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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

Durango to hold first ever ‘Float to Work Day’

Commuters encouraged to give up car keys for flotation devices

DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

When is it OK to return to a site of disaster?

Bad things can happen to good places. Like New Orleans, a city forever changed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Or Alabama’s Gulf Coast, peppered by oil pellets after the Deepwater H...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

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

Mandatory resort fees are rising – again

Tamara Myers thought that her hotel bill at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino would come to $415. At least that’s what Otel.com, the website through which she booked the room, promised ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter