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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

For foreign travelers’ gadgets, it’s adapt or fry

When John Gasink plugged his continuous positive airway pressure device into a power outlet at the Heidelberg Marriott Hotel, he was in for a shock. So were many of the hotel’s guests. ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Google’s Waze expands carpooling service throughout U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO – Google will begin offering its pay-to-carpool service throughout the U.S., an effort to reduce the commute-time congestion that its popular Waze navigation app is designed to...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Lengthy closures expected next week on Red Mountain Pass

Crews to repair cliff wall netting resulting in 4-hour delays

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mass tourism overwhelms Croatia’s ‘Game of Thrones’ town

‘It’s chaos, the whole thing is chaos’

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Improve your ‘travel literacy’ to make your next trip better

How do I know our collective travel literacy is lacking? I run a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that helps travelers every day. This summer, our caseload spiked to leve...

DATE: Oct 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

High in Sicily’s mountains, residents enjoy life’s simple pleasures

GANGI, Sicily – Far from the packed beaches of Sicily’s busy coastlines, there’s a quieter and wilder world in its high mountains. In more dangerous times, this was where much of ...

DATE: Oct 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

New Zealand fines travelers who won’t unlock secure devices

CANBERRA, Australia – Visitors to New Zealand can be fined 5,000 New Zealand dollars ($3,243) for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices and allow customs officials to ex...

DATE: Oct 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Jimmy Kimmel to open comedy club in Las Vegas in 2019

LAS VEGAS – Jimmy Kimmel will see a dream come true when he opens a comedy club next spring in Las Vegas where he will make regular appearances and give up-and-coming comics a chance to hone...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel