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North Korea allows tourists to climb rarely seen peak

MOUNT PAEKTU, North Korea – Foreign tourists looking to go off the beaten path in North Korea can now camp out on the country’s biggest volcano. Hoping to open up a side of North ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Quebec City’s enticing tableau beyond the wall

QUEBEC CITY (AP) – It’s what’s inside the historic wall of Quebec City that makes people want to visit. It’s what’s outside that makes people want to stay. To visit without ventur...

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Traveling alone helped me confront my fear of being by myself

After being laid off this past December, I booked a two-week trip to Paris. I already lived alone, went to dinner alone, sat in coffee shops alone and danced at weddings alone. But I had nev...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

6 affordable, fun cities for frugal travelers

Almost every travel authority worth its salt has published a list of budget destinations, and in case you haven’t noticed, there’s not a lot of overlap among those lists. The reasons: Just a...

DATE: Aug 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Get to know Pueblo: Explore riverwalk, chile farms and Neon Alley

Thousands of people visit Pueblo in August or September every year to attend the Colorado State Fair and the Chile and Frijoles Festival. Those are great events, but if visitors ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Huge wildfire southwest of Berlin sets off WWII ammunition

BERLIN – Firefighters struggled Friday to tame a wildfire southwest of Berlin but had to maneuver carefully as the blaze set off old World War II ammunition that is still buried in the fores...

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Drought reveals ancient ‘hunger stones’ in European river

DECIN, Czech Republic – Because of this summer’s drought in Central Europe, boulders known as “hunger stones” are reappearing in the Elbe River. The low water levels in the river ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Ancient churches and origins of wine in Republic of Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia – Want to learn about the origins of winemaking? You’ll have to go about 2,000 miles east of Bordeaux, France, to the Republic of Georgia, in the Caucasus Mountains. ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Nine budget hacks for your next vacation

Live like a local to experience culture, save money

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Was a great white shark to blame for Cape Cod attack?

TRURO, Mass. – On a windswept dune overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, hastily erected signs warned Cape Cod beachgoers to stay out of the water on Thursday, a day after a New York man became th...

DATE: Aug 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

These are the best frequent flyer programs

Roughly half of the people who belong to a U.S. airline loyalty program don’t understand how it works. We’re not just talking about people who fly a few times a year. A J.D. Power...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Glacier latest U.S. park to be scorched by Western wildfires

A wildfire destroyed structures and forced evacuations Monday from the busiest area of Montana’s Glacier National Park, as officials in California prepared to reopen Yosemite National Park a...

DATE: Aug 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

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