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The daunting, rewarding task of learning a new language in Spain

As I sit at a café writing this column, I listen to groups of women around me talking. At 10 a.m., women come together to smoke, drink coffee and talk about their lives. Their g...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

What haunted houses tell us about ourselves and our past

What do they tell us about ourselves, our past?

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

How climate change is affecting travel – and what you can do about it

When Kimberly Button drove her RV to Glacier National Park in Montana this summer, she expected relief from her muggy hometown of Orlando, Florida. “We assumed that we’d have mild temperatur...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Taking selfies with llamas? Leaning out of a helicopter? Photographer Gray Malin has done it all

Winter is coming, but you wouldn’t know it flipping through Gray Malin’s new book. “Escape,” Malin’s latest collection of travel photographs, can transport you from the sun-drench...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

The quest to visit all 50 states: How many have you seen?

NEW YORK (AP) – I recently reached a goal that I’ve been working on for most of my life: I visited all 50 states. And I’ve been surprised by how many others I know who have been o...

DATE: Oct 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Tony, the Louisiana truck-stop tiger, dies at age 17

NEW ORLEANS – A tiger kept at a Louisiana truck stop has died at the age of 17. Tony, a Bengal-Siberian mix, was euthanized Monday night because he was old, ill, and had not respo...

DATE: Oct 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

St. Helena, one of world’s most remote islands, gets commercial flights

PROSPEROUS BAY PLAIN, St. Helena – One of the world’s most remote places became a little less isolated on Saturday when the first commercial flight arrived in St. Helena, a South Atlantic is...

DATE: Oct 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Travel industry ramps up effort to promote Caribbean tourism

The travel industry is ramping up efforts to remind consumers that many Caribbean islands were unaffected by hurricanes and that their economies depend on tourism. Tourism agencie...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

‘Breaking Bad’ house in Albuquerque gets fence to block fans

ALBUQUERQUE – The real Albuquerque house made famous by the methamphetamine-making character Walter White in the AMC-TV hit series “Breaking Bad” is getting a fence. The owners ar...

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Texas couple survives being stranded 6 days in rural Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – A Texas couple who set out for a day trip to Lake Powell while on vacation in southern Utah ended up narrowly surviving six harrowing days stranded on a rocky, desolate dirt...

DATE: Oct 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Do you need a timeshare? Listen to the pitch

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DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

If hotel alarm clocks tick you off, you’re not alone

Mention alarm clocks to a frequent hotel guest, and you’ll probably get an earful. Those ever-present digital clock radios frequently evoke feelings of confusion, frustration and even rage. ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

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