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Rick Steves’ Europe: Dangling from a Swiss cliff
As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here are a few of my favorite European memories from the Swiss Alps — reminders of the thrills that await us at the other end of this crisis.
Dangling from a sheer cliff a thousand feet above the Lauterbrunnen ...Read more
Celebrity Travel: Go away with Mark McKinnon
Actor Mark McKinnon (“The Available Wife,” “Blue Bloods,” “FBI”) said people are often surprised when they learn he is an ordained minister. “There have been several times I had to speak at my church, as well as been called to other churches to speak to their youth and young adult ministries,” said the New York-based actor. “I ...Read more
I Canceled My Vrbo Rental -- Why Can't I Get The Deposit Back?
When Billie Muckley cancels her Vrbo vacation rental because of the pandemic, she expects to get her security deposit back. But she doesn't. Who has her money?
Q: Last year, I booked a Vrbo rental in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I canceled the reservation because of the pandemic and received a partial refund. But I still haven't received the $...Read more
Taking the Kids: And celebrating courageous women and girls whenever you travel
What should she say? What should she wear? Naomi Wadler had just one day to decide what she would say to thousands of people when she was asked to speak at the 2018 March for Our Lives march to end gun violence in Washington, D.C.
A daunting task for anyone, much less an 11-year-old girl, but Wadler didn’t let it phase her. While she wrote ...Read more
Celebrity Travel: Go away with 3 Pairs of Boots
Andrew Stern and Laura Arias said that not being able to tour to support their latest album, “Long Rider,” has been disappointing, but keeping themselves and their fans safe during this pandemic is more important. The husband-and-wife duo make up the group 3 Pairs of Boots and said they have made great use of their time at home. “We have ...Read more
Rick Steves’ Europe: Appreciating Italy's most underrated city, Milan
As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from Milan — a reminder of the fun that awaits us at the other end of this crisis.
They say that for every church in Rome, there’s a bank in Milan. Indeed, the ...Read more
Turkey warns US push on Russian missiles could backfire
American demands that Turkey scrap a Russian air-defense system could boomerang, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman warned.
“If another country comes to us with a maximalist position and demands, you know, ‘It’s either my way or the highway,’ then that kind of attitude pushes you in other directions,” Ibrahim Kalin ...Read more
Travel Troubleshooter: I Paid Twice For My Airline Ticket -- Can I Get One Refunded?
After a mix-up with her cruise line, Ruby Tyson pays for her airline tickets twice. Is there any way to get one of them refunded?
Q: Before the pandemic, I booked a Hawaii cruise for my daughter and myself on Norwegian Cruise Line. When I checked in for my outbound flight on United Airlines, an airline representative told me that NCL had not ...Read more
Taking the Kids: Spring skiing
Nothing would keep the Tointighs off the slopes. Not the difficulty of making reservations when and where they wanted; not the longer lines for rentals and lifts; not the lack of indoor eateries on the mountain. Not wearing masks everywhere.
“It’s about the memories and the experience,” said Keli Tointigh, a mother of five from Chickasa, ...Read more
Celebrity Travel: Go away with Art Bell
In the 1980s, Art Bell developed the idea for a 24-hour cable comedy network, which would eventually become Comedy Central. In his memoir “Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor" (Ulysses Press, $24.95), Bell writes about his beginning at the network, where he met a young Jon Stewart, and his eventual ...Read more
Rick Steves’ Europe: Arcos de la Frontera - Nuns’ cupcakes and donkeys in the bell tower
As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from the south of Spain — a reminder of the fun that awaits us at the other end of this crisis.
I’m in the little hill town of Arcos de la Frontera, just south of ...Read more
Around the World: Women’s History Month - Explore Lower Manhattan’s Feminist Legacy
Women’s History Month – the month of March – is a great time to reflect upon the herstory of the early feminist movement, much of which was centered in downtown Manhattan.
If curiosity calls you to explore the sites where Susan B. Anthon, Elizabeth Stanton Cady and other Suffragettes made headlines with demonstrations to...Read more
This Britrail Pass Refund Request Has Gone Off The Rails
Stephen Wilkes asks his travel agent for a BritRail pass refund. But six months later, there's no sign of the money.
Q: I bought a fully refundable BritRail pass, which gives you the ability to travel across the entire national rail network of Great Britain, for a trip last spring. I had to cancel my vacation after the COVID-19 outbreak.
Under...Read more
Taking the Kids: Calling all dino lovers
Boy or girl? They may be the most complete T. Rex ever found — and one of the world’s most studied fossils since being discovered in South Dakota in 1990 — but scientists still don’t know whether SUE, named for Sue Hendrickson who first spied the T-Rex’s bones sticking out of the rock, is a boy or girl.
Either way, SUE in all her ...Read more
Around the World: Power Up For Travel
When you’re on the road and away from everything that’s happening at home, one of the most frustrating things that can happen is that you lose power on the devices that keep you in touch and in the know. You arrive at your destination, and you find that your cell phone or whatever device you rely on for communication is out of power �...Read more
Rick Steves’ Europe: The back road to Mostar - Off the beaten path in Bosnia-Herzegovina
As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories in what was a part of Yugoslavia — a reminder of the adventure that awaits us at the other end of this crisis.
Looking for a change of pace from Croatia’s touristic ...Read more
Celebrity Travel: Go away with Jesse Posey
Jesse Posey said that one of the perks of “Selena: The Series” is filming on location. Posey portrays Selena Quintanilla’s guitarist and husband, Chris Perez, in the Netflix series. “We filmed mostly in Rosarito, Mexico,” said the 26-year-old actor, who is Mexican American. “Then (we shot) quite a bit in Tijuana and a few times in ...Read more
Alitalia Says My Ticket Is Refundable -- So Why Isn't It?
When Alitalia rejects Ahmed Seloma's ticket to Italy, he asks for a refund. Why won't the airline do what it promises?
Q: I booked a flight from Cairo to New York via Rome on Alitalia. When I tried to check in for my flight to Italy, an airline representative denied me boarding, because my visa was rejected. My visa doesn't allow me to enter ...Read more
Around the World: The Lincoln Highway: America’s Original Road Trip
If you feel the need to travel but are pandemic-wary of taking to the skies, take to the road instead. Automobile tourism has been a fact of American life for decades, but this year it has become a most popular option for leisure travelers who are finding – sometimes to their surprise – that getting there can be half the fun. <...Read more
Taking the Kids: On a (safe) spring break
The deals have never been better. Whether you want to hit the slopes in Colorado, get your theme park fix in Orlando, or laze in the giant pool overlooking the ocean at an all-inclusive in Mexico or the Caribbean, you’ve got plenty of affordable options — as long as you are comfortable traveling right now.
Resorts, hotels and airlines have ...Read more
