Travel

Mobile ticketing for airlines a novelty for now, could become standard in future

As I approached the TSA agent at O’Hare International Airport on a recent Saturday, I did the strangest thing. I handed her my cell phone.

Bargain travel harder to find in Canada

Travel to Canada is getting more expensive for Americans planning trips across the border. Why let extra bank fees whittle away those dwindling vacation dollars?

Let a Tin Lizzie take you back in time

With all due respect to author H.G. Wells, there are no time machines.

Educate yourself on bank fees before going abroad

While traveling in Peru for several months, I have been using my ATM card. No fees were ever disclosed. I have since learned that I have been charged an international transaction fee plus a $5 fee for each transaction. The combined fees have added up to hundreds of dollars. Trying to get a refund has been fruitless. Shouldn’t banks make customers aware of these fees?

Destination: Branson

BRANSON, Mo. – Fox hunts, cakewalks and pie suppers – in which the highest bidder got to eat the pie with the girl who baked it – were Ozark traditions a half-century ago. So were the Mabe brothers.

In-flight phone facts are few

I’m noticing an increasing number of people who don’t turn off cell phones in flight. What exactly are the safety concerns? Perhaps if people knew more about what could happen, they would obey.

More folks expected to stay home over Fourth of July holiday, says AAA

Economic instability will trump cheaper gas this July Fourth holiday, with more people choosing to stay home rather than hit the road, according to a survey released last week.

C'mon get happy!

Disneyland is billed as the happiest place on Earth. It’s hard to argue otherwise.

Grand Canyon no walk in the park

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon.

Montana trots out National Folk Festival

The lineup for the second National Folk Festival taking place in Butte July 10-12 stars about 250 singers, dancers and other artists, along with hoofed performers from all over Montana.

Visit Machu Picchu, Galapagos in springtime

Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands: When’s the best time to visit both at the same time?

On the other side of the Sound

horeline ties together small towns, two American Indian reservations and an unincorporated area on the north Kitsap Peninsula.

Author Debbie Macomber hosts Cedar Cove Days

While it’s farther south on the Kitsap Peninsula, Port Orchard has a novel event in August: the five-day Cedar Cove Days, featuring the fictional world of resident romance and contemporary women’s fiction author Debbie Macomber.

Home away from home

Many travelers abandoned the weekend road trip last summer because of high fuel costs, but gas is more affordable today and families are eager to stretch their dollars in a recession. Enter the recreational vehicle.