Southwest Life/Travel

To pacify fliers, airlines restore tiny perks

NEW YORK – After 15 years of near austerity, U.S. airlines are restoring some small perks for passengers crammed into coach. Don’t expect ample legroom or free checked bags. But ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

In Italy, charmed by history – and pasta

An old Italian proverb says “a day without pasta is like a day without sunshine.” My husband and favorite travelling companion, Richard, and I were ready for some pasta and for our fourth tr...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

The making of Mardi Gras: A celebration of creativity

NEW ORLEANS – It’s glitter season in New Orleans. A time for feathers, papier-mâché, sequins, paint, bailing wire, bones, and just about any other item that can be used for decoration. Acros...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Magical Laotian town upended by surge in tourism

Tourism upends Laotian town after being named World Heritage Site

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

How U.S. air travelers compare to the world

Hatred for annoying seatmates is universal

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

From architecture to cuisine, Phoenix can surprise you

From architecture to cuisine, Phoenix can surprise you

DATE: Jan 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Las Vegas cabs overcharge by $47M a year

Credit card fee of $3 called ‘absurd’

DATE: Jan 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

You don’t have to be a star to love the Sundance Film Festival

SALT LAKE CITY – Every January, the streets of the mountain town of Park City, Utah, light up as the Robert Redford-founded Sundance Film Festival pulls in big names to introduce future Osca...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Cruise trends: Extravagance and oddities on high seas

NEW YORK – Underwater sightseeing in a glass submarine, shopping with a chef for dinner ingredients and volunteering with locals: These are some of the new options this season for cruise pas...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

In the Marshall Islands, divers explore shipwrecks, spectacular coral

MAJURO, Marshall Islands It was clear right away it was a tuna swimming past because of the distinctive bumps along its back that lead to its angular tail. And what a whopper. It...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Nuclear tourism? No worries, it’s ‘perfectly safe’

More than 50,000 worked at top-secret site during WWII

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

What to do if science is your passion

Q: My husband is interested in science of all types: astronomy, nature, chemistry, geology, etc. Do you have any suggestions for a trip that would include substantial science? Bonus points i...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

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