Tagged: mountains

A Return to Northern Michigan With No Repeat Experiences

I’ve always taken the stance that when you return again and again to the same place for vacation, you’re only setting yourself up for ennui. I figured there were a few exceptions to…

Where to Go Skiing and Snowboarding in the Southern Hemisphere

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere means winter south of the equator, and vice versa. So when ski season is winding down with spring’s rising temperatures and melting snow in North…

Rooted in History: America's 10 Most Astonishing Trees

They are surreal survivalists, living through the harsh new conditions each decade brings: bitter winters, long droughts, floods, fires, vandals, pollution. One specimen has even been…

Incredibly Steep Aerial Tram Soon to Open in Norway

What's being billed as the world's steepest aerial tram is set to open in Norway later this month.Dubbed the Loen Skylift after the village where it originates, the cable car…

World's Steepest Tram, Reduced Legroom, and No Europe Visas for Americans: Today's Travel Briefing

MAY 10, 2017 — Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's trams, customs lines, and miserably cramped airplane cabins. FALSE ALARM: EU DROPS THREAT TO REQUIRE VISAS OF…

Top 10 Holiday Air Travel Woes

The season of turkey, snow, and mistletoe is also the season of weather delays, gridlocked security checkpoints, and overbooked flights. Even the most experienced travelers won't be…

Last-Minute Travel Deal: Three Nights in Hawaii from $459 With Air

Dying for a Hawaii vacation? This week's Smart Deal comes from Pleasant Holidays (tel. 800/742-9244; www.pleasantholidays.com) and starts from just $459 for three nights and airfare.…

How to Protect Yourself Against Travel 'Phishing' Scams

A stolen bag. Lost cash. A missing passport.It had all the hallmarks of a trip from hell. And the e-mail, which ostensibly came from a reader I had corresponded with back in 2008,…

Travel Troubleshooter: A Canceled Flight, a Missing Refund

When Sarah Paynter's honeymoon flight is delayed by two days, she buys a ticket on another carrier with the promise of a refund from her first airline. But now that the honeymoon is…

Will A Passenger's Bill of Rights Ever Fly?

Airfarewatchdog (www.airfarewatchdog.com) wonders how many potential airline customers are refusing to fly until they can be assured that they won't be trapped in a cramped airplane…

Broadsided! 5 New Car Rental Fees to Avoid

Look out for cancellation penalties. Beware of energy surcharges. And watch for facilities fees.No, not on your airline ticket. Not on your hotel folio. You may find these new…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's San Diego

Even before it became an American city in 1850, San Diego has run on cycles of boom and bust. The city's housing market now finds itself in official freefall bust mode, with home…

Travel Troubleshooter: Is My Lost Ticket a Lost Cause?

Virgin Atlantic promises Jerry Levine it will send him a paper ticket for his flight from San Francisco to Johannesburg. But when it doesn't, the airline is less than helpful in…

8 Reasons Your Travel Company is Ignoring You

It isn't your imagination. Your travel company is giving you the cold shoulder.As the number of travel complaints takes off -- airline gripes jumped nearly 60 per cent to 13,168…

Travel Troubleshooter: Hey, Where's My Ride?

Her vacation package includes transfers from the airport to her hotel. But when she lands in Kingston, Jamaica, there's no van to pick her up. What does N.M. Johnston's tour operator,…

All Aboard: 5 Tips for Getting on the Plane Pronto

What's the fastest way to board a plane?A free-for-all, like Southwest Airlines? Boarding by window, middle seat or aisle, like United Airlines? Or by zone, like AirTran…

Travel Troubleshooter: No Place to Park or Sleep

Sandra Ferguson makes a reservation at a San Jose, Calif., hotel through ParkSleepFly.com (www.parksleepfly.com). But when she tries to check in, the hotel has never heard of her.…

Travel Tech: Do Air Purifiers Work on Plane Trips?

You may have seen those odd-looking little black or gray things hanging around the necks of fellow air travelers. They are the size of a small matchbox or a really tiny MP3 player.…

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

With more than half of its "land" area, and two-thirds of its 16 million inhabitants precariously situated below sea level, Holland is beginning to get a little bit nervous about…