Travel Highlights and Ideas
Making the Trek
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Trivia: Nature's wonders?
Click through the pictures to learn something new about the wonders of nature. At the end of the photo gallery, see if you're smart enough to answer correctly and move to a new natural phenomenon.
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Big things in little places
What fun is a road trip if you don't stop along the way to check out the best over-sized sculptures and tributary monuments America has to offer?
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5 fun and totally different girlfriend getaways
If you've ever dreamed of ditching the husband, kids and work then maybe it's time for a girlfriends' getaway.
Travel News
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Labor Day weekend travel report
DENVER (AP) — More Americans will get away for the Labor Day weekend this year, yet stick... more
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Hampton's historic Fort Monroe could become a National Park Service site Photo
— Confidence that the National Park Service will set up a presence at Fort Monroe has been... more
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Five Hospitalized After JetBlue Plane Makes Hard Landing, Catches Fire At Sacramento Airport Video
Five people have been taken to the hospital after a JetBlue aircraft from Long Beach made a hard... more
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Top 15 cities for bedbugs Photos
These are the top 15 cities for bedbugs according to Terminix. more
Locations and Destinations
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Start planning your next adventurous family vacation Photos
When summer's heat lingers, keep cool by planning your family's next adventure. Here are five adventurous family vacation ideas: By Lynn O'Rourke Hayes | The Dallas Morning News more
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Tour of Central Florida roller coasters has dizzying results Photo
Our roller coaster slowed as it approached the precipice, then stopped, the front hanging over the edge. From my seat at the end of the front row, I could not see the track below, just empty space. We teetered there for excruciating moments, while I contemplated my folly and certain death. more
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Taking the family to the wild side of Canada Photos
Visit Canada for outdoor family adventures and views of the natural world. Here are five places to explore. By Lynn O'Rourke Hayes | The Dallas Morning News more
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Coastal Maine: Etched in the heart Photo
The Olson House is hard to find, but once you arrive, there is no mistaking it. We made a few wrong turns at first, my brother and his wife, my wife, Margie, and I. The four of us had had taken this day trip to the village of Cushing just three years ago, and you'd think we'd know the way. more
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Phil Vettel: Grazing in horse country
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Forget Louisville, Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby. This state's real hooved hot spot is Lexington, which immodestly bills itself as the "Horse Capital of the World." more
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Oregon's Mt. Hood: See, ski and tee Photo
At 9 a.m. on a Friday, the parking lot of Timberline at Mt. Hood was already filling up with SUVs and 4x4s as my husband, Marc, and I pulled in. The Wy'East Day Lodge echoed with the sound of slamming lockers and clomping ski boots. Roving bands of swaggering snowboarders in baggy pants and... more
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Mexico's golf and surf paradise Photo
"If the tide pushes up, punch it," said my seafaring golf guide, Arturo Castro, one early July day in Punta Mita. more
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A more affordable cruise on Mexico's Mar de Cortés Photo
It definitely was not the typical boat-for-hire tropical vacation where a smiling, uniformed crew whips up frosty drinks and cleans the head. more
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Paris for beginners Photo
Grumpy, glorious Paris — where does a first-timer start? Well, I'm here to tell you that they mold a nice cornice, these people, and perform near-miracles with duck fat. Every block has an open-air cafe, chairs facing the street where young women in cotton dresses ride by on bikes, like... more
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Cruise lines could tie up in Cuba — eventually
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Even if the U.S. lifts the travel ban to Cuba, don't expect Havana to be a port of call for American cruise lines any time soon, says Richard Sasso, board chairman of the Cruise Lines International Association. The organization is the trade group for 25 cruise lines... more
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Cruising, Agatha Christie style Photo
Lots of people die ironically nasty deaths in the bucolic English countryside, at least in the popular British TV series "Midsomer Murders" and in many of the much-loved 80-plus mystery novels of Dame Agatha Christie. more
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Romantic honeymoons options abound in Florida, the Caribbean and Bermuda Photo
Tropical blossoms in full bloom, birds chirping everywhere --spring, and love, are in the air. Planning a wedding trip -- or a second honeymoon or romantic escape -- this season? Lovebirds have much to enjoy in Florida, the Caribbean and Bermuda. Here are a half-dozen ideas to help you plan: more
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Get your sex life shipshape on a cruise Photo
Go for it! Empty the rack of travel brochures. Pore over them. Savor them like an after-dinner cordial; cuddle with them in bed like a good novel. Because you just might be happier planning for your trip than actually taking it. more
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Pictures: Most romantic summer spots Photos
Looking for a place to escape from it all with your sweetie this summer? Time to think outside the Caribbean and consider one of these hot spots. more
