Travel - The Durango Herald

Record 72 million tourists came to Orlando last year

ORLANDO, Fla. – Even though Hurricane Irma forced the closures of its theme parks and airports and filled its hotels with displaced evacuees, a record-setting 72 million tourists still flock...

DATE: May 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Travel expert Johnny Jet shares his tips for summer trips

Are you starting to think about summer vacation? John DiScala, better known as the air travel expert Johnny Jet, recently talked with The Associated Press travel podcast “Get Outta Here!” ab...

DATE: May 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

More tourists seek out volcanic adventures

Below the craggy rim of Erta Ale, Ethiopia’s most active volcano, a lava lake boils. Beneath the gassy haze, ruby-red, molten rock thickens and rises up, swelling like a tidal wave topped of...

DATE: May 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Royal wedding: At hotels, $50K packages, Union Jack condoms

NEW YORK – Hotels are getting in on royal wedding mania, offering $50,000 packages fit for a queen, handing out condoms decorated with the Union Jack and hosting Champagne parties where the ...

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Take a grand tour of New England - by bike

Everything we love about New England is better by bike. When you’re on two wheels, the air is crisper, the small towns lovelier, the coast a bit more like heaven, and the wild blueberries ma...

DATE: May 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Kilauea volcano claims more than two dozen homes in Hawaii

PAHOA, Hawaii – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has destroyed 26 homes since it began spewing lava hundreds of feet into the air last week, and residents who evacuated don’t know how long they migh...

DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Planning to visit Pikes Peak? Changes are afoot

City renovating visitors center at the summit

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Backcountry skiing thrives in New England

Thousands turn out for spring ascents, descents

DATE: May 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Quakes, lava and gas: Hawaii residents flee volcanic threats

PAHOA, Hawaii – Many rural residents living on an erupting volcano in Hawaii fled the threat of lava that spewed into the air in bursts of fire and pushed up steam from cracks in roadways Fr...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hawaii volcano erupts; county issues evacuation orders

HONOLULU – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, releasing red lava into a residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes. Hawaii County ...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hawaii poised to ban sale of some sunscreens that harm coral

HONOLULU – Many sunscreen makers could soon be forced to change their formulas or be banned from selling the lotions in Hawaii. State lawmakers passed a measure this week that wou...

DATE: May 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

California sues over plan to scrap car emission standards

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California and 16 other states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its plans to scrap standards on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, which help set gas mileage...

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday