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On the Colorado Trail: Awed by the mountains for 500 miles

Halfway up the 3,300-foot climb through the muggy forest on the north side of Hope Pass, I was panting, sweat-soaked and pining for a pint. It seems every tiny mountain town in Co...

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hotel at iconic TWA terminal will evoke glamour of jet age

NEW YORK – When it opened in 1962, the sleek TWA terminal at New York’s Kennedy Airport was the embodiment of jet-age style. Now, construction is underway to transform the landmark into a $2...

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

9 things cruise newbies need to know before walking the gangplank

First-time cruisers have a lot to wrap their heads around. There are hundreds of cruise lines out there, and sifting through the options - like the themes (“The Walking Dead” or “Oprah”?) de...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

With several Caribbean islands in recovery mode, some vacation advice

Some islands were hit hard by hurricanes, some weren’t

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Despite high hopes, hot weather dulls fall foliage season in New England

EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Tour buses continued to pack into a maple sugar farm on the outskirts of Vermont’s capital during the first week of October, the peak of foliage season for travelers l...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Traveling with just one child can forge bonds

One-on-one adventures create deeper connections

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Wandering Walden Pond: Thoreau’s retreat offers history lesson, recreation in all seasons

CONCORD, Mass. – Henry David Thoreau went to the woods because, as he famously put it, “I wished to live deliberately.” Two centuries after the Walden author’s birth, people are d...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

1 of oldest Native American birch-bark canoes now on display

BRUNSWICK, Maine – One of the oldest-known examples of a Native American birch-bark canoe is on display at a museum in Maine, where indigenous tribes have used them for thousands of years. ...

DATE: Oct 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Can Halloween freak you out any more than the real world?

NEW YORK – In case the real world’s not scary enough, there are plenty of Halloween attractions out there designed to completely freak you out. One in New York called This Is Real promises t...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Arkansas city hopes $100 million effort will restore glory

EL DORADO, Ark. – An oil and timber town that was Arkansas’ richest community nearly a century ago believes that building a $100 million arts district in its historic downtown will spark a “...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

SpaceX: Rocket for moon, Mars and N.Y. to Shanghai in 39 minutes

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX chief Elon Musk’s elaborate plan for a mega-rocket to carry astronauts to Mars may have some down-to-Earth applications. At a conference in Australia...

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel