The West Texas town may look wild, but it's pretty tame -
The melody and words of Marty Robbins' gunslinger ballad "El Paso" rattled through my head as I walked off the plane to visit this classic West Texas town. Never mind that a rented minivan _ not a horse _ would be my means of transportation. And w...

Vacation options like you wouldn't believe - By DAVID BEAR
Looking for some offbeat vacation ideas? How about Chain Gang Fantasy Camps, escorted tours through the finest penal colonies in North and South America? Or Cumulative Four Star vacations, travel packages consisting of your choice of one-star acco...

A treasure trove for tourists

You don't have to be a movie star to sashay down the streets of Beverly Hills, but it doesn't hurt if you are. Most people know the town from its high-society connections with show business, but it's also a treasure for the tourist.

Route 66 still revs up passions, memories -
In its earliest days, the neon zig-zagging the top of the Grandview Motel was an eastbound Route 66 motorist's first sign of roadside lodging in Albuquerque, N.M. Today, the more-than-60-year-old motel has only two red letters alight. It's the "no...

Sky-high ride -
It stands to reason that Moonlight Basin, the nation's most recent destination resort for snow-sports enthusiasts, would have the latest in on- and off-mountain amenities. And, for the most part, it does. Consistently good grooming, a six-person.....

Keeping safe while traveling abroad

Barcelo measures up as all-inclusive resort -
The Barcelo Maya Resort occupies more than a mile of beachfront property 47 miles straight south of the Cancun airport. Developed by the 75-year-old Spanish-owned company that operates hotels and resorts in 16 countries, the resort campus is a comp...