In spring and fall, desert camping attracts thousands of tourists in Southern California. Joshua trees curve up out of the dry ground like spiky sculptures, and Mojave rattlesnakes sunbathe on rocks. Temperatures can peak into the triple digits.
The City of Angels has quite a wingspan. If someone were to ask me where to drink in Los Angeles, my first question is not the standard “What type of bar do you like?” Rather, it’s “Where are you?” The good news is, almost any L.A. neighborhood has wonderful imbibing options. For a glass of champagne at an iconic Hollywood hideaway, Chateau Marmont is a must. If you need a dive — maybe one where you can sip beer and battle on vintage video games — there’s Blipsy Barcade in Korea Town. In my last jaunt through California’s sprawling metropolis, however, these three caught my attention:.
Summer may be tourist season, but winter brings the celebrations that define Anchorage.
Who doesn’t love a spa day? We know how nice it is to put your feet up and be pampered for a day — or for an entire vacation! But we also know that not all spas are for everyone. Maybe you want a one-with-nature, rustic experience or perhaps glitz and glam is more your thing. Either way, there’s a spa that’ll make you say “ah” and we’ve found some great options for every type of spa-goer we know. Check them out!
For two centuries, people have sought miracles at a little adobe church in this northern New Mexico town.
Face it: We were born way too late. Barring a biblical revelation, we’ll never know what the Beginning of Everything looked like, whether it was a Creation or a Big Bang or something else we haven’t figured out.
Not long ago, it seemed travel agents had gone the way of the milkman as online booking sites such as Orbitz, Expedia and Travelocity soared in popularity.
If you suffer from a fear of flying, here’s something that might calm your nerves: The first 11 months of 2011 were the safest period for commercial air travel on record.
Architect Antoni Gaudi’s brand of art nouveau ‘declared one’s freedom from the straight line, the corporate grid, and all that was … soulless in modern architecture.’
The suburban Detroit museum founded by auto pioneer Henry Ford is revamping its automotive displays, offering a fresh look at its rich collection and showcasing the enormous influence of the automobile on culture and daily life in the United States.
We’d been at the Inn at Warner Hall for all of about 10 seconds before my confused GPS-enabled smartphone advised me to make a U-turn and drive away.
This isn’t the Beijing that Mao Zedong envisioned. The city is a booming metropolis on a building, boozing and buying binge.
They may seem like silly rules — turn off all cellphones and electronic devices during takeoff or landing of a plane. And, no cellphone use during the flight.
What are passenger ‘rights’ when you fly? Not as many as you might think.
Elaborate gingerbread houses, boat parades, train shows and dazzling light shows that illuminate entire neighborhoods are all part of the holiday fun this year for the Christmas and New Year’s season. Here’s a selection of beautiful things to see and interesting things to do around America now through early January.
Citing the European Union’s recent decision to ban the use of such scanners at security checkpoints, county commissioners asked federal authorities to prove they are safe or else stop using them.
A sunset ride on horseback in the fall, through a forest of giant cacti in Saguaro National Park, fulfilled the dreams of a childhood spent devouring Zane Grey novels. But even that perfect ride has competition for my favorite moment in Arizona. Can anything really top waking up on the Grand Canyon’s rim to a swirling snowstorm that dissolves into a double rainbow? Or chasing the sunset in the Monument Valley from one mitten-shaped sandstone formation to the other?
Planning a vacation with two generations — parents and kids — can be tricky. Planning a vacation with three generations — grandparents, parents and kids — can be daunting. With family get-togethers coming up over the holidays, and some families already planning next year’s trips, here are three first-person stories about different types of multi-generation vacations — a road trip, a house rental and a cruise — as recounted by Associated Press reporters.
Hotwire should follow its own star rating system. It’s bad enough that there’s no nationally recognized rating system for hotel room. But if a company classifies a room as a four-star property, the least you can do is expect it to be consistent about the review.
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