“He’s made cruises and European trips special,” says Smith, a manufacturer’s representative from Dallas. “His itineraries and attention to detail have made every trip flawless. He’s even managed to successfully…
St. Helena in South Atlantic hopes for economic boost
From there, things got worse. Much worse. About a month into their trip, flooding from a storm crippled their engine. The 57-foot mast was damaged. And then, as they drifted…
Under the plan, visitors driving into 17 of the most popular national parks, mostly in the U.S. West, would pay $70 for a weekly pass, up from $25 to $30.…
Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is starting new screening procedures for U.S.-bound passengers following it receiving “new security guidelines” from American authorities.Associated Press file However, confusion still remains about the…
“It’s like a ghost town,” said Mike Maione, a 57-year-old tourist from Flanders, New Jersey, who was staying in the heart of the colonial city with his wife at a…
Now, wearing a rainbow-colored tutu, wig, tank top and cowboy boots, he waits his turn to try to direct or drag a steer across a finish line with two teammates…
At 10 a.m., women come together to smoke, drink coffee and talk about their lives. Their gestures are animated and their words are fast and loud, often overlapping each other.…
What do they tell us about ourselves, our past?
Instead, the Rocky Mountains baked in mid-90-degree temperatures. Button’s family camper, which didn’t have air conditioning, felt like a sweatbox. “We were looking at each other,” Button says, “and saying,…
“Escape,” Malin’s latest collection of travel photographs, can transport you from the sun-drenched beaches of St. Barts to the dusty plains of Namibia, no passport required. The 31-year-old Los Angeles-based…
And I’ve been surprised by how many others I know who have been on the very same quest. “We’re seeing more and more people with this goal,” said Alicia Rovey,…
Tony, the Bengal tiger at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, La., has died at the age of 17. Implying he was euthanized, a notice on the Tiger Truck…
The SA Airlink plane left Johannesburg on a six-hour journey to the British-ruled territory, which hopes to draw more tourists to the deposed French emperor’s final abode, Longwood House, as…
Royal Caribbean has announced that its ship Adventure of the Seas will resume port calls to St. Thomas on Nov. 10, and that the ship hopes to be in San…
The owners are installing a 6-foot wrought iron fence on the front of the house used in the series, starring Bryan Cranston. The move comes after the owners have complained…
Helena Byler, 78, was found lying on the road Oct. 2 by a rancher who happened to be checking on his cattle in the area of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National…
Why? Just check into any hotel and try to do anything with the timepiece next to your bed, like set it. Or try to turn the radio off that housekeeping…
It seems every tiny mountain town in Colorado is blessed with a great microbrewery and pizza restaurant. At nearly 500 miles long, the Colorado Trail, which runs from Durango to…
The hotel, being built by New York-based MCR Development, will include two new buildings with 505 rooms, a rooftop pool, an observation deck where guests can watch planes take off…
The key is to find a cruise that’s a good match for your vacation expectations. There are cruises for fitness fanatics, partyers, foodies, comic lovers, spring breakers, seniors and just…
Some islands were hit hard by hurricanes, some weren’t
While the leaf-peepers are here, mountainside-covering color is not. Surveying the landscape from behind his business, Morse Farm Sugarworks owner Burr Morse spots pockets of color in the trees. But…
One-on-one adventures create deeper connections
Trump changes actually a boost to business
Two centuries after the Walden author’s birth, people are deliberately following in Thoreau’s footsteps to discover Walden Pond, the little lake he immortalized. Whether you’re visiting Boston or the Berkshires,…
Thomas’ comments, made to me after a recent column about the rise of fees in the travel industry, triggered a fascinating debate. Many travelers say that they think fees are…
The canoe put on display on Thursday dates to the mid-1700s, members of the Pejepscot Historical Society said. It’s an example of the type of canoe that was critically important…
