Travel

A gem in the Blue Ridge

historic, the hip enliven Asheville, N.C.

October 3, 2015

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

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

Travel

In Rwanda, gorillas draw growing number of tourists

Rwanda, gorillas draw growing number of visitors

September 19, 2015

Travel

In city-states, Mayans built complex culture

Diego exhibit explores architecture, astronomy, sport

September 19, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

How to weather the wild climate in airline cabins

“It was pretty steamy,” he recalls. But that was nothing compared with what happened when he landed. After the plane…

September 19, 2015

Travel

Unplugged and rediscovering the world

and discomforts during a month without technology on Spain’s Camino trail

September 12, 2015

Travel

United Airlines CEO faces a long list of challenges

Oscar Munoz, a railroad executive and head of United’s audit committee, was named new CEO and president of United Airlines…

September 12, 2015

Travel

The dirtiest places on an airplane, ranked

Addison Williams vacuums an aisle after arriving passengers deplaned at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Each day, more than 170,000 passengers…

September 12, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Gadgets to put you at ease on road trips

My crime? Doing 67 mph on a stretch of Interstate 95 where the speed limit abruptly drops from 65 to…

September 12, 2015

Travel

National parks see dramatic rise in visitors

Service sees dramatic increase in visitors

September 5, 2015

Travel

World’s worst airline? Perhaps quirkiest

Korean carrier ranks last among 180

September 5, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Hotel upgrades can foil your lodging plans

The property he’d booked in Baltimore, the Mount Vernon Hotel, was being remodeled and reopening as the Hotel Indigo Baltimore…

September 5, 2015

Local News

Filling your gas tank getting cheaper

Gas prices are set to fall until Christmas. The national trend is for gas prices to stay lower in the…

September 3, 2015

Travel

The art of Tahoe

Exhibit collects work inspired by iconic Western lake

August 29, 2015

Travel

Apps turn business trip into memorable visit

Using several mobile apps during a business trip, Todd Kuhns and his wife, Bich Kuhns, visited the Winchester Mystery House,…

August 29, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Will airline fees force fliers to stay home?

It’s no academic question for America’s airlines, who continue to provoke passengers with new fees, surcharges and rules. They want…

August 29, 2015

Travel

Less chance of Colorado River water cuts in 2017

Associated Press file photo<br><br>Because of wet weather in May and June normal water deliveries to residents, farms, tribes and businesses…

August 22, 2015

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For agritourism, growing liability concerns

Farming is one of the more dangerous occupations in the U.S. mostly because of the machinery and equipment, according the…

August 22, 2015

Travel

Don’t overlook Hoover and Mead when in Las Vegas

desert getaways from the Las Vegas Strip

August 22, 2015

Travel

Sometimes, the priciest ticket is ‘free’

The promises made by his MileagePlus Explorer card from Chase – yes, the one that’s heavily promoted in airports and…

August 22, 2015

Local News

USA Today featuring Durango

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Animas River are a couple of the attractions that put Durango in…

August 19, 2015

Travel

Airbnb on wheels

Van, taxi latest NYC lodging options for adventurous visitors

August 15, 2015

Travel

No easy formula for booking plane tickets

There are theories, some of them backed up by real number-crunching – shop on a Tuesday, 57 days before your…

August 15, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Even in illness, plane-ticket refunds tough

Consider what happened when Ryan Duffy developed complications from brain surgery, which forced him to cancel his American Airlines flight…

August 15, 2015