If you missed Peter’s Today show segment on boating safety, we’ve got the scoop for you.

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, the topic of boating safety is once again on the radar. Statistically, this holiday is considered to be one of the busiest, and often most deadly, dangerous boating weekends of the year.

As Peter reported, you might be surprised to learn that more people die every year in boating accidents than in trains or buses.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, more than 72 million people boat annually in the U.S. in hundreds of millions of outings–last year, there were nearly 5,000 boating accidents, resulting …

With cameras strapped to his shoulders, Michael Adams trekked the back-country of Yosemite National Park throughout his boyhood in the 1940s, alongside his father, legendary photographer Ansel Adams.

Photographers came from all over the world to experience the beauty of the park, and learn about its grandeur through its greatest known guide. Adams was happy just to be walking besides his father and other great photographers, even with the cumbersome wooden tripods, and camera lenses, he recalled in a recent interview.

“Ansel never pushed me to be a photographer, but during his photography workshops I carried his gear through places in Yosemite like the beautiful high country of …

June 28, 2007

If you’ve been reading the stories, then you know that the U.S. government — for the first time in 40 years — imposed a quarantine on a seriously infected tuberculosis patient and airline passenger.Perhaps worse, it revealed that there’s really no unilateral protocol in place to determine who can, and cannot fly on planes.

There may be a no-fly list for security. But there isn’t a no-fly list based on communicable diseases.

And once again, it raised fears among travelers about the quality of air onboard passenger jets. Is it really possible for you to become infected, sitting in seat 23B, if the passenger in 11A is sick?

When you’ve stayed at a hotel, have you ever coveted the cushy robe, those 600-thread count sheets, or that vintage vase? Of course you have.

But, have you ever thought of actually stealing a live koi fish?

A heavy statue?

Everything in your room?

Believe it or not, many guests have walked out with these items–and more.

The Phoenix Hotel in San Francisco, California, a rock ‘n roll hotel with the personality of Rolling Stone magazine, has welcomed many rock stars. One particular guest, however, will not be welcomed in the future. About six years ago, a reggae singer and band were staying at the hotel. During their stay, the general manager discovered that …

Everyone’s heard of the new Skywalk over the Grand Canyon, but here’s how to see it in a whole new way–without lots of other tourists around. The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is only 12 miles as the crow flies from the more popular South Rim, but since it takes about 5 hours and 215 miles of driving to get there, it’s usually relatively empty. It’s also a declared game preserve and offers lush vegetation. The North Rim roads are closed from October to May due to extensive snowfall, but the North Rim itself remains open for those who want to ski or snow-shoe.

If you’ve ever heard that your hotel keycard could be used to steal your personal information, then read on, because here’s what you need to know. Many travelers are concerned that hotel keycards hold personal information such as your credit card number, name and home address, but hotels say that isn’t so. The cards usually do have the dates of your stay, but otherwise they contain a randomized number that identifies the room the key will open.

Further, your credit card information isn’t stored on the card — at most, it will contain a note saying that you have one on file at the front desk. So even at resorts where your key works as a credit (or even cash) card, …