Chip-and-pin credit cards (the kind that let you use vending machines to buy Metro tickets, rent bikes and just about everything else) have finally made it to America. 

Though only available for members of the United Nations Federal Credit Union, we're hopeful that other banks will someday soon follow suit. One day, vélo bikes, we'll ride you, mark our words!

Guest editor Jane Feltes did an inspiring job writing up Beruit as a Trip Pick, and while we've never been, it's top on our list of places to go - especially because we hear the food is fantastic. Until we can score a plane ticket to Lebanon, however, we'll just have to indulge in its cuisine here, and our favorite place to do so is ilili's.

For those not in the know, ilili's is a Lebanese-American restaurant in Manhattan that offers a generous and delicious (if slightly expensive) $38 prix-fixe evening menu from Sunday through Wednesday. …

You’ve got a big day ahead of you, so if your Cambria lodgings don’t provide breakfast, we suggest hopping in the car first thing in the morning and getting an early jump on the day by heading half an hour …

Roadtrips are clearly on our mind, what with last night's movie and our Trip Pick of the Week. Further fueling the flame for an auto-powered adventure is this roundup of the best roadside attractions from the East and West coast. 

From the world's biggest dinosaurs in Cabazon California (close to Palm Springs and well worth a visit according to friends) to the Secret Caverns of Cobleskill, New York (we've been spelunking there!) there's something kitchsy worth exploring on both coasts. 

Australia is a stunning place, Sydney in particular with its dramatic cliffs and breathtaking shoreline. But behind one of its most sunny, beautiful spots lies a cold statistic: about one person a week commits suicide by jumping off "The Gap" into the Sydney Harbour. 

It's inspiring, then, to read about Don Ritchie, a well-traveled man who lives across the street and has saved 160 would-be jumpers.