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Careful planning can add up to a debt-free vacation

Whether you’re planning a trip to a country across the globe or packing the car for a weekend road trip to a local campground, you can have a debt-free vacation with some careful planning. ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to handle space invaders on a crowded airplane

A survey by the market research firm CivicScience finds that passengers are deeply divided about personal space on planes. For example, it reported that 78 percent of U.S. adults...

DATE: Oct 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Reno’s motor lodges aren’t home to vacationers anymore

RENO, Nev. – They were the toast of Reno in the 1950s, when the growing casino industry sparked a boom that for a time turned northern Nevada into the West’s top gambling destination. ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Train lovers forge lifelong friendships through rail travel

ORLANDO, Fla. – They’re aboard because they love trains: The pilot from New Orleans, the computer consultant from New Jersey, the retired tax lawyer from Florida, the computer accounting con...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

You’ll never believe what passengers steal from planes

What do passengers steal from planes? Anything that isn’t bolted down. Among the items snatched from commercial flights: coffee mugs, cutlery, blankets and life jackets. ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

U.S. lacks Latino historical sites and landmarks, scholars say

GLORIETA PASS, N.M. – A makeshift memorial to Hispanic Civil War Union soldiers in an isolated part northern New Mexico is a typical representation of sites linked to U.S. Latino history: It...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Have 19 hours? World’s longest commercial flight takes off

SINGAPORE – The world’s longest direct commercial flight is back and taking travelers from Singapore to the New York region. Operated by Singapore Airlines, the city-state’s natio...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Charcoal makers in Spain keep embers of an old trade burning

VILORIA, Spain – Even though he receives the occasional helping hand from his 22-year-old son, Miguel Lander knows that the days of making charcoal the traditional way are counted in these r...

DATE: Oct 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

On a trip to the Himalayas, I learned about altitude sickness the hard way

When I told friends I was going to Tibet last spring, almost everyone asked, “What are you doing to prevent altitude sickness?” Not nearly enough, it turned out, given the headach...

DATE: Oct 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Shanghai airport automates check-in with facial recognition

SHANGHAI – It’s now possible to check in automatically at Shanghai’s Hongqiao airport using facial recognition technology, part of an ambitious rollout of facial recognition systems in China...

DATE: Oct 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

See the world in your 20s without racking up debt

It’s a dilemma many 20-somethings face: You badly want to travel the world. But if your bank account could talk, it would say, “Are you kidding?” When you’re just starting out, ev...

DATE: Oct 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Treasures of Silver City: A New Mexico town rich in art, history, food

We’ve always been a little unconventional. So when my husband, Michael, and I wanted to mark our 25th anniversary, rather than buying a silver platter, we looked for a place with “silver” in...

DATE: Oct 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...

Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Careful planning can add up to a debt-free vacation

How to handle space invaders on a crowded airplane

Reno’s motor lodges aren’t home to vacationers anymore

Train lovers forge lifelong friendships through rail travel

You’ll never believe what passengers steal from planes

U.S. lacks Latino historical sites and landmarks, scholars say

Have 19 hours? World’s longest commercial flight takes off

Charcoal makers in Spain keep embers of an old trade burning

On a trip to the Himalayas, I learned about altitude sickness the hard way

Shanghai airport automates check-in with facial recognition

See the world in your 20s without racking up debt

Treasures of Silver City: A New Mexico town rich in art, history, food

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