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Ireland’s wild and stately County Wicklow
Spectacular landscapes and grand homes in County Wicklow, Ireland
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Traveling down the rough road of broken trust
It’s a question seldom asked. But when I checked into the Mountain Sky Guest Ranch near Emigrant, Montana, recently, I couldn’t help it. They didn’t issue a customary room key…
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Get your kicks – and books – on Route 66
There’s the Chicago bookstore with a cat and a mechanical elevator, and the Albuquerque shop where lawyers and the homeless search together for Jack Kerouac’s novels. There’s also the iconic…
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Drivers beware: Don’t fall prey to gas-price scams
The $2.41 price per gallon was a few cents lower than average, so he assumed he had found a bargain. And he did, except for one teensy detail. When he…
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Durango airport sees dip in passengers
Director says demand still high, drop is not related to Gold King
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Sewer museum reveals ‘intestines of Paris’
Sure, not everyone gets the appeal of the city’s subterranean spectacle. But, as tour guide Jean-Charles Pintori put it, “They are wrong!” I happened to stop by the museum on…
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Is enough space on an airplane a human right?
If you answered “no,” you’re probably with the majority of American travelers. After all, airlines are private companies, and you always have the option of paying more for an upgraded…
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Bike count underway in Durango
The nationwide project is to count those on foot and bikes just like automobiles are counted. The numbers help define those using the roads in Durango, and they are used…
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In Rwanda, gorillas draw growing number of tourists
In Rwanda, gorillas draw growing number of visitors
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In city-states, Mayans built complex culture
San Diego exhibit explores architecture, astronomy, sport
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How to weather the wild climate in airline cabins
“It was pretty steamy,” he recalls. But that was nothing compared with what happened when he landed. After the plane touched down, its air conditioning switched off again, and this…
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Unplugged and rediscovering the world
Joys and discomforts during a month without technology on Spain’s Camino trail
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United Airlines CEO faces a long list of challenges
Oscar Munoz, a railroad executive and head of United’s audit committee, was named new CEO and president of United Airlines as a federal investigation continued into whether the airline gave…
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The dirtiest places on an airplane, ranked
Addison Williams vacuums an aisle after arriving passengers deplaned at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Each day, more than 170,000 passengers use the airport, making it the ninth busiest in the…
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Gadgets to put you at ease on road trips
My crime? Doing 67 mph on a stretch of Interstate 95 where the speed limit abruptly drops from 65 to 55. Gotcha! The snapshot of flashing blue lights in my…
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Hotel upgrades can foil your lodging plans
The property he’d booked in Baltimore, the Mount Vernon Hotel, was being remodeled and reopening as the Hotel Indigo Baltimore – Mt. Vernon. “Extreme” might also describe what the hotel…
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Filling your gas tank getting cheaper
Gas prices are set to fall until Christmas. The national trend is for gas prices to stay lower in the winter, according to AAA Colorado.Gerald Herbert/Associated Press file photo The…
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Apps turn business trip into memorable visit
Using several mobile apps during a business trip, Todd Kuhns and his wife, Bich Kuhns, visited the Winchester Mystery House, a mansion and historic landmark open to tourists in San…
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Will airline fees force fliers to stay home?
It’s no academic question for America’s airlines, who continue to provoke passengers with new fees, surcharges and rules. They want to know when passengers would rather stay home. As another…
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Less chance of Colorado River water cuts in 2017
Associated Press file photo<br><br>Because of wet weather in May and June normal water deliveries to residents, farms, tribes and businesses are projected through at least through 2016 and possibly through…
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For agritourism, growing liability concerns
Farming is one of the more dangerous occupations in the U.S. mostly because of the machinery and equipment, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a growing interest…
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Don’t overlook Hoover and Mead when in Las Vegas
Quick desert getaways from the Las Vegas Strip
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Sometimes, the priciest ticket is ‘free’
The promises made by his MileagePlus Explorer card from Chase – yes, the one that’s heavily promoted in airports and on travel blogs – looked too good to pass up.…
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USA Today featuring Durango
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Animas River are a couple of the attractions that put Durango in the running for USA Today’s readers choice award for Best…