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National Park Service ends ban on disposable water bottles

PHOENIX – The federal government announced Wednesday it will eliminate a policy that allowed national parks like the Grand Canyon to ban the sale of bottled water in an effort to curb litter...

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Durango couple soaks up richness of life on Italy’s Amalfi Coast

Enjoying festivals, friends and culture

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Guam’s tourism popularity unhurt by North Korea threats

HAGATNA, Guam – Tourists haven’t been deterred from visiting the tropical island of Guam even though the U.S. territory has been the target of threats from North Korea during a week of angry...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Airplane turbulence can be scary, but it’s no cause for alarm

Patrick Smith compiled a list of the five things that worry him the most when flying. Bird strikes and cargo fires made the cut; turbulence did not. “Most of us in the cockpit are...

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

More than 1 in 5 travelers knowingly or unknowingly carried prohibited items onto aircraft, survey finds

A survey of airline passengers found that more than 20 percent had knowingly or unknowingly smuggled prohibited items past Transportation Security Administration checkpoints onto the aircraf...

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Bikepacker’s paradise on North Dakota’s Maah Daah Hey Trail

MEDORA, N.D. For mountain bikers, North Dakota’s Maah Daah Hey Trail is such a treasure that people come from all over to experience it. I drove with friends more than ...

DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hollywood street superheroes struggle with broken dreams

LOS ANGELES – Captain America has a thick British accent, and his day job is cinematographer. Iron Man lives in an apartment behind Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, and at least one of Batman’s wi...

DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

‘Wonderlandscape’ tells story of Yellowstone National Park

John Clayton explores the vast historical and cultural history of one of the most popular national parks to uncover why Yellowstone is so beloved in Wonderlandscape: Yellowstone National Par...

DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Wrecks, sunken treasures lie under Albania’s coastal waters

From ancient vessels to World War wrecks

DATE: Aug 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Icebreaker sets mark for earliest Northwest Passage transit

As waters warm, Finnish ship sets mark for earliest Northwest Passage transit

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Slovenia sees tourism boom, thanks in part to Melania Trump

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – The tiny European nation of Slovenia is undergoing a tourism boom partly because it’s the native country of U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The Slovenian Stat...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to avoid going out of your mind with the in-laws

Set ground rules, hold your tongue

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

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