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A taste of Cold War at Wyoming missile site

Deep underground, nuclear launch center will open to tourists

November 7, 2015

Travel

Sharing worlds, and a meal

Down-to-earth dining is highlight of visit to Tokyo

November 7, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

When mistakes happen, keep cool, be polite

She’d made the Atlanta Marriott Marquis reservation for a busy holiday weekend almost a year in advance. But when Wallick,…

November 7, 2015

Travel

You can revel in Tucson’s revitalized downtown

“Downtown has gotten so much better,” said Gallego from behind the counter of his gift and craft shop, Tolteca Tlacuilo.…

October 31, 2015

Travel

Iceland’s warm embrace

A dramatic landscape, a ‘hidden world’ and quirky Icelandic wit

October 31, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Travelers lose affection for affinity cards

Bankrate, an aggregator of financial rate information, reports that its Money Pulse survey found that cardholders “express little enthusiasm for…

October 31, 2015

Local News

Matt W. Dawson’s bicycle odyssey brings him through Durango

Utah man stops on trek circumventing South America

October 29, 2015

Travel

Mom, son roll across U.S. by train

5 days, 4,000 miles take them from Florida to California

October 24, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

If reservations vanish, what should you do?

But when Smith clicked on American Airlines’ website to check on his in-flight meal, he discovered he was going nowhere.…

October 24, 2015

Travel

Touching the stars from Kitt Peak

Arizona observatory illuminates worlds beyond ours

October 24, 2015

Travel

Egypt: It’s time to go

Guides help traveler navigate country’s best after political unrest

October 17, 2015

Travel

Holiday travelers, book your flight now

Fares priced lower than recent years

October 17, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

How you can gauge sincerity of an apology

“It shook and rattled literally from start to finish of the cruise,” he says. When he complained about the noise…

October 17, 2015

Travel

Travelers love to hate new discount airlines

Flight delays, tight legroom, fees anger fliers

October 10, 2015

Travel

Ireland’s wild and stately County Wicklow

Spectacular landscapes and grand homes in County Wicklow, Ireland

October 10, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Traveling down the rough road of broken trust

It’s a question seldom asked. But when I checked into the Mountain Sky Guest Ranch near Emigrant, Montana, recently, I…

October 10, 2015

Travel

A gem in the Blue Ridge

The historic, the hip enliven Asheville, N.C.

October 3, 2015

Travel

Get your kicks – and books – on Route 66

There’s the Chicago bookstore with a cat and a mechanical elevator, and the Albuquerque shop where lawyers and the homeless…

October 3, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Drivers beware: Don’t fall prey to gas-price scams

The $2.41 price per gallon was a few cents lower than average, so he assumed he had found a bargain.…

October 3, 2015

Local News

Durango airport sees dip in passengers

Director says demand still high, drop is not related to Gold King

October 2, 2015

Travel

Sewer museum reveals ‘intestines of Paris’

Sure, not everyone gets the appeal of the city’s subterranean spectacle. But, as tour guide Jean-Charles Pintori put it, “They…

September 26, 2015

Travel

Take a spin in Seattle

But don’t get stuck on the chewing-gum wall

September 26, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Is enough space on an airplane a human right?

If you answered “no,” you’re probably with the majority of American travelers. After all, airlines are private companies, and you…

September 26, 2015

Local News

Bike count underway in Durango

The nationwide project is to count those on foot and bikes just like automobiles are counted. The numbers help define…

September 24, 2015