Forget college reunions and cliched girlfriend getaways. The next time you travel with friends, have an epic blowout. Here's how to do it, fireworks and all.
SEA OF JAPAN – Desperate to get away from the distractions of Hollywood, Rob Long books passage on a container ship set for Shanghai, and tries life in solitary.
BEIJING, China – In this final chapter, our hero spends an ungodly amount of time in a lead vest, picks up a translator, gets paranoid, and makes it home in one piece.
Costa Rica, more than any other place, celebrates the witchcraft of wilderness. Once touched, travelers become passionate advocates for preservation, as trees, rivers, and wild things are as family.