United States
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (11 hours ago)
I had only been talking to Brooklyn's Richard Kessler for a minute or two before he began telling me about his personal passion project: protecting a rare view of the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Mirador.
The view of the iconic building from the edge of Prospect ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (12 hours ago)
My evening of July 9 was filled with the kind of mundane frustration that can come only from delayed travel. My husband and I were set to fly from New York City to Chicago and Chicago to Marquette, Michigan. Our flight out of New York kept getting pushed back and, ...
by Michael Yessis (RSS feed) (13 hours ago)
Last week Edward Snowden got some interesting company in the world of highly publicized airport strandings. Grandma and Grandpa Woodstock's plight caught people's attention, albeit in a much different way than Snowden. Here's the breakdown:
Given ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (14 hours ago)
Rosy Esparza was apparently concerned that she wasn't properly fastened into her seat before her ride began on a Six Flags roller coaster Friday. That ride led to her tragic death when she fell out of her seat on the Texas Giant, which reaches a height of 153 feet. The ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (18 hours ago)
Courtesy of Jeremy Swanson
I can probably be kicked out of Colorado for admitting this, but I'm just not that into bikes. Don't get me wrong: I've been lugging my vintage, fixed-gear cruiser around for over 21 years. Even though I rarely ride it these days because I live in ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (19 hours ago)
Michigan's Upper Peninsula is lined with beaches along Lake Superior to the north and Lake Michigan to the south. The Keweenaw Peninsula in the greater U.P. is also lined with Lake Superior beaches to the east and west. Views from each side vary, but are beautiful across ...
by David Farley (RSS feed) (21 hours ago)
David Farley
The campers next to us were singing cheerily about crucifixion. About The Crucifixion, I gathered. Something about a large cross they'd erected on their campsite with a live dwarf-like man affixed to it gave me this impression. When a few friends invited me to ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
Cheryl Strayed by Larry D. Moore and Reese Witherspoon by Georges Biard, Wikimedia Commons
Cheryl Strayed's travel memoir "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" is set for the big screen. Reese Witherspoon will play Strayed, who went on a solo hike along the ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
With a budget deficit believed to be upwards of $380 million and long-term debt that could be as much as $20 billion, Detroit has officially filed for bankruptcy. The city's dire situation is no laughing matter, but Twitter users have made the once mighty Motor City the butt ...
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
Today is the hottest day yet in New York City's latest heat wave, and the summer weather is no less forgiving in many other cities in the western hemisphere. To help beat the heat, car service app Uber is offering ice cream trucks on demand, today only from 11-5 p.m. in ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
Would you be willing to shack up with a complete stranger to save a few bucks on accommodation? If you're the adventurous sort, you can do just that on a new website called Easynest, which matches up single travelers who don't mind sharing a hotel room. Users set up a ...
by Megan Fernandez (RSS feed) (3 days ago)
"These beaten and vandalized towns are the bloodshot eyes of America. ... This is America muttering to itself late at night in the kitchen before stumbling off to bed. The allure of places like Two Guns is that they feel like prophecy: this is how the world might look if ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
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After visiting both the Grand Canyon and New York City, Swiss photographer Gus Petro was shocked by the contrasting landscapes "emptiness and density" of the United States. He decided to put his photography and photoshop skills to the test by combining the two ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
Rick Bowmer, AP
Dinosaur lovers will be flocking to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City to check out a new discovery, a big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur found in what is now Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Here's some stats about this new species, now named ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
If you want a surreal moment's break from today's mundane routine, check out this dreamy video of slow motion aerial footage from the Palm Springs Ace Hotel. Created by Nate Bolt, this film was shot during the "Seven Seconds of Summer" at the "Yes By Yes Yes" gathering. ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
Joe Lanman/Flickr
In the world of travel apps, we've seen geo-based, crowd-sourced and sharing technology that has opened up a lot of possibilities for travelers. We can automatically create a travel log with one, find a hotel on the fly with another and map our way through ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
Looking for nude beach recommendations this summer? You probably wouldn't think to consult Xinhua, China's state-controlled press agency, but here comes editor Yang Yi's list of their "Top Ten Sexy Nudist Bathing Spots Around the World." I stumbled across the link to the ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
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It was November 2010 when fire broke out on Carnival Splendor, disabling the 3,300-passenger ship. At the time, the reason for the fire was unknown. Now, the U.S. Coast Guard has completed its investigation into the cruise ship fire and has a report.
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by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
Travel Channel and the Esquire Network are both set to air TV shows that ask celebrities to give local perspectives on their favorite destinations. While one can argue that Travel Channel is taking Esquire's already developed idea and running with it, it's undeniable that ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
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A man staying with his girlfriend at the Woodlands Resort in Houston may have forgotten about the silly request he made when booking, but the hotel didn't. In the "Comments or Special Request" field, Dustin Wray asked for three single M&Ms ("One for me, one for ...
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