Free ranger-led programs at Mount Rainier this weekend
No entrance fee plus free ranger-led programs on astronomy and park history at Mount Rainier this weekend
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Staying healthy on trips abroad
Get a checkup and make sure you have medical insurance before you take a major trip, especially to remote areas.
Take a drive — and stay left — in Britain, Ireland
European travel guru Rick Steves recommends getting around by car in Britian and Ireland — with a few precautions.
Fighting a room charge for roadblocked hotel
Q: I don’t know where else to turn. I recently booked a room at the Holiday Inn French Quarter-Chateau Lemoyne in New Orleans through its…
JetBlue offers all-you-can-fly pass
Pass costs $599 and is valid for a month everywhere JetBlue flies, including Seattle and other U.S. cities plus international destinations
Second daily Amtrak train to Vancouver, B.C., starts Aug. 19
Long-delayed second train to from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., will run at least through the Winter Olympics in February.
Siena’s ancient Palio horse race turns the town into jolly turmoil
In Siena’s Piazza del Campo, the Palio horse race is run twice a year. Jockeys representing the city’s neighborhoods ride bareback around the historical plaza in one of Italy’s oldest and most colorful events.
No fees at national parks this weekend
Mount Rainier and Olympic national parks will have no entrance fees Aug. 15-16
Gov’t asking why airline passengers were stranded
After airline passengers were stranded overnight on tarmac, Obama administration and Congress is investigating the Continental Express nightmare flight.
Oregon’s Columbia Gorge Hotel likely to reopen next month
Bank-owned historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Oregon is expected to reopen next month after previous owners declared bankruptcy.