Flirty Girl FitnessW Hotels in Chicago has paired with Flirty Girl Fitness to create a girlfriend getaway with flair. Say goodbye to boring bicycles, treadmills and ellipticals and find a whole new way to kick back with the girls. From now until February 28, 2008, W Hotels is touting the art of the chair striptease - for the good of your health, of course.

Cheers to the New YearMaybe I'm finally growing up or maybe I'm just finally tired of commercialism, but this year, what I want doesn't fit under the tree. My wish list is more about the places I want to see, the kind of traveler I want to be and what I want to accomplish in 2008.

Hiking in PeruAirline challenges and travel insurance - the fun begins! Teresa Thompson (Hot Metal Mama) doesn't let challenges stand in her way. Even though she'd never been to South America before, she was ready to just go.

Forget what you think of prisons. Spending a night in the slammer is the newest (and sometimes cheapest) way to travel the world. Questionable karma aside, going willingly into the lock-up is just odd enough to make me want to try it. Shackles are not de rigueur.