Travel and commuting - The Durango Herald

A ‘no’ from the travel industry is not always final

Connie Matlin wants to do the impossible: buy travel insurance for what she thinks is an uninsurable trip. “My family and I would like to travel to Europe this summer,” says Matl...

DATE: Apr 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Explosives from the World Wars wash up on U.S. beaches

MANTOLOKING, N.J. – A century after World War I ended, discarded munitions from that and other wars continue to make their way onto beaches around the country. Items ranging from ...

DATE: Apr 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

How do you make a destination autism-friendly?

Myrtle Beach , South Carolina, has a busy boardwalk and all kinds of attractions, from mini-golf courses and water parks to a zip line and a Ferris wheel. So it might not be an ob...

DATE: Apr 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Interior backing away from steep fee hikes at national parks

WASHINGTON – The Interior Department is backing down from a plan to impose steep fee increases at popular national parks in the face of widespread opposition from elected officials and the p...

DATE: Apr 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Visiting Memphis 50 years after King’s assassination

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Fifty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader’s shocking mur...

DATE: Apr 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

How travelers can beat crowds – and reduce overtourism

Time your visits, live like a local

DATE: Apr 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Be aware of laws abroad or you’ll court trouble

Oh, the legal trouble Americans get themselves into when they’re abroad. “They dress immodestly,” says Sheryl Hill, the executive director of Depart Smart, a nonprofit organizatio...

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

A river cruise through the heart of Russia

Two-week journey on the Volga explores country’s long history

DATE: Mar 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Get lost in 32 rooms of books at the Book Loft in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio – If you are longing to lose yourself in a good read and happen to find yourself in Columbus, Ohio, you might consider getting lost in a 32-room bookstore, The Book Loft of Ge...

DATE: Mar 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Judge declares ‘serial stowaway’ unfit for trial

CHICAGO – A woman dubbed a “serial stowaway” for repeatedly trying to sneak onto commercial jets without a ticket has been ruled unfit for trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Cook Coun...

DATE: Mar 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Thailand to give the beach from ‘The Beach’ movie a breather

Too many tourists cause environmental damage

DATE: Mar 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Legal woes beset ‘serial stowaway’ who sneaks on flights

CHICAGO – What to do with Marilyn Hartman? That’s the question at a hearing Thursday for a 66-year-old woman dubbed the “serial stowaway” for a history of trying to sneak onto com...

DATE: Mar 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel