When she and her husband recently checked into the Radisson Blu Hotel in Zurich, a clerk asked them to sign the dotted line on a room rate hundreds of dollars…
They let us into their homes, allowed us to see a mind-blowing Bön Buddhist ceremony by a burning-stick-wielding woman and poured us tomba, their alcoholic “beer” made from millet mash.…
They’re simple questions with complicated answers. But Jake Oakman, for one, would like to know. So would many holiday travelers. Oakman, who works for the state of Indiana, usually spends…
Traveling can be stressful when in the friendly skies
Members of the Karma Bhotia Foundation Trekking Group post for a photo in Chyamtang, Nepal. Durango Herald columnist John Peel, back row center, is among the group, which is helping…
A survey late last month by Unicomm, an organizer of trade shows and conferences, found that 41 percent of active travelers said the outbreak had raised their anxiety levels. Travel…
On their first flight on Sun Country Airlines, they shared the cabin with two small dogs. “My daughter suffers from pet allergies,” says Morris, who lives in Minneapolis. “As you…
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas is one of just a few places in the country where you can immerse yourself in this serene but vanishing landscape. Tallgrass prairie…
Landscape, culture, friends make this vacation feel like a return home
Durangoan’s journey to Nepal reveals differences from West
An Airbus A380 taxis to its gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after flying 8,578 miles from Sydney, Australia.Qantas/Associated Press A Qantas Airbus A380 touched down Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth…
“I’ll sometimes grab an extra tray or two to help move things along,” says Johnson, who runs a fitness website in Los Angeles. Like most frequent air travelers, Johnson has…
Pick up the language, forget your manners and get acquainted with rice wine
Durango woman making waves – and footprints – with upcoming 1,800-mile trek
For empty-nesters, baby boomers and others oblivious to school calendars, the appeal of a fall vacation includes hotel and airfare bargains, fewer crowds because kids are back in school and…
Witkin combed through his local newspaper, consulted the Kelley Blue Book and clicked on several auto-buying websites. Finally, he stumbled upon TrueCar.com, a service that offered something no one else…
You board a plane and find your seat stained with bodily fluids. Now what?
Project engineer Ben Gonzales with Jviation Inc. said he would be identifying areas in need of total replacement and partial reconstruction this fall at an airport commission meeting Thursday. Jviation…
The San Juan Skyway is a 236-mile loop of highways through the San Juan Mountains that goes through Durango, Mancos, Cortez, Dolores and Silverton. The meeting Tuesday will explain the…
California is the No. 1 destination of Chinese tourists in the U.S. Visitors from China each spend an average of $5,400, 21 percent more than the average for all overseas…
James Beach said he’s embarrassed by the way a confrontation over a reclined airline seat unfolded. But don’t expect Beach to stop using the Knee Defender, a $22 gadget that…
Xinjiang doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to Chinese provinces. Ask Han Chinese from Beijing, Sichuan or Shanghai what they think and they’re likely to say it’s a…
As space shrinks, confrontations more common between fliers
Then again, maybe it’s the fees. Airline add-ons, which cover “optional” services for everything from reserving a seat to changing a ticket, used to be included in the cost of…
