Travel and commuting

Come see forests and peaks, but clean up, New Zealand says

A tourist stands on a rock as he looks over Lake Tekapo and the Southern Alps in New Zealand. With…

November 7, 2018

Airbnb landlords agree to pay San Francisco $2.25 million

City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced the settlement Monday, calling the penalty an important deterrent to others seeking to illegally profit…

November 5, 2018

Travel

Upgrade your next trip without paying top dollar

TSA Precheck security lines are typically shorter, and users don’t have to take off their shoes, remove their jackets or…

November 4, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

Jump into trips feet ﬁrst: Pack the right socks

It sounds trivial, but it’s not. “Many travelers fail to recognize the importance of choosing the right socks,” says Jane…

November 4, 2018

Travel

Soaking up Alaska: A kayak adventure, undeterred by the rain

When I awoke, the storm had stopped. In its place, low fog clung moodily to the peaks on surrounding islands.…

November 3, 2018

Travel

Ancient mariners: Greek navy offers taste of life in galleys

The 121-foot wooden vessel moored off southern Athens is an experimental reconstruction of the trireme, the sleek ancient Greek warship…

November 2, 2018

Travel

Indian couple who died in Yosemite took risks for photos

On Sept. 27, 2018 file photo, an unidentified couple gets married at Taft Point in California’s Yosemite National Park. The…

October 31, 2018

Travel

Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low-cost high flyer

The privately owned carrier was founded in 1999 to provide access to air travel to everyone. It offers dozens of…

October 29, 2018

Travel

Careful planning can add up to a debt-free vacation

Tourists climb a temple at the archaeological site of Coba in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Whether you’re planning a trip to…

October 28, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

How to handle space invaders on a crowded airplane

Airline seats line the aisle of a Boeing 737 Max aircraft. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Luke MacGregordu1-i-syn For example,…

October 28, 2018

Travel

Reno’s motor lodges aren’t home to vacationers anymore

Dozens of downtown motor lodges provided spare but comfortable retreats for motorists who took to the nation’s new highways to…

October 27, 2018

Travel

Train lovers forge lifelong friendships through rail travel

Jishnu Mukdrji and Penny Jacobs wait to board an Amtrak train in Orlando, Fla. Murkdrji and Jacobs became friends from…

October 23, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

You’ll never believe what passengers steal from planes

Among the items snatched from commercial flights: coffee mugs, cutlery, blankets and life jackets. Life jackets? Yes, life jackets. When…

October 21, 2018

Travel

U.S. lacks Latino historical sites and landmarks, scholars say

Across the U.S, many sites historically connected to key moments in Latino civil rights lie forgotten, decaying or endanger of…

October 21, 2018

Travel

Have 19 hours? World’s longest commercial flight takes off

Ingmar De Kegel of Belgium waits at the check-in counter of Singapore Airlines flight SQ22 from Singapore to the New…

October 21, 2018

Travel

Charcoal makers in Spain keep embers of an old trade burning

Lander is among the handful of remaining professional “charcoal cookers,” the name given by locals to the backbreaking and painstaking…

October 20, 2018

Travel

On a trip to the Himalayas, I learned about altitude sickness the hard way

An aerial view shows Mount Everest, also known as the Sagarmatha, on the border between Nepal and Tibet.Adeel Halim/Bloomberg Not…

October 18, 2018

Travel

Shanghai airport automates check-in with facial recognition

A security officer stands guard at the new Terminal 2 building under construction at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai.…

October 17, 2018

Travel

See the world in your 20s without racking up debt

A paddleboarder looks our over the Pacific Ocean as the sun sets off of Waikiki Beach, in Honolulu. With the…

October 14, 2018

Travel

Treasures of Silver City: A New Mexico town rich in art, history, food

The view from the Sunrise Ridge Trail at Bear Mountain Lodge in Silver City, N.M. The trail is one of…

October 13, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

For foreign travelers’ gadgets, it’s adapt or fry

“I saw sparks,” says Gasink, who works for a logistics company in Richmond, Virginia. “And then the lights went out…

October 12, 2018

Travel

Google’s Waze expands carpooling service throughout U.S.

The Waze application is displayed on a smartphone in San Francisco. On Wednesday, Google announced it will begin offering its…

October 10, 2018

Local News

Lengthy closures expected next week on Red Mountain Pass

to repair cliff wall netting resulting in 4-hour delays

October 8, 2018

Travel

Mass tourism overwhelms Croatia’s ‘Game of Thrones’ town

‘It’s chaos, the whole thing is chaos’

October 7, 2018