Archive for March, 2009
US Government Eases Cuba Travel Restrictions
In what may be the first step toward lifting restrictions for all Americans, Congress passed a law this week relaxing travel rules to Cuba and easing the importation of certain goods and supplies. Once President Barack Obama signs the law, Cuban-Americans will be able to travel to Cuba to visit their relatives once a year [...]
Off the Brochure Travel Guide: Hong Kong, China
Long known as the gateway to the mysteries and treasures of the Orient, Hong Kong is a city built on contrasts: incense-filled temples set among glass and steel skyscrapers; elderly Chinese people laboring behind pushcarts as young executives drive by in luxury vehicles; street-market vendors selling chicken parts, snakes and squid just blocks away from [...]
Airlines Cut More International Flights Due to Business Travel Slump
Several large American carriers are planning additional cuts to international routes in the near future amid tumbling demand for seats, especially among business travelers. Delta, United and American Airlines all announced yesterday that they would cut international capacity by between 2 and 15 percent, primarily on trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic routes. Delta, which is fresh off [...]
Tips on Scoping Disasters and Diseases Before Traveling
It pays to know before you go, and that’s especially true when you’re talking about disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and even food and water contamination. Here are some resources to help you out.
Grateful Traveler: The Wright Way to Travel, Alison Wright’s Lifestyle and Livelihood
Alison Wright stands 5’2” and weighs in at a little over 100 pounds. She’s blond-haired and green-eyed pretty and, looking at her, “fierce” is probably not the first word you’d think of. But fierce is what she is. She’s fierce about her work. Fierce about life. Fierce about living it to the fullest. She feels [...]
Urban Hiking, Trails in the City
You may think you have to drive miles from a city to find a great hike. But in fact, there are some great hiking trails that give you the best of the great outdoors, without straying too far from the city.
Reminiscing on Hawaii’s Pink Palace and Turkish Airlines’ Faulty Altimeters
Last weekend I was at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, aka- The Pink Palace. I have been coming to this hotel since I was in my early 20s and they’ve just reopened it after a long renovation and restoration. So much has happened here since it was opened in 1927, and so much of Hawaiian history [...]
Princess Cruises Crew Member Arrested, Accused of Sexual Assault
A crew member from a Princess cruise ship was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday after a female passenger accused him of sexually assaulting her during a Panama canal cruise. The suspect, who was identified Wednesday as 38-year-old Manuel Texeira, a Portuguese national, was arrested on March 9 when the Coral Princess berthed in San [...]
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