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Hawaii's Fireknife Championship: Hot, hot, hot

Hawaii's Fireknife Championship: Hot, hot, hot

Demonstrating amazing hand-eye coordination and acrobatic skill, the reigning champion reclaimed his title Saturday at the World Fireknife Championship at the Polynesian Cultural Center...

Alison Wright, photographer, chases faces, grace

Alison Wright, photographer, chases faces, grace

Alison Wright got her first camera at age 10, a Kodak Instamatic. Then she learned there was such a thing as a photojournalist, a person who traveled the world taking pictures. So that was that.

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A Minute Away: Tumult and hush at the New York Public Library

Times Travel writer Chris Reynolds shows you 60 seconds at the New York Public L...

Times Travel writer Chris Reynolds shows you 60 seconds at the New York Public Library.

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Walter Mosley¿s L.A.

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Learn about his new book and his take on growing up here.

Travel tips: Packing dryer sheets makes scents

Take scented dryer sheets in plastic bags. In a lot of countries, people still smoke. You can wipe down your clothes and hair and remove some of the smell. They can freshen a musty hotel room. If you are seated on a plane with someone who doesn't use deodorant and thinks showering is optional, it can distract you from the body odor. After you are out of sheets, you can put your dirty laundry in the bag.

Deirdre Sexton

West Hollywood

Keep a couple of American dollar bills handy so you will have what you need to feed into the luggage cart system. After a big trip, you may need those carts.

Jeri Taylor

Indio

Carry a half-full (or small) plastic bottle of water in your carry-on. I drink the water while waiting to go through security. I keep the bottle, which I later fill so I have a bottle ready for my journey from airport to hotel.

Kim Holmquist

Los Angeles

When you first enter your hotel room or stateroom, even before unpacking, find the in-room safe to deposit valuables. If there is no safe in-room, there may be one behind the lobby reception counter. Withdraw items only when needed and, of course, when checking out.

Bob Myers

Lake Arrowhead

How do you make travel less stressful? Send your tips to travel@latimes.com, including your full name and city of residence. To see previous reader tips, go to latimes.com/readertips.

Alison Wright, photographer, chases faces, grace

Alison Wright, photographer, chases faces, grace

Alison Wright got her first camera at age 10, a Kodak Instamatic. Then she learned there was such a thing as a photojournalist, a person who...

Customers are happier with airline experiences, study shows

Customers are happier with airline experiences, study shows

Fliers are vastly more satisfied with their airline experience, and Alaska and...

Potential 2013 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Potential 2013 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

When the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets for its 37th session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in June it will review nominations for its...

Las Vegas: At Mandalay Bay, there be dragons

Las Vegas: At Mandalay Bay, there be dragons

Two young Komodo dragons are the newest residents of Shark Reef Aquarium at...

An inside-out adventure canyoneering in Utah

An inside-out adventure canyoneering in Utah

SPRINGDALE, Utah — There comes a moment when you step backward off a cliff, clinging to a rope the width of your...

Bolivia: Surreal beauty in the high desert of the Andean plateau

Bolivia: Surreal beauty in the high desert of the Andean plateau

POTOSÍ, Bolivia — A gentle breeze swept across Laguna Colorada, momentarily turning the magenta mineral lake water neon-...

Go ahead, play with the goblins of Utah

Go ahead, play with the goblins of Utah

GOBLIN VALLEY, Utah — "The goblins will get ya if ya don't watch out!" wrote poet James Whitcomb Riley in 1885, probably just about...

For Mother's Day, pamper, pamper, pamper

For Mother's Day, pamper, pamper, pamper

To some, a Mother's Day getaway means a don't-look-back, tires-screeching hall pass for an escape with girlfriends. To others, it means an...

Mother's Day: 10 garden spots to take Mom

Mother's Day: 10 garden spots to take Mom

Marybeth Bond, an avid gardener, a National Geographic author and founder of ...

Six ways to wow Mom for less than $50

Six ways to wow Mom for less than $50

What are you planning for Mother's Day on Sunday? A horseback ride in a California vineyard and sweet sampling at a chocolate festival aren'...

 The scoop on airline taxes, changing travel dates and more

The scoop on airline taxes, changing travel dates and more

Some answers to readers' airline questions:

Tickets for July 4 reopening of Statue of Liberty on sale now

Tickets for July 4 reopening of Statue of Liberty on sale now

For travelers who want to be among the first to tour the

What the future may hold for Tomorrowland at Disneyland

What the future may hold for Tomorrowland at Disneyland

The eternal problem with Tomorrowland is that the commonplace reality of today inevitably catches up to and ultimately surpasses the...

Fire-damaged Point Mugu State Park shut to campers; fees refunded

Fire-damaged Point Mugu State Park shut to campers; fees refunded

Campgrounds and trails remain closed at Point Mugu State Park in the...

In Thailand, a resort for the greater good

In Thailand, a resort for the greater good

MAE WANG, Thailand — As we sat together on a long, narrow raft of bamboo, Alexa Pham dipped her hand into the quickly moving river....