Travel articles Picture Riding the US Rails
If you had to carry back liquids and gels in any appreciable volume after the holidays, you might have decided packing for complicated airport rules was a major drag.... Aurora Ice Hotel
Unique hotel made entirely of ice sixty miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Last week I headed to Tribeca to see Pray the Devil Back to Hell, a documentary that chronicles the truly remarkable story of the Liberian women (both Christian and Muslim) who came together to end a bloody, decades-old civil war.
Chinese New Year: Year of the Ox
Another New Year's Eve is nearly here: January 25 2008 is the night before the Year of Ox begins, and over at About.com's China Travel site, Sara Naumann's blog highlights... Take Your Carrier to Court Day
As President Bush winds up his last week in office, here's something to ponder, especially if you happen to be sitting on a plane held on the tarmac. One of his administration's last acts in the transportation field was to approve a policy that could open the way for consumers to sue airlines in state courts for any action that might violate their "contract of carriage," that pact that, unbeknownst to most travelers, goes into effect each time an airline sells you a ticket.
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