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‘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

9 million U.S. households have bought in

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

On the Colorado Trail: Awed by the mountains for 500 miles

Halfway up the 3,300-foot climb through the muggy forest on the north side of Hope Pass, I was panting, sweat-soaked and pining for a pint. It seems every tiny mountain town in Co...

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hotel at iconic TWA terminal will evoke glamour of jet age

NEW YORK – When it opened in 1962, the sleek TWA terminal at New York’s Kennedy Airport was the embodiment of jet-age style. Now, construction is underway to transform the landmark into a $2...

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

9 things cruise newbies need to know before walking the gangplank

First-time cruisers have a lot to wrap their heads around. There are hundreds of cruise lines out there, and sifting through the options - like the themes (“The Walking Dead” or “Oprah”?) de...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

With several Caribbean islands in recovery mode, some vacation advice

Some islands were hit hard by hurricanes, some weren’t

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Despite high hopes, hot weather dulls fall foliage season in New England

EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Tour buses continued to pack into a maple sugar farm on the outskirts of Vermont’s capital during the first week of October, the peak of foliage season for travelers l...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Traveling with just one child can forge bonds

One-on-one adventures create deeper connections

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Cuba travel not slowed by federal warning for Durango-based Educational Adventures

Trump changes actually a boost to business

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Wandering Walden Pond: Thoreau’s retreat offers history lesson, recreation in all seasons

CONCORD, Mass. – Henry David Thoreau went to the woods because, as he famously put it, “I wished to live deliberately.” Two centuries after the Walden author’s birth, people are d...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel