Tagged: road-trip

Travel Troubleshooter: A Canceled Disney Vacation, a Missing Refund

After Terry Thompson's daughter runs away from home, she cancels her Disney World vacation. But her travel insurance company refuses to refund $588 in airline tickets. Can't Disney…

3 New Resources for Disabled Travelers in London, Hong Kong & Illinois

Accessible travel resources are popping up all over this spring. And the really good news is, they're filled with accurate, authoritative, useful access information. Gone are the…

The Able Traveler: Romantic Retreats for Wheelchair-Users and Slow Walkers

From opulent mansions to quiet country cottages, romantic retreats come in all shapes and sizes. In truth, there's something to suit just about every taste and need, including…

How is Climate Change Affecting U.S. National Parks?

Tell-tale signs of climate change are visible across the National Park System if you look for their subtleties.In Glacier National Park, where not too long ago scientists predicted…

Beyond the Buzz: How to Use Twitter for Travel Help

Okay. Even if you don't care about the insanely over-buzzed micro-blogging site Twitter, there is one reason you need to know about it: it can save you hours on the phone trying to…

Civil War Trails: See 19th-Century Sites in 21st-Century Style

Each year, thousands of armchair Civil War buffs, amateur historians, re-enactment enthusiasts, and those with sheer curiosity descend upon historic battlefields and key sites of…

4 Fabulous and Frenzied Carnival Celebrations

The next couple of months will see cities around world erupt in a global celebration collectively known as Carnival, Carnaval or Carnevale depending on where you are. These pre-Lent…

Global Ski Report: Cheaper, Faster, and Snowier

Whistler Gains a New Gondola, Temporarily Loses an Old One No sooner had Whistler, British Columbia (tel. 866/218-9690, 604/904-8134; www.whistlerblackcomb.com) premiered its…

Travel Troubleshooter: Help! My Room Rate Just Tripled

The nightly room rate at the Best Eastern Sovietsky Hotel in Moscow is $279. At least that's what the Expedia sales agent promises Ilan Saadia. But the hotel begs to differ when he…

Park of the Week: Rocky Mountain National Park

With over 416 square miles of granite-based wilderness, the Rocky Mountain National Park offers you 60 mountains over 12,000 feet high (the tallest is Longs Peak, at 14,259 feet),…

Celebrating Life on the Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico

Mexico's annual celebration of the Day of the Dead is the most vibrant, colorful and culturally dynamic event in the country's calendar of events. If you are lucky enough to be…

Travel Troubleshooter: A Married Name, A Singular Headache

Shaun Francis' daughter has the wrong name on her airline ticket. It's her married name, and her passport still has her maiden name. The airline is happy to fix the ticket -- for a…

Five Most Common Ticketing Errors -- And How to Avoid Them

As far as mistakes go, the one Janet Gordon recently made didn't seem like a big deal. She booked an airline ticket from Toronto to London under the name "Jan."But what happened…

North by Northwest: Canada and Colorado Offer the Best Spring Skiing

It's still cold and still snowy in much of Canada and Colorado, destinations that comprise our focus this week for ski deals. If you aren't sure where you want to go in Canada, two…

Travel Troubleshooter: Remember My Alamo Rate

When Steve Chan's car rental company in Ireland runs out of the vehicle he reserved, it offers to set him up with a car from another company. He's led to believe that he'll pay the…

Travel Health & Safety: Smart Resouces for World Travelers

"Don't write about potential problems," an eminent travel industry person once said to me, "People want to have fun on vacation." They still do, but intelligent travelers go by the…

Irreverent Guide to Orlando's Best Theme Park Attractions

If you can't find anything to do in Orlando, then you simply aren't trying. For better or worse, Orlando is the ultimate playground, where no matter what your age, you'll find some…

Two Itineraries for Taking in the National Parks of the American West

Even though distances seem vast in the western United States, it's possible to visit more than one of the region's national parks in a single trip. In fact, people often combine visits…

Miles ands Miles of Bargains and Treasures on Two American Shopping Roadtrips

 Love a bargain? Searching for that special something that can only be found by foraging through a bin marked "everything $1"? Then have we got the shopping experience for you. For…

The ABCs of RVs: A Glossary of Common RV Terms

July 2004 -- As professional travelers we had to adopt certain accepted terms from the RV world in order to correctly describe the vehicles. Here are a few of the terms you'll need to…