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Every year on Memorial Day weekend, a city lives, breathes, then seems to die -- a cycle that comes to a head in about four hours. That's the approximate time it takes to run the Indianapolis 500 in this formerly ho-hum-hamlet-turned-real-city. Read more...
Former Daily Press reporter, Sabine Hirschauer, chronicles her journey to South Africa to learn about the struggling South African women in the Cape Town area.
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Traveling the U.S.
The posh breed of chocolate Easter bunnies
It's spring, and probably the most welcomed of the season's animals is the bunny — specifically, the chocolate bunny.
Waimea Canyon, Kauai: The Grand Canyon of the tropics and then some
"Is this the trail? This can't be right," a couple asks as my wife, Terri, and I walk by, and though it's unclear whether we're nosing in on...
Snuba makes underwater diving a cinch
As I plod toward the surf, I'm trying to channel a bit of orca because nothing in the ocean messes with Shamu. I just hope some do-gooder...
Pure Dino Might: 'The World's Largest Dinosaurs' On Display In New York
NEW YORK CITY — Eve, an elementary student visting the American Museum of Natural History, is too busy and excited by the things...
Events marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War
The remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the first shots of the Civil War at Ft. Sumter, S.C., underway until April 17 will give rise to...
A Civil War road trip
Ken Burns, whose landmark documentary on the Civil War established him as one of its quintessential authorities, thinks there's no better...
Birding for beginners in South Texas along the Gulf Coast
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — What a library is to a researcher, a chocolate shop is to a sweet tooth and a mountain is to a climber...
Serenity is just an easy drive to Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands
There are 28 miles of beaches along the inviting patch of coast that encompasses Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands, an area of more than...
G.I. Joe convention comes to Orlando
Now that MegaCon has come and gone, next up for the fanboys and girls is JoeCon -- the annual G.I. JOE Collectors' Convention, which will be...
Family Vacations
Sample all the flavors of your travel destination
Add a culinary twist to your cultural exploration and provide the whole family with a fulfilling experience.
Vacationing Abroad
Getting down to earth in Central America
Driving an hour outside of Nicaragua's capital, Managua, we visited the town of San Juan de Oriente, where 90 percent of the people are...
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in London for the royal wedding
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore the British capital where a prince's love will transform an ordinary girl into a princess...
The Kvarner Islands: Adriatic idyll
I'm walking along a stretch of the Adriatic Sea that reminds me of another time, another hemisphere. It's not the forest of pine trees...
sobe">Croatia: Seeking shelter in a sobe
He was the least aggressive among the dozens of locals waving sobe signs in our faces.
Adventure in the Andes: a hike in Ecuador's highlands
QUITO, Ecuador — For five hours, we'd hiked through rain, mud, eucalyptus forests and corn and fava bean fields in the hilly Andean...
Galapagos wildlife captures travelers' curiosity
One thing above all draws the curious, the adventurous and those who love nature to these rough-hewn volcanic islands 600 miles west of...
Mindo, Ecuador's cloud-forested wonderland
I've often fantasized about retracing the steps of such naturalists as Charles Darwin, Alexander von Humboldt and William Bartram, who saw...
9 ways to cut costs for a Caribbean vacation
We've all been cornered. The gauntlet has been thrown down by America's economic travails: Change your evil, thriftless ways.
200 photos for 200 years of Mexico
As Mexico marks its bicentennial, staff writer Christopher Reynolds has pulled out 200 photos from about two-dozen trips over the last 20...
A more affordable cruise on Mexico's Mar de Cortés
Surely, a few of the fishing village residents muttered it.
10 days in India barely scratches the surface of the stunning country
AGRA, India — On a cool, dusty night, guards herded our small group of tourists through gates leading to the Taj Mahal. Bright...
Asia travel: Five trends to watch
Geopolitics. Rhinoplasty. Who knew those would be among the hottest topics in Asia for 2011? It was news to me, and I've been going back and...