Airline seats get a makeover

Airline seats get a makeover

Smokejumper base features parachute corps

MISSOULA, Mont. – Fighting wildland fires is grimy, exhausting, dangerous and impressive. When smokejumpers do the work, parachuting in to wage the initial attack on fires in remote, rugged ...

Hiking Shi Shi

Solitude and sea stacks are the draw at pristine Washington beach

Into the Outback

Touring Australia by motorcycle

The endless quest for better boarding

Airlines try different ways to fill planes fast

Swimming with the sharks

In La Jolla, these leopards are docile and enticing

Books keep business travelers sane

Frequent business traveler flier Margaret Bowles disregards in-flight entertainment options and pulls out her Kindle on nearly every flight. Bowles, a lawyer in Winter Park, is no...

Where summer and deals sizzle

Ariz. resorts offer serious discounts when temperature hits triple digits

Doctors often on planes to deal with emergencies

Is there a doctor on board? Surprisingly often, there is – in half of in-flight medical emergencies – and sick airline passengers almost always survive, a new study finds. The res...

Legoland Florida expands with World of Chima

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The world’s largest Lego theme park is expanding again, this time with a water ride, a splash zone and an interactive play area – all welcome activities for vacationing ...

5 freebies: Not everything in Napa Valley will tap your wallet

NAPA, Calif. – Love the lush and lovely Napa Valley but hate how expensive it can be? You’re not the first. In the late 19th century, writer Robert Louis Stevenson moved his honeymoon to the...

Tiny airstrip a death-defying experience

No margin for error at one of Nepal’s busiest airports