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In Idaho, Plan B turns into a rewarding journey

ARCO, Idaho – Huckleberry beer, Craters of the Moon park and Sun Valley: It was a trio of unique Idaho experiences. My husband and I came up with the spur-of-the-moment itinerary ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Surprising Montana: See glaciers before they vanish, discover Chinese history in Butte

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Montana – I had a lot of expectations heading to Montana last summer. I expected to check off my bucket-list dream of driving Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun ...

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Europe’s sunny weather makes for wet summer in Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Pop singer Helgi Bjornsson, who is well-known in his native Iceland for a 1980s hit titled “I Do Like the Rain,” recently appeared on national television while a deadpan...

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hawaii bans sale of sunscreens with coral-harming chemicals

HONOLULU (AP) – Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban the sale of sunscreens containing two chemicals believed to harm coral reefs. The move makes Hawa...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Leaving technology behind on vacation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Children are welcome at Iron Stone Acres, the bed-and-breakfast that Sharon Zimmerman has been running for nearly 30 years in rural Narvon, Pennsylvania, but they’ll need to entertain themse...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Got a complaint about the travel industry? Take it to the top

If you’re thinking of taking your travel complaint to the top, here’s a little good news: someone’s listening. When I started advocating for consumers more than 20 years ago, exec...

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

Russia’s Winter Olympic city turns into a World Cup playground

SOCHI, Russia – Warm weather, beaches, amusement parks. It’s not exactly what Australian fan Adam McKinley expected to find when he decided to make the trip to Russia for the Worl...

DATE: Jul 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

In a Pennsylvania forest, on the trail of synchronous fireflies

Pennsylvania festival attracts people from around the world

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Oregon officials criticized for pesticides killing pines

BEND, Ore. – Environmental advocates are calling out the Oregon Department of Transportation and its contractors for applying a weedkiller along a highway in Sisters that unintentionally kil...

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Utah national parks seeing increase in search and rescues

SALT LAKE CITY – Rescues at Utah’s national parks are up 68 percent from 2014 – and men in their 20s are the ones most likely to need help, according to recent data. Most of the s...

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Delta bans pit bulls as service dogs, sparks backlash

ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines says it’s no longer allowing passengers to fly with “pit bull type” dogs as service or support animals, a policy that’s being met with criticism by groups that trai...

DATE: Jun 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel