Sky-high stress

09-07-2008

Are new rigors of air travel taking a medical toll?
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Book Review - 'Ghost Train to the Eastern Star,' by Paul Theroux

08-17-2008

A long-ago journey revisited: prickly Paul Theroux mellows as he retraces classic train trip
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Flowers and a lot more in the land of the midnight sun

08-10-2008

The botanical garden was the biggest surprise. Who expects to find a four-acre profusion of vivid natural color more than 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle?
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The progress of Pilgrims

07-20-2008

Pittsburghers Matt Stroud and Bill McNelis are bicycling across the country this summer. Call it an interactive journey.
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Places where we're welcomed

07-13-2008

Anyone still thinking about planning a trip abroad may be interested in research released recently by the Pew Research Center, which compared the list of the countries we most like to visit with one that shows countries whose populations express favorable opinions of us.
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Quebec City celebrates its festive 400th

06-29-2008

One wonders what Samuel de Champlain might have thought about "Espace 400," the multimedia fair where this charming city's 400th anniversary is being celebrated. INCLUDES SPECIAL VIDEO FEATURE
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Checked bag fees add to hassle of flying

06-22-2008

Prospects to alleviate the coming gridlock are few.
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Give frequent fliers more reward options

06-03-2008

If airlines are going to trumpet their frequent flyer programs and promote the accumulation of mileage by all means possible, they should offer passengers ways to use their miles other than by getting on a plane
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Ruling boosts supplemental oxygen on planes

05-21-2008

On May 7, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued rulings that strengthen the Air Carrier Access Act.
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Pack light, come early and bring extra cash

05-04-2008

Here's advance warning. If you're flying somewhere this week and checking luggage, be prepared for extra delays.
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Passengers, please fasten your seat belts

04-27-2008

American Airlines' decision to ground its fleet was both entirely understandable and a callous and unnecessary judgment emblematic how little regard industry and government have for consumer interests
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Throngs of Norway

04-13-2008

From Viking origins to cosmopolitan crowds, Oslo celebrates humanity

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Nonstop flights from PIT

04-07-2008

It's no news that flights have been eliminated. Here's where we can still fly without changing planes
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A Shropshire sojourn

03-31-2008

To our left, a pair of perfect parabolas arched across the broad green fields, iridescent croquet hoops complete end to end with six bands of color from violet to red.

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St. Maarten blessed with serene beaches

03-09-2008

Beach side resort gives whole new meaning to the notion of an airport hotel.

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Duty-free liquids down the drain

02-25-2008

At Pittsburgh's airport, incoming international passengers must then pass through a TSA security checkpoint. That's where the liquid restrictions introduced last year can become a trap for the unwary
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Adventurer with purpose

02-19-2008

When it comes to appreciating the higher purposes of adventure travel, communicating them to a broad audience and then transforming that interest into action, Richard Bangs has been and continues to be a world-class practitioner.
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Know rules for Caribbean travel

02-01-2008

Carrying more than 3 ounces of any liquid in your hand luggage through security is strictly verboten. That  includes fine liquor and expensive perfume.
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We must act now to save U.S. train transportation from extinction

01-20-2008

After a half a century of cutthroat competition from the country's highways and skyways, disregard from the federal government and disdain of the traveling public, the U.S. intercity passenger railway system is in tatters.
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Grand Strand play in Myrtle Beach

01-07-2008

Myrtle Beach offers many off-season delights, including temperate weather
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How free is that complimentary ticket?

12-23-2007

You have to wonder about the value of any two-for-one ticket deal that winds up costing as much or more than two tickets purchased separately.
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Soon you might not get here from there

12-09-2007

International travelers, take heed. On Jan 31, 2008 coming into the United States will become considerably more complicated.
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Japan on her mind

11-25-2007

Ruthe Karlin recently had a monthlong adventure in Japan, but even though the 73-year old was traveling alone, her family and friends were with her every step of the way.
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Flights, cruises impose fuel surcharges

11-18-2007

With oil prices pushing $100 a barrel and unleaded regular at $3.10 a gallon, no one is surprised to learn that fuel-hungry airlines and cruise companies are also feeling the pinch.
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Early offering for Valentine's Day

11-04-2007

Last month AirTran Airways became the first airline to announce new flights from Pittsburgh International in the wake of US Airways plans to slash service early next year.
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