CruisesYour guide to sailing the seas
Share your experienceStep by step, we climbed the long switchbacks carved into the rocky mountainside, heading toward Franklin Pass. Laboring for breath in the thin air, I looked down. Far below, Upper Franklin Lake was a gleaming mirror of the blue sky. We'd started the day camped in the shade of a grove of thousand-year-old foxtail pines on its shore. Now the giant trees looked like they'd fit in the palm of my hand.
Share your experiencePacking light pays. American Airlines has joined other major U.S. carriers in charging a fee for checking a second bag on domestic flights -- something that used to be free. Charges range from $25-$50 for the second bag, depending on the airline.
Share your experience''Out of sight!'' That was Clint Pezoldt of Miami's comment on learning he was the winner of the random drawing for an NCL (www.ncl.com) weekend cruise. The three- and four-night cruises from Miami, aboard the 2,000-passenger Norwegian Sky, begin July 14.
Share your experienceI was sitting at the bar in the karaoke lounge on the Carnival Fascination when a 30-something woman buying a glass of house red introduced herself.
New York, the city of wonders, now has everything: waterfalls! Four waterfalls conceived by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson debuted on June 26 in New York harbor where they will be part of the landscape until Oct. 13.
Every August, the global theatrical community -- well, at least the part that is drawn to an all-male, musical version of Chekhov's Three Sisters -- heads to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh for a monthlong celebration of the dramatic arts, from world premieres by celebrated authors to one-man shows by unknown novices. The main event is the Edinburgh International Festival. But for many people, the real draw is the Fringe, a riotous collection of performancesby hundreds of artists, comedians, memoirists...
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