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How to survive a marathon airline flight

Surviving long-haul flights wasn’t Akshay Nanavati’s top concern as a Marine. Nanavati, who served as a communication liaison in Iraq, worried more about what would happen after the 15-hour ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

The art of compact living and the romance of history high in the Pyrenees

August is essentially vacation time in Spain. Many of the shops and restaurants in Puzol have signs on them saying “closed for vacation – back in September.” So, we decided to j...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

Frontier Airlines fined for long delays in Denver snowstorm

DENVER – The U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday it fined Frontier Airlines $1.5 million for keeping passengers stuck on a dozen aircraft on the Denver airport tarmac for more than...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Turn over a new leaf: Chase that autumn foliage on foot

BOSTON – Here’s a novel way to enjoy autumn in New England: While the trees are dropping their leaves, you can be shedding some pounds. Activate the “Health” app on your iPhone (i...

DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Irma cancels honeymoon, postpones funeral, disrupts trips

A canceled honeymoon, a postponed funeral, an “evacuation vacation” and a fall foliage trip substituting for a beach getaway. These are some of the ways in which Hurricane Irma af...

DATE: Sep 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Backpacks are making a comeback – here are some of the best

In a world of shrinking personal space, overstuffed overhead bins and exorbitant airline baggage fees, travelers are rediscovering the convenience and savings of wearing their luggage. ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Therapy dogs calm stressed airline passengers

In Los Angeles, weary fliers find joy in canine greetings

DATE: Sep 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

In Arizona, vintage trailer court takes tourists back to 1950s

BISBEE, Ariz. – Visitors arriving at the neon-illuminated office of the Shady Dell Trailer Court enter a kind of time warp, transported back to the 1950s when big Studebakers and Chevys roll...

DATE: Sep 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Audacious autumn: Estes Park Elk Fest, Albuquerque balloon festival and events around region, U.S.

Looking for something more exciting than pumpkin spice, Oktoberfests and leaf-peeping to shake up your plans this fall? Consider adding one of these audacious autumnal experiences...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Grab your bonnet and musket: It’s a 19th-century getaway at Old Sturbridge Village

STURBRIDGE, Mass. – Perhaps it was the intrigue of a straw bed or the chance to finally shoot a gun, but when asked to spend a night living like a farmer in the 19th century, I jumped at the...

DATE: Sep 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

How to survive a long flight with a baby or preschooler

Use checklist, have a Plan B – and a Plan C

DATE: Sep 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

What to do if your vacation is disrupted by a terrorist attack

Julie Hanahan had just checked into the Citadines Las Ramblas, an apartment hotel along Barcelona’s famous La Rambla pedestrian mall, when she heard shouting and sirens. “People w...

DATE: Sep 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter