A piece of paper from books found on board Blackbeard’s ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge. To find paper in the 300-year-old shipwreck in warm waters is “almost unheard of,” said…
In this column and on my blog, I am trying to focus on the differences between visiting a country and really getting to know what people and culture are like…
Rinse and repeat. The Massachusetts marathoner, who won the 2016 World Marathon Challenge – seven marathons in seven days on all seven continents – will attempt to become the only…
He should know. As the author of Humans vs Computers, a book about ordinary people caught between wrong assumptions and computer bugs, he’s had a front-row seat to several recent…
“Oh my God, it just got really bright for a second,” he said at Camp Greentop in Catoctin Mountain Park in north-central Maryland. “Excuse me for a second.” Ortiz ducked…
According to the National Park Service, the western Wyoming park had more than 4.9 million visits last year, a 3 percent increase from the prior year. Officials say the park…
Vapor forms across the wings of an Airbus A380 as it performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget airport, north of Paris. Airbus says it will…
Colorado Ski Country USA, which represents 23 resorts, recorded 13 percent fewer visits at its member operations through Dec. 31, The Aspen Daily News reported Saturday. Separately, Vail Resorts, which…
Travelers should typically book their flights from three weeks to two months in advance, depending on the special day, according to the online booking site Hopper.Associated Press file “This is…
Citizen science project gathers valuable data
The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the frigid northeastern Chinese city is known for massive, elaborate and colorfully lit ice sculptures featuring animals, cartoon characters and landmarks. Some…
Investigators mark the spot where spent bullet casing fell next several bodies lying on a road in the town of Navolato, Sinaloa state, Mexico. Five states in Mexico have gotten…
Preliminary statistics released by the Ministry of Tourism late Wednesday showed Spain had 82 million visitors from other countries last year, an increase of nearly 9 percent from 2016. The…
With the Olympics just a few weeks away, here are some answers to questions about Pyeongchang and the Korean Peninsula: Q: Is the Korean Peninsula safe? A: Yes, with a…
With nearby roads, trains, cable cars, ski slopes and hiking trails into the town closed, Swiss authorities deployed helicopters to ferry some tourists to a nearby village to escape the…
This undated rendering provided by bioLinia and Paul Murdoch Architects depicts the Tower of Voices, which is scheduled to open in September at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stoystown,…
Revel in the park’s scenery without summer’s crowds
That’s the consensus of airline experts, consumer advocates and frequent travelers. They say the domestic airlines have charted a course for this year that includes more fees and ticket restrictions…
Check out the northern lights or one of many festivals
TV travel show host Samantha Brown walks through a field of flowers in Fredericksburg, Texas, with John Thomas, the owner of Wildseed Farms. Brown, who’s hosted a variety of shows…
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson addresses a news conference Wednesday in Seattle, announcing that his office is suing Motel 6. Ferguson said that the budget hotel disclosed the personal…
Not one person died in an accident on a commercial passenger jet the entire year, the safest year ever, according to two airline safety groups.Associated Press file That does not…
KVOA-TV in Tucson reports that the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch announced this weekend that it would stop running the tours after a truck overturned Friday with 12 people inside. Three…
For the survey, Charles Platkin reached out to representatives with 12 major airlines to inquire about their meal and snack options. He ranks them based, in part, on calories, nutrition,…
I learned quickly that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a big deal in Spain. It is the day the Roman Catholics (meaning almost all Spaniards) celebrate the immaculate…
“Rate growth has not kept pace by traditional standards,” says Bob Habeeb, chief executive of First Hospitality Group, a firm specializing in hotel management, acquisition and development. “Traditional add-on costs…
Associated Press file A grace period for meeting the new rules is set to expire Jan. 22. But licenses from 27 states plus Washington, D.C., are already compliant with federal…
A Shawnee, Ohio, event re-enacted a Prohibition rally outside the real-life former speakeasy. In Corbin, Kentucky, they’re constructing an elk-viewing area on a former mountaintop mine. Virginia’s Crooked Road traces…
