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Cape Cod beaches: Playgrounds for tourists – and young sharks

BOSTON – As another beach season draws to a close on Cape Cod, researchers are trying to figure out what’s driving the increase in shark sightings and encounters – including the state’s firs...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Tiny Alaska village experiences boom in polar bear tourism

JUNEAU, Alaska – A tiny Alaska Native village has experienced a boom in tourism in recent years as polar bears spend more time on land than on diminishing Arctic sea ice. More tha...

DATE: Sep 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Arizona canyon famed for waterfalls reopens after flooding

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Weeks after flooding rushed through a world-famous gorge off the Grand Canyon, sending tourists fleeing to higher ground, the Arizona tribe that calls the area home i...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Get the window seat, and more tips to stay healthy while flying

Clean that tray table, too

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Is it time for warning labels on plane tickets?

Airline tickets are more complicated and confusing than ever. Do they also need warning labels? Maybe. A provision in the Senate version of the Federal Aviation Administration Rea...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

North Korea allows tourists to climb rarely seen peak

MOUNT PAEKTU, North Korea – Foreign tourists looking to go off the beaten path in North Korea can now camp out on the country’s biggest volcano. Hoping to open up a side of North ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Quebec City’s enticing tableau beyond the wall

QUEBEC CITY (AP) – It’s what’s inside the historic wall of Quebec City that makes people want to visit. It’s what’s outside that makes people want to stay. To visit without ventur...

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Traveling alone helped me confront my fear of being by myself

After being laid off this past December, I booked a two-week trip to Paris. I already lived alone, went to dinner alone, sat in coffee shops alone and danced at weddings alone. But I had nev...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

6 affordable, fun cities for frugal travelers

Almost every travel authority worth its salt has published a list of budget destinations, and in case you haven’t noticed, there’s not a lot of overlap among those lists. The reasons: Just a...

DATE: Aug 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Put down that lamp! What you can – and can’t – take from your hotel room

When Lynn Culver stays at a hotel, she helps herself to the soaps and shampoos in her room. If housekeeping replaces the items, she takes the new ones, too. Culver, a retired atto...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Get to know Pueblo: Explore riverwalk, chile farms and Neon Alley

Thousands of people visit Pueblo in August or September every year to attend the Colorado State Fair and the Chile and Frijoles Festival. Those are great events, but if visitors ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Huge wildfire southwest of Berlin sets off WWII ammunition

BERLIN – Firefighters struggled Friday to tame a wildfire southwest of Berlin but had to maneuver carefully as the blaze set off old World War II ammunition that is still buried in the fores...

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

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