Tagged: travel

Exploring Grand Junction, Colorado's Parks and Monuments

No matter which direction you go from Grand Junction, you find awesome country. Grand Mesa rises to the southeast, towering 4,000 feet higher than the 7,000-foot Uncompahgre Plateau,…

In the Pink: Washington D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Fever

 The specific promotions described in this article have now passed, but it remains online so that the resources named will be of future use to travelers.The nations' capital is…

Travel Troubleshooter: Where Are My Vouchers?

Myron Sigal and his wife can't make their return flight from Venice to Philadelphia, after she is injured on a Mediterranean cruise. US Airways promises him a voucher for the unused…

Key West: Conch Fritters, Margaritas & Characters

I like Key West because it is replete with characters, and often weird juxtapositions of these people, usually when you least expect it. I lived there for five years in the 1990s,…

Global Ski Report: Shifting Gears to the Southern Hemisphere

Utah Company Books South America's Top Ski Areas Want to keep winter going all year long? Head south. South America Ski Trips (tel. 800/467-5445; http://southamerica.skitrips.com), a…

Slope Specs: Why Adelboden is a Little-Known Swiss Treasure

Adelboden, Switzerland (tel. +41 (0) 33 673 80 80; www.adelboden.ch) is the kind of European ski resort that North Americans always say they hope they will find -- a charming, scenic…

That's Sick! 9 Ways to Avoid the Bug When You Travel

It's virus season, and that means you'll probably endure a lot more stories like these:A norovirus-type bug whose symptoms included diarrhea, nausea and vomiting infected…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Virgin Islands

St. Thomas Where to Stay Instead of staying at a hotel, many visitors, especially those with families, are now heading for The Anchorage, Antilles Resorts in Christiansted (tel.…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Hawaii

Tourism, which has been in Hawaii since Captain James Cook sailed into its waters in 1778, really became an industry in 1959 when Hawaii became a state and jet travel became…

6 Travel Issues the Next President Should Care About

Whether you're a Democrat, Republican or pondering a protest vote for an independent presidential candidate in November, what you do at the ballot box may be meaningless as far as…

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: These Websites Tell You Where To Go

The web is a wonderful thing, not least for travelers. I've been on the road a lot the past few months, and I've found several relatively new websites that have helped smooth the…

Lito's Tech Tip: Safety on the Steeps

So few American ski resorts offer truly steep skiing that the skills involved are anything but widespread. Here are a few tips that should help already-strong skiers adapt their…

4 Things You Need to Know About Off-Season Bookings

If you've seen one tourism brochure that refers to itself as a "year-round" destination, you've probably seen them all. They lie, of course. Take a place like the Florida Keys, a…

Travel Troubleshooter: AirTran, Where's My Refund?

When AirTran cancels Daniel Richards' flight from Savannah, Ga., to Atlanta, a supervisor offers him two options: Either get rebooked on a flight tomorrow, or rent a car at the…

Traditional, Quirky, Experimental and Delicious Spring Festivals

Spring brings a bevy of unique and often bizarre events to the world stage. Some are ancient, others are cutting edge modern, but they all offer visitors an opportunity to interact…

Travel Health & Safety: Buying Insurance

Do you need travel insurance? If you think so: What kind and how much? Are you likely to run into an Asian tsunami, a Caribbean hurricane, an English flood, a Colorado mudslide? Who…

Family Fun Adventures at Yellowstone National Park

Load up the station wagon -- it's almost spring and that means your next family vacation is just around the corner and a trip to a national park may be the perfect way to bring the…

4 Secrets for the Perfectly Timed Vacation

If you've seen one tourism brochure that refers to itself as a "year-round" destination, you've probably seen them all.They lie, of course.Take a place like the Florida Keys, a…

Kangaroo and Fraser: Two Magical Australian Islands

Australia's coastline is famous for its white sand, rocky outcrops, inviting surf, often tumultuous waves and its incredible marine life. Perhaps lesser known are its hundreds of…

One Love, Lots of Food: An Eating Tour of Jamaica

Jamaica is a land of contrasts, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the country's food. The island's food and culture scene is currently undergoing a transformation as Jamaicans…

Lito's Tech Tip: A Powder Primer

Powder skiing is a great liberation from gravity, effort, and worldly cares. But you have to defeat the powder paradox first. The paradox is this: once you know how to ski in deep…

Slope Specs: Whistler, An Olympic Dream Come True

Some 45 years ago, four Vancouver businessmen had what be considered a dream of Olympian proportions. They envisioned the sleepy summer resort region that is now Whistler as the site…

The Travel Insurance Question: Do I Really Need It?

Even with Hurricane Dean taking aim at Cancún, Mexico, last August, Miguel Guillen wasn't worried. After all, he had insured his vacation. A quick call to his insurance company,…

Lazytown Star Shares Iceland Tips for Teens

As a quick getaway, Iceland might get even lazy teens off their couches and onto snowmobiles. But when I was scoping out kids' attractions in Iceland with my wife and toddler, I…

How to Live It Up in the Big Easy for Mardi Gras

Floats, costumes, beads, king cake, gumbo, music, parades -- that's New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Last year's party attracted 800,000 people and this year's festivities officially…