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- Come rain or come shine, Portland lays out the fun for a group or just for one
PORTLAND, Ore. – Some cities are hard for the casual visitor to handle. Traffic, confusing maps, far-flung attractions, and too many chain stores can make the tourist's quest for a hassle-free yet authentic connection to the local vibe all but impossible.
- London museums offer special summer exhibits
If you are a fan of serial murder cases, '60s Motown music or superspy James Bond, then London has something for you. This summer, three major London museums are offering outstanding special exhibits on phenomenons that have left their stamp on popular culture.
- Putting nature, people on same wavelength
ATLANTA – It might have been the setting for a “Jaws” movie. Six snorkelers wading like ducks in a row, cruising just below the surface of the water while watching exotic fish dart beneath them. It was all very peaceful, until the mysterious whale shark appeared out of the deep blue.
- Alamo visitors now have a hearing aid to help understand the history of the site
SAN ANTONIO – The faint sound of cannon fire, firsthand accounts, the famous cry, “Remember the Alamo!” Millions of people come each year to the site of one of the most famous battles in history, where they stand in the mission-turned-fort that, for a while anyway, held off the Mexican army.
- Picture of the week | Images from afar
Classic beauty
- Passenger worried about flight being the final Frontier
My husband and I have paid tickets to San Antonio on Frontier Airlines. Even though the airline says everything is “business as usual,” we're a little nervous about either having no flight out or being stuck in San Antonio with no flight home. Would it be prudent to book a flight with another airline?
- In transit | Getting you from here to there
Bus tour one for the cooks
SEATTLE – Eight new culinary tours are being offered by the Gray Line of Seattle bus company this summer. Each tour features a visit with a chef from a popular Seattle restaurant.
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