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Park of the Week: Lackawanna Heritage Valley, Pennsylvania

The National Park Service has many different kinds of attractions -- there are parks, of course, and then you will find historical sites, national monuments, and even heritage…

Travel Troubleshooter: Help, My Honeymoon Flight's Been Canceled!

Doug Miller's honeymoon flight to Costa Rica is canceled by US Airways, and he's left with only one option: a full refund. The airline later agrees to reschedule him on a flight the…

7 Places to Eat: Santa Fe's New, New Southwest Cuisine

Remember all the foodie buzz Santa Fe generated in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when creative southwestern cuisine was the Next Big Thing? Well, things have finally simmered down,…

Hold Your Breath for Cancun's Latest Attraction

How can a collection of underwater man-made sculptures help protect habitats for sealife? One artificial reef expert thinks he knows how. Most artists go to great lengths to preserve…

Bringing Science Back to U.S. National Parks

Not long after he moved into his office as director of the National Park Service, Jon Jarvis turned to Dr. Gary Machlis to serve as his science advisor. It's a new role for the…

This Land is Your Land of Lincoln: Celebrate the 16th's 200th Birthday

2009 certainly is the year when Americans are focused on all things presidential. With the Obama inauguration festivities now complete, it's time to turn our attention to one of the…

Olympics Then and Now: Munich, Germany, Summer Olympic Games 1972

The Games of the XX Olympiad, held in Munich in 1972, marked the return of these international games to Germany for the first time since Berlin in 1936, which was overshadowed by…

Park of the Week: Biscayne's Easy Escapes

Just a few miles from downtown Miami, Biscayne National Park is one of America's most accessible playgrounds, a place where you can boat, snorkel, camp, watch wildlife, and explore a…

Travel Troubleshooter: Where's My Hotel Room?

Dave Bucher books a hotel room through Cheaptickets. But when he checks in, he's told there's no reservation. So he's forced to find another room, and now Cheaptickets is keeping his…

Ask Suzy! Shopping for Tanzanite in Rio and Soaps in Paris

Our Born to Shop author Suzy Gershman is answering your global shopping questions for the next several weeks. Send mail to suzygershman@gmail.com. Her new book,Where to Buy the…

What to Expect from a Trip to Uruguay

For some reason, I am one of the few people I know who has been to Uruguay. On the odd occasion when I do meet someone who has visited, generally it has only been for a weekend and…

Slope Specs: Whistler, An Olympic Dream Come True

Some 45 years ago, four Vancouver businessmen had what be considered a dream of Olympian proportions. They envisioned the sleepy summer resort region that is now Whistler as the site…

Tariff Trouble: 6 Airline Ticket Rules You Need to Know

When it comes to airline ticket rules, the devil isn't in the details. The devil is the details.You'll find Old St. Nick in something called the ticket tariff, which is a massive,…

Your Coupon to the New York Chocolate Show: Print and $ave

Your rumbling stomachs have spoken and we've tried to answer their ravenous call. We've received a few inquiries about the www.chocolateshow.com 10th Annual New York Chocolate Show,…

You'll Fancy Nancy's Medieval Alleys and Art Nouveau Treasures

In the eastern part of France is a gorgeous and little known area that is the Lorraine region, with its beautiful capital called Nancy (the French pronounce it "nan CEE," with the…

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…