried to bring together some of the best of Steenie's reports, articles, and tips…a near-impossible task given the huge choice.

Come February--the most romantic month of the year--you may be dreaming of an escape with your loved one to a special place…somewhere you can enjoy some quality time together. But where? You've probably already "done" Venice, Paris, and Niagara Falls… So where to this year? Luckily, we at International Living have been checking out some of the most seductive sites. In this special report, we've decided to let you in on our top 10 secret hideaways. Got your passport ready? Here we go…