By Bruce Finley From The Denver Post Denver—Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in Denver are warning travelers and shoppers to avoid public free phone charging portals, warning that “bad actors” use these to install malware and tracking software onto computers and phones. “Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce…
Traveling More Sustainably
By Eileen Ogintz From Tribune Content Agency Got your reusable water bottle? That’s one of the easiest things you can do to reduce your environmental footprint when you are traveling. Around 85 percent of plastic water bottles, which can take up to 1,000 years to degrade, end up as waste, according to a new report…
‘Try Slow’ on the North Shore of Kauai, Where Regenerative Tourism Is the Way
April 13, 2023
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By Samantha Dunn From The Orange County Register I don’t want to be an invasive species. I kept thinking this as I made my way up old stone steps into the lushness of Kauai’s Limahuli Garden and Preserve. Never have I experienced so many shades and forms of the color green, all in one place….
A Bookworm Bucket List
By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com A good book can transport us to magical places. Here are five ideas from the literary world that may inspire your own adventures. 1. A.A. Milne’s “Winnie the Pooh,” Winnipeg, Manitoba A century ago, a Canadian soldier launched a literary legacy when he adopted a black bear cub and named…
Gdańsk, Poland’s Underrated Gem
Standing at the end of Gdańsk’s long wooden pier, I realize I can see two of the most important sites in 20th-century history: the spit of land where World War II began, and the shipyard where the Cold War started its long and gradual final act. Many people imagine this northern-Poland city to be a…
Avoid Hotel Search Clutter: Use Those Filters
When you search for a hotel, most of you these days have a few deal-breaker requirements. For me, it’s an elevator—I’m an old geezer and don’t do stairs very well—but it can range from a kitchen to being pet friendly. And you can save time and hassle if you can limit your search to hotels…
Blinken to Travel to UK, Ireland, Vietnam, Japan This Week: State Department
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to accompany President Joe Biden on his visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland this week before traveling to Vietnam and Japan, the State Department said on Monday. Biden will visit the UK and Ireland from Tuesday to Friday. Blinken will go on to Hanoi, where he will hold…
Here’s Everything You Need to Plan a Road Trip Through the Beautiful Southwest
By Jenny Peters From The Orange County Register Santa Ana—When you’re from California, it’s easy to think that some of the world’s most beautiful and wild, rugged places are close to home. But the reality is that while the Golden State has plenty of incredible scenery to offer, both back in those “Wild West” days…
Kayaking Among Whales and Bears in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park
By Trisha Collopy From Star Tribune Glacier Bay National Park—A giant, hollow breath, deep as a crevasse, breaks the predawn quiet. Just off the lip of the shallow, rocky beach where my tent is pitched, a 40-ton behemoth is feeding at 4 a.m. The flat brightness, a civil twilight, looks like the same light I…
Waterfalls Worth Seeing in Person
By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Make a scenic waterfall the centerpiece of your next getaway. Here are five to consider. Death Valley National Park, California Darwin Falls, Death Valley National Park, California. (Doug Meek/Shutterstock) It’s a land of startling contrasts. In this expansive, hot, dry, and diverse landscape, rare rainstorms manifest fields of wildflowers,…
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