Travel
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Tough winter creating great skiing in North CarolinaJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - BLOWING ROCK, N.C. -- Skiers in North Carolina have an unusual treat this year: The Blue Ridge Mountains are dressed in winter white from an early snowstorm coating nati...
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Des Plaines man completes 2,105-mile hike along Route 66Dec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - After 211 days and walking 2,105 miles, a 71-year old Des Plaines man finally realized his goal. On Monday, Emory Duick and his daughter, Lauren, reached the Santa Monic...
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Museum shows drawings collected by flight attendant
Dec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- A museum is showing artwork collected by a Delta flight attendant who started handing out crayons to passengers after the Sept. 11th attacks. The...
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Elephants, guests see solace in US Ozark Mountains
Dec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - GREENBRIER, Arkansas -- As you walk through the field beside them, it is difficult to tell if that rumble is the sound of their mighty footsteps or your heart thumping i...
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Miami offers a taste of Haiti, no passport needed
Dec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- From his corner convenience store in Little Haiti, Ashraf Mashni sees a thriving Caribbean village. It is a short drive inland from Miami's trendy South Beach, ...
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Wheaton's Festival of Lights continues through 2009Dec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Fest at the zoo Wheaton's Cosley Zoo hosts its Festival of Lights and Trees through the final days of 2009. See lighted displays, visit the zoo's anima...
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Ninth annual Chicago Sketch Comedy FestivalDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Funny people Chicago may have slipped to third in terms of population, but it remains the sketch comedy capital of the world. The ninth annual Chicago ...
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Social networking changing the way people travel
Dec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Isahrai Azaria is heading to Austin, Texas, in February, and thanks to Facebook, she already has 40 acquaintances, an invitation to go water tubing, and a line on the be...
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Rainbows underwater in Belize even if sky is gray
Dec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - CAYE CAULKER, Belize -- It was a dark, rainy, gray day. We don't go for monochrome excursions during our tropical adventures, so this kind of day was not acceptable. Non...
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Travel 2010: Shanghai, Vancouver, Mexico, Orlando
Dec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Forecasts for 2010 predict that more people will be traveling, but the numbers remain well below what they were before the recession. Still, for people who c...