Storm warnings on summer travel front

05-20-2007

Like long-range weather forecasts, predicting prevailing travel conditions over the coming weeks and months is always speculative. But as we head into the busy summer travel season, dark clouds on the horizon indicate a bumpy ride.
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Retracing the trail to Forks of the Ohio

05-13-2007

In the summer and fall of 1758, an army of 6,000 British and Colonial forces under the command of Brig. Gen. John Forbes hacked a crude cart path through the wild mountains of southern Pennsylvania to the Forks of the Ohio River. 
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Follow these tips to avoid surprises at check-in time

05-06-2007

It's happened to every traveler. You arrive someplace to discover the hotel described in the brochure or Web site as "first class" turns out to be anything but, at least by your personal standards.
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Diamonds are a guest's best friend

05-06-2007

According to Webster, "luxury" is "A material object, service, etc. conducive to physical comfort or sumptuous living, not usually a necessity of life."
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Follow these tips to avoid surprises at check-in time

05-06-2007

Dissatisfaction with accommodations is the second-most- common travel complaint, after airline problems.  It's happened to every traveler. You arrive someplace to discover the hotel described in the brochure or Web site as "first class" turns out to be anything but, at least by your personal standards.
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Public favors U.S. Steel Tower view open to all

04-29-2007

The top of the 64-story Downtown landmark has been closed since the 2001 terrorist attacks. But with UPMC recently announcing plans to move its executive offices to the city's tallest building -- including to the top rentable space on the 62nd floor -- I suggested in a column last week that the health-care giant create a public viewing facility.
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Here's a 'Pie in the Sky' idea

04-22-2007

Now that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has announced plans to lease five floors in the U.S. Steel Tower, Downtown's tallest office building -- including its topmost rentable space -- consider the possibility of sharing our city's best point of view.
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Don't dawdle on passport applications

04-15-2007

New federal regulations requiring passports for any air trip out of the country have created a tsunami of new applications to the State Department to process.
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Put hoodoos on to-do list

04-08-2007

If you're in Santa Fe or Albuquerque, check out Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks, a remarkable geological formation along Interstate 25.
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Restless wanderer's legend lives on

04-01-2007

Although he died in 1789 at age 37 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Egypt, by many estimations John Ledyard qualifies as America's first explorer and travel writer.
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A second round of March madness

03-25-2007

For the second time this month, thousands of US Airways passengers showed up last weekend at Pittsburgh International and other East Coast airports expecting to catch flights home, to vacation destinations to make overseas connections or to visit friends and relatives.
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Traveling responsibly

03-18-2007

Dozens of organizations now offer ways travelers can support environmentally oriented projects.
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Computer glitches forecast future snafus

03-11-2007

If the computer crashes that stranded hundreds of US Airways passengers last weekend are any indication, local travelers should fasten their seat belts.
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Go with flow on spring break

03-04-2007

Over the weeks of Spring Break, millions of college and high-school students are expected to head off to distant places. Some will take part in organized programs of social, educational or charitable import; others will head to places with lots of sun and/or snow for a week of fun and frolic.
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Tall ship Niagara to be college classroom

02-25-2007

For three weeks this summer, 20 college students will live, study and work on the sailing ship U.S. Brig Niagara, a replica of a historic, two-masted warship, as it plies a course across the Great Lakes. It's part of an innovative course being introduced by the University of Pittsburgh.
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George Washington really slept here

02-18-2007

When George Washington took up arms against Britain's King George, accepting a commission as commander in chief of the upstart American army in 1775. , he was risking everyone he loved and everything he had created over the previous 20 years. It was all wrapped up in Mount Vernon, the 5,000-acre plantation had already been in the Washington family for more than a century.
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The origins of Mount Vernon

02-18-2007

The original 3,000 acres draped over several hillsides along the Potomac River's western shore near Little Hunting Creek had been in the Washington family since it was acquired by George's great- grandfather, John Washington, in 1674.
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All power to the passengers

02-11-2007

With more travelers increasingly dependent on a variety of personal electronic devices , access to electric power becomes ever more important.
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Weekly US Airways e-Savers make comeback

02-04-2007

US Airways has reinstituted its weekly e-Saver fares to domestic and international destinations.
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Some cold prescriptions when you're flying

01-28-2007

Flying with a cold is never pleasant, but travel doesn't make allowances for such ailments. Here's a collection of basic remedies to consider if you find yourself taking a clogged head and runny nose to the airport.
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Williamsburg's re-creations offer authentic look at Colonial era

01-21-2007

Since its founding eight decades ago, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has pioneered the fine arts of historic restoration and interpretation, breathing new life into the past.
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Whatever happened to nonstop L.A. flights?

01-14-2007

On average, making a connection adds two to four hours to a one-way trip from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles. In addition to the extra time, connecting flights greatly increase the odds of misdirected checked luggage and mid-trip delays.
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Getting a bird's-eye view of any place on Earth

01-07-2007

Map-reading travelers know that gaining a high perspective is an important element in finding your way around places, both familiar and strange.
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Jamestown prepares to celebrate a milestone

12-31-2006

North America's first permanent English settlement is almost 400 years old
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Culturally, Santa Fe doesn't trail at all

12-24-2006

Although this sprawling settlement hosts more than a million visitors a year, it's still a place where blue jeans and cowboy boots can be worn everywhere, from flea markets to the finest restaurants.
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