Travel
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Falling in love with the lifestyle of Italy's Alpine resortsJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Diana, my longtime Italian lady friend, made her last morning run on the grand ski slopes of Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. She executed expert turns down a chute called Eye ...
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Online travel bookings hit 51 percent
Jan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Last year was the first in which more travel was purchased online than off-line in the U.S., according to the PhoCusWright Consumer Travel Trends Survey. The...
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NFL planting trees prior to Super Bowl
Jan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - PHOENIX -- The NFL is planting thousands of trees in Arizona forests blackened by wildfires to help offset greenhouse gas emissions from the Super Bowl, to be played in ...
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Tips to stay on your toes while on the roadJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I was fascinated by a colleague who traveled with me for four days through Spain. Quite the fashionista, she changed clothes often -- and her shoes even more than that. ...
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Bobsledding at Utah's Olympic ParkJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - PARK CITY, Utah -- Ensconced in a shell of fiberglass and steel, I stare straight forward, my heart hammering at a staccato pace. Quivering hands grip steering-cable D-r...
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Three Queen cruise ships to rendezvous in New York
Jan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The three Cunard Queen ships -- the Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth 2 and the new Queen Victoria -- are expected to meet in the waters off Lower Manhattan on t...
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Web serves up a batch of cooking school tripsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone planning a culinary or cooking school vacation will get a great start by going to the Shaw Guides section on cooking vacations, cookforfun.shawguides.com/, and br...
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Japan Airlines extends validity period for frequent-flier milesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Starting April 1, Japan Airlines will extend the validity period for accumulated frequent-flier miles. Currently, all accumulated miles must be redeemed no later than 25...
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West Virginia offers much for family reunionJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My mother gave me one of your recent columns and suggested that I contact you for location ideas for a family reunion. We are planning a family reunion for July 30 th...
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Pick up chef's 'Fork' for a culinary tour of MichiganJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - There's a new twist to Yogi Berra's famous malaprop: "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." What you actually should do is taste it, read it and watch it. "Fork i...