Vacation rentals are alluring: They typically offer some combination of more space per dollar than you get in a conventional hotel room, attractive location, and kitchen facilities that let you cut the cost of some meals. They’re also great for accommodating large families or groups that want to vacation together. Unfortunately, vacation rentals can be…
Viking Ocean Cruises Reveals Details for 2 New Ships
By Donald Wood From TravelPulse Viking Ocean Cruises announced the next two ships being added would run on hydrogen and carry more guests than other vessels in the fleet. According to Cruise Critic, Chairman and Founder Torstein Hagen said the cruise line’s unnamed ocean-going ships will be longer than the existing vessels in the fleet…
Newly Updated Travel Books Offer Florida Staycation and Day Trip Ideas
By Sharon Kennedy Wynne From Tampa Bay Times TAMPA, Fla. — If you still are uneasy about getting on an airplane or a cruise ship (or paying the high prices), it may be time for a Florida staycation. Two recently updated travel books — “Visiting Small-Town Florida” and “100 Things to Do in Tampa Bay…
In Central Oregon, a Prohibition Lava Cave Tour — With Cocktails
By Jessica Yadegaran From The Mercury News DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — We are in one of the darkest, quietest places on earth: an ancient subterranean cave in Central Oregon’s volcanic, sage-covered high desert. At this moment, 30 feet underground and about 3,000 feet deep, our naturalist guide has instructed us to turn off our…
What’s the Best Way to Get Around Key West While Visiting? (Hint: It’s Not by Driving)
By Gwen Filosa From Miami Herald Welcome to Key West. You’ve made it here — either by air or land. But what do you do now to get around the island? Key West is jammed with tourists. So choose wisely, by not just your budget but by your driving skills, wallet and patience level. Despite…
Colorado’s Once-Forgotten, Rundown Motels Are Getting Another Chance to Be Cool
By Amanda Hancock From The Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In the first episode of the series “Schitt’s Creek,” a suddenly broke family has to leave their lavish mansion to begrudgingly live in a rundown motel. By the finale in April 2020, the made-over motel turned into something the fictional family — and viewers of…
Luxury RVs Include All the Comforts of Home
By Susan Taylor Martin From Tampa Bay Times TAMPA, Fla. — Americans have long been enamored of the open road. There was John Steinbeck circling the country in Travels With Charley. Buz and Tod tooling west on Route 66. Clark Griswold loading up the family for a National Lampoon’s Vacation. Today, though, motorists are increasingly…
‘Transparent and Predictable’ Air Travel Rules Needed After ‘Disproportionate’ Pandemic Response: MPs
The UK government’s restrictions on international travel during the CCP virus pandemic were “disproportionate to the risks to public health,” a select committee of MPs said. The Transport Committee on Monday published the report of its inquiry into airlines’ and airports’ recovery from the pandemic, urging the government to devise “a transparent and predictable system” that can…
Eat, Drink and Be Mellow in Temecula, California
At this point in its history Temecula (58 miles north of San Diego and 85 miles south of Los Angeles on Interstate 15) is a Southern California town with a decidedly split personality. The city center, Old Town — which until recently still had wooden sidewalks –celebrates the days when Temecula was surrounded by vast…
Ballooning in Temecula: Love Is in the Air
They were 200 feet above the ground, gliding over the vineyards, ranchlands and rooftops of the Temecula Valley in a hot-air balloon, when he summoned up his nerve and proposed. An hour later the newly engaged couple were back on the ground, all smiles, sipping Champagne. “She said yes!” he announced. Everyone applauded. Eight balloons…
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