Fire shuts down part of Yellowstone road
A 9,000-acre wildfire burning in Yellowstone National Park has forced the partial closure of the main road that encircles the park.
An exotic vacation the family will love
I made friends with Crush!
Five strategies for avoiding hotel billing errors
A vast majority of inaccurate bills are innocent mistakes — a wrong room number, sloppy handwriting or a computer glitch. But some aren’t. In this awful economy, hotels are far more reluctant to fix the mistake unless they can find the guilty party.
Personal Journeys: In Nepal, a Long, Cold Climb to Inspiration
Finding pain and pride on a trek to Thorong La, a pass 17,769 feet up in the Himalayas.
Heads Up: Hollywood?s Fine-Art Outpost
The flashing neon lights have had to vie for attention with neighbors of a different breed: a new collection of contemporary art galleries.
Explorer: Where Maine Comes Out of Its Other Shell
People have been shucking oysters, known for their distinctively briny taste, on the Damariscotta River for more than 2,000 years.
36 Hours in Bermuda
Four hundred years ago, an English sailing vessel was shipwrecked on this mid-Atlantic archipelago, giving birth to an island nation that?s now in full-swing party mode.
Basque Without Borders
Along the Bay of Biscay lies a culture that stretches from the south of France to the north of Spain. It is upfront and subtle, ancient and new.
Travel Snapshots: Portugal’s warm welcome
“I love Portugal. The people are friendly, the weather is great, the landscape is spectacular, the history is rich and the prices are low. It is truly one of Europe’s hidden gems,” said iReporter David Shaul. See images of the country’s cities and landscapes and send your photos of stunning waterfalls for next week.
Montenegro becoming Mediterranean hotspot
There’s a buzz among travelers that humble little Montenegro is becoming a new Mediterranean hotspot. Once part of Yugoslavia and then part of Serbia, this tiny mountainous nation on the Adriatic achieved independence only recently, in 2006. This summer my film crew and I set out to capture the country for a public television show.