Travel photo blog

Can luxury and real adventure go together on a cruise? Tom Huth boards the good ship “Orion,” bound for remote Pacific islands.

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Airport code GIG — where’s that? James Wysong didn’t recognize it, but he soon found out — and it banished all the snow, ice and other seasonal miseries that winter had piled on his doorstep. For those of us who don’t have a tropical destination in our immediate future, James offers 10 tips for chasing the winter blues.

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German tourist Gerry Mayr Wednesday became the first person to fly a powered paraglider over New Zealand’s tallest mountain, Mount Cook — surviving severe turbulence on the downward leg.

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Hotels are always trying to find new ways to part you and your money. Just think of all those silly “resort” fees, overpriced minibar items and exorbitant parking rates. Over the past few months, Amy Bradley-Hole has noticed a new trend in stupid hotel charges, and she wants to warn you about it.

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