Travel
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'Sideways' in Sonoma Northern California county welcomes wine loversMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - HEALDSBURG, Calif. -- When people mention "California wine country," they're most likely referring to Napa Valley, unless they've seen the 2004 movie "Sideways," in whic...
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Parents should act when flighty kids take offMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, when my plane landed in Chicago after flying from San Francisco, it looked like it had been caught in some serious turbulence. Chunks of fruit were stuck to t...
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Tours of Hanford nuclear waste site draw interest
May 17, 2008 11:00 pm - RICHLAND, Wash. -- In a cramped control room, a bright yellow sticker cautions workers about critical radiation alarms. Now a novelty stuck on a wall between dials that ...
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Enter videos in European travel contest
May 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The European Travel Commission, or ETC, is inviting travelers to unleash their inner Fassbinder, Fellini and Truffaut. The ETC is sponsoring a You and Europe...
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Americans won't give up their international trips
May 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The economy is troubled and the dollar is weak, but one forecast suggests Americans aren't giving up international travel. Travel organizations AAA and Globa...
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Princess confiscated passenger's CognacMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We have a somewhat unusual case we need help with. My wife and I went on a Princess Cruises cruise/train tour of Alaska last fall. The night before we disembarked...
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Mix with Bix and all that jazzMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Hollywood, Calif., didn't get it right. Davenport, Iowa, did. And legions of jazz lovers and flocks of tourists are glad of it. The 1950 movie "Young Man With a Horn" is...
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Turn your trip into a work of artMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - There's nothing like capturing the all-American summer vacation in images and reliving the fun and flubs with the family -- like the time the rented RV got stuck in Indi...
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CalendarMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Near Strawberries draw downstate visitors Elmwood Strawberry Festival, Elmwood, Ill., May 31. Family event featuring 3-on-3 basketball, car show, entertainment, cra...
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Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues rides at new Hard Rock Park in SC
May 10, 2008 11:00 pm - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- The Led Zeppelin classic "Whole Lotta Love" throbs from the 1,200-watt sound system as the slick silver and white roller coaster nears the top of i...