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Travel Troubleshooter: A Canceled Cruise, a Missing Refund

The trip cancellation policy for her European river cruise promises her a full refund, but when Sylvia Sweeney tries to recover the $5,595 she spent through her tour operator, she's…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Egypt

Egypt is famous for being a low-cost destination, but prices are beginning to go up. The most important factor is the rise in global oil prices, but recent government steps to reduce…

Obama and McCain Strike Out on Travelers' Issues

In this intense presidential campaign, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have talked about many issues. But as air travel gets more crowded, delayed and expensive, roads and…

Plucky Survivors See America 3: Why Sightsee When There's Pork to Eat?

So far on this trip, we've flirted with two grande dames of cities, Savannah and Charleston, eaten barbecue from roadside shacks and the hands of championship level smokers, toured a…

Arizona in Technicolor: National Parks Beyond the Grand Canyon

While hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to the Arizona side of the Grand Canyon each year, fewer venture to Arizona's other remarkable national parks -- Petrified Forest and…

Racing Hotspots to Get Your NASCAR Fix

Summer means hot sunny days, plenty of partying and adrenalin-racing action, especially if you'll be hitting the speedways around the country to watch NASCAR, the United State's…

That's Sick! 9 Ways to Avoid the Bug When You Travel

It's virus season, and that means you'll probably endure a lot more stories like these:A norovirus-type bug whose symptoms included diarrhea, nausea and vomiting infected…

Rockies Report: New Spa, Heli-Skiing for Women, and Map Magic

Keystone Lodge Opens New Spa In Colorado's Summit County, the venerable Keystone Lodge is now the Keystone Lodge and Spa (tel. 877/753-9786; www.keystoneresort.com), thanks to the new…

Park of the Week: Mount Rushmore National Memorial

"George Washington," I replied when the park ranger asked me which president I would vote for as the greatest. "That's what all the grade school kids answer," he said. "The adults…

French Perfection and Caribbean Flavors Meet in Martinique's Rums

When I learned I was going to be visiting the island of Dominica recently, I extended my trip to include a quick visit to its neighbor Martinique to see what goes into the making of…

Slope Specs: Looking at Killington, the East's Traditional Season Opener

For as long as I can remember (with the exception of one anomalous situation), Killington (tel. 800/621-MTNS; www.killington.com) has been the Northeast's first ski area to crank up…

Rein in Wyoming's Rich, Wild History in Cody

Cody is a Wyoming town named for a man who made a difference -- Buffalo Bill Cody the gentleman in question. But there are today in that town two more men making a difference in the…

Ditch the Briefcase, Grab the Snorkel and Explore Taiwan's Great Outdoors

You may have always thought of Taiwan as a Chinese business capital with Taipei as the main draw card. What you may not realize is the diversity of this island and the type of…