For people planning to visit the Cambridge American Cemetery in England or the Normandy American Cemetery in France, two apps include driving directions, parking info, hours of operation, cemetery maps, tours to follow and stories about Americans buried there. Released by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the apps can be downloaded for free on iTunes and Google Play. 

Located at the confluence of the Yarapa and Cumaceba rivers in the Peruvian Amazon, the Treehouse Lodge (US contact in Bountiful, UT; 435/879-5839, www.treehouselodge.com) comprises eight bungalows connected by suspended walkways radiating from the central lodge, all built in the forest canopy at heights of 25 to 65 feet.

Including transfers from/to Iquitos Airport and three meals a day, per-person, double-occupancy, rates range from $695 for two nights on up to $1,295 for five nights...

For travelers without access to a laundry, the Scrubba Wash Bag is a watertight bag with a washboard-surface interior for cleaning clothes. One wash load can include two shirts and two pairs each of pants, underwear and socks.  To use, place clothing in the bag with some liquid soap, add warm water up to the fill line, then seal the bag and buckle it shut. Rub the clothes against the flexible washboard for 30 seconds to three minutes. Clothes can be rinsed in the bag or in the bath, after...