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Border town invaded by Pancho Villa rejecting talk of troops
Columbus using Pancho Villa attack to draw tourists
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Restored Redstone Castle opens as boutique hotel
Former home of mining baron features 10 guest suites
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Meteorologists share strategies for avoiding winter travel hazards
That’s the winter travel advice of CNBC correspondent Contessa Brewer, who, coincidentally, was emailing me from a plane en route to cover a weather disaster. “Bring carry-on luggage,” she told…
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FBI re-creates decoy heads Alcatraz inmates used in escape
Authorities recently unveiled 3D-printed copies of the decoys that inmates Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin constructed with soap, plaster and human hair. A newly 3D-printed decoy head replicates…
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Early snow, cold bode well for New England ski season
In West Dover, Vt., skiers get onto a chair lift at the Mount Snow ski resort. Early season snow and cold temperatures are helping New England ski resorts get the…
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Fire scorches popular recreation spots, iconic film location in Southern California
The Woolsey Fire has charred more than 83 percent of National Park Service land within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, where officials announced that all trails were closed.…
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Holiday travel isn’t easy. Don’t make it harder
They’ll ask me how to avoid the agony of holiday travel. And at about this time every year, I really want to tell them, “It’s easy: If you want to…
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400 years after Pilgrim landing, Native Americans are finally being heard
Plymouth, Massachusetts, whose European settlers have come to symbolize American liberty and grit, marks its quadricentennial in 2020 with a trans-Atlantic commemoration that will put Native Americans’ unvarnished side of…
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Luxury hotel built in former pit mine to open in China
The 18-story Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel has been built into the side of a huge hole in the ground left by a former pit mine. Sixteen of its floors are…
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Incoming storm could spell trouble for holiday travelers
National Weather Service issues winter weather advisory
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Holiday travel expected to be busier this year, with weather a possible factor
1 million Coloradans expected to drive or fly this week
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Airbnb says revenue for 3 quarter was best ever, topping $1 billion
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event in San Francisco. Airbnb says it had its best quarter ever, even as cities across the U.S. have started clamping…
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Before renting the car, get the real cost
They do. But not for much longer. Epstein’s base rate for a weekly rental came to a reasonable $280. But then the car rental company added daily and weekly surcharges,…
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Archaeologists find ancient lost city in Greece
The Greek Culture Ministry said Tuesday archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of the lost ancient city of Tenea that, according to tradition, was first settled by Trojan war…
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Hearing reveals chilling details of fatal Southwest flight
A Southwest Airlines plane sits on the runway at the Philadelphia International Airport after it made an emergency landing in Philadelphia. In new accounts released Wednesday, Nov. 14, into the…
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On flights, babies are a special type of turbulence
Shortly after their baby began crying, a crew member confronted the family, seated in business class, and told them that his behavior was “absolutely unacceptable.” The attendant claimed that babies…
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New York City’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree goes up
The 72-foot-tall, 12-ton Norway spruce arrived on a flatbed trailer Saturday morning and was hoisted by a crane into a spot overlooking the Rockefeller skating rink. Millions of people are…
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China to overtake France as top travel destination
Visitors walk among the attractions at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is known for…
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Traveling abroad with young kids? Tips for an easier trip
Konrad Waliszewki of TripScout and his family in front of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Waliszewski’s son has already been to eight countries in his 16 months of life.Konrad Waliszewski/TripScout…
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Finding solitude just hours from downtown Los Angeles in Joshua Tree National Park
“I can’t believe how silent it is out here,” he said. This was an offhand comment. I agreed, but said nothing. We walked on. So I think I know the…
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Come see forests and peaks, but clean up, New Zealand says
A tourist stands on a rock as he looks over Lake Tekapo and the Southern Alps in New Zealand. With concern rising about the impact of tourism on the environment,…
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Airbnb landlords agree to pay San Francisco $2.25 million
City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced the settlement Monday, calling the penalty an important deterrent to others seeking to illegally profit from the city’s housing crisis. The San Francisco Chronicle reported…
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Upgrade your next trip without paying top dollar
TSA Precheck security lines are typically shorter, and users don’t have to take off their shoes, remove their jackets or dig laptops and liquids out of their bags.Associated Press file…
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Jump into trips feet first: Pack the right socks
It sounds trivial, but it’s not. “Many travelers fail to recognize the importance of choosing the right socks,” says Jane Andersen, a Chapel Hill, N.C., podiatrist and president of the…
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Soaking up Alaska: A kayak adventure, undeterred by the rain
When I awoke, the storm had stopped. In its place, low fog clung moodily to the peaks on surrounding islands. All around, I saw different shades of green and gray,…
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Ancient mariners: Greek navy offers taste of life in galleys
The 121-foot wooden vessel moored off southern Athens is an experimental reconstruction of the trireme, the sleek ancient Greek warship that halted a Persian invasion of Europe and ruled the…
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Indian couple who died in Yosemite took risks for photos
On Sept. 27, 2018 file photo, an unidentified couple gets married at Taft Point in California’s Yosemite National Park. The viewpoint overlooks Yosemite Valley, including El Capitan, a popular vertical…
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Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low-cost high flyer
The privately owned carrier was founded in 1999 to provide access to air travel to everyone. It offers dozens of flights a day both internationally and within the archipelago’s more…
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Careful planning can add up to a debt-free vacation
Tourists climb a temple at the archaeological site of Coba in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Whether you’re planning a trip to a country across the globe or packing the car for…