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Travel

Column: Travelers, brace for permanently higher US airfares

Column: Travelers, brace for permanently higher US airfares

  • Thomas Black, Bloomberg Opinion

The days of the $14 plane ticket from Los Angeles to Los Cabos are over, according to United Airlines Holding Inc.’s top executives. Passengers ought to believe them. After five decades of deregulation and a trail of setbacks including terrorist attacks, a global pandemic and a surprise war …

Taking the kids: And celebrating Colorado’s big summer birthday

Taking the kids: And celebrating Colorado’s big summer birthday

  • Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency

Check out the Mule’s Ear!

Crushing crowds turn Yosemite into 'Disneyland.' Can visitors still have fun?

Crushing crowds turn Yosemite into 'Disneyland.' Can visitors still have fun?

  • Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times

When Sebastian Dollinger and his colleagues first drove into Yosemite National Park, they felt like they were entering the world at its finest — a prehistoric beauty of hulking rocks with every waterfall flowing in the valley. It reminded Dollinger, who lives in Sweden, of the Swiss Alps in …

Rick Steves’ Europe: Finding good solitude on Great Blasket Island

Rick Steves’ Europe: Finding good solitude on Great Blasket Island

  • Rick Steves

Imagine blinking away the ocean spray as your inflatable dinghy bumps its way to a rocky pier — the only access point to an island that houses the eerie remains of a once-vibrant Irish culture. After disembarking, the captain says, “We’ll pick you back up in four hours.” It’s now just you, a…

Go away with ... Ava Dash

Go away with ... Ava Dash

  • Jae-Ha Kim, Tribune Content Agency

For New York City-based activist and model Ava Dash, traveling is less about an itinerary than it is about embracing the moments she never planned for, like “watching the sun set over the ocean with close friends, discovering a tiny restaurant you found by accident, or getting completely los…

I've been to 24 out of 32 states in Mexico. This overlooked gem is a new favorite

I've been to 24 out of 32 states in Mexico. This overlooked gem is a new favorite

  • Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times

I sat down recently and counted — surprising myself — that I've notched visits to 24 of Mexico's 32 states, for leisure or while reporting. Querétaro is a highland charmer. Nuevo León is the country's muscular northern colossus. Campeche, a verdant beauty. Everywhere I go in this country, I …

Family travel 5: Golf trips

Family travel 5: Golf trips

  • Lynn O’Rourke Hayes, FamilyTravel.com

Family golf: pair the history of the game with world-class play. Here are five places where you and your clan can tee it up together. St. Andrews, Scotland For the ultimate family golf adventure head to St. Andrews, in Scotland, the undisputed “home of golf." With some luck, planning well ah…

The weekly geography quiz

    GEOQUIZ: The Pride of Muslims Mosque is the largest mosque in Europe. Where is it? ANSWER: Shali, Chechnya, Russia ©2026 Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

    This wellness trend is all about connection

    This wellness trend is all about connection

      Somewhere between careers, kids, moving, and the never-ending adult responsibilities, friendships start to take a back seat. Not dramatically, but more of a slow drift that you only notice in retrospect, when you realize it's been eight months since you've seen that friend that you love. And research backs this up. Studies show that adult friendships, especially among women, require ...

      Why Melbourne's global food scene feels like home

      Why Melbourne's global food scene feels like home

        MELBOURNE, Australia — Sliced tomatoes in several shades and sizes had been piled onto bread, one falling into the other like drunk pals. Combined, their flavor was syrupy-tart. They had a bursting, late summer density. Potent garnishes intensified every bite: dark anchovy fillets, reedy tarragon leaves and flecks of pickled, fried shallots. And the smooth, green puree oozing out from ...

        Mexico's palm wine has been a fascinating culinary bridge to the Philippines since 1565

        Mexico's palm wine has been a fascinating culinary bridge to the Philippines since 1565

          COLIMA, Mexico -- On a sidewalk in a middle-class neighborhood of Colima city, the Bejarano family is selling tuba, a refreshing fermented drink made from the fresh, sweet sap of the coconut palm tree. It is a bright morning, the heat rising with the sun, as drivers pull over and grab cups to go. They ask for tuba compuesta, or "composed," with muddled red berries and diced apple, giving it an ...

          NJ couple has been literally everywhere, 193 countries and more

          NJ couple has been literally everywhere, 193 countries and more

            The Pennas are among fewer than 400 individuals and one of 12 married couples who have been named U.N. Grandmasters of Travel.

            Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia to face 'severe' haze in coming months

            Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia to face 'severe' haze in coming months

              KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Some years it comes, and some years it does not. But, drifting up and across the Strait of Malacca, it can hang in the air for weeks on end over cities such as Singapore and Kuala Lumpur - regional economic hubs that host two of the world’s busiest airports. Southeast Asia’s haze is on the way back and this year’s event is expected to be "severe," according to the ...

              A historic stroll through Hamburg's iconic red-light district

              A historic stroll through Hamburg's iconic red-light district

                HAMBURG Germany — Eva Decker can tell you everything you can imagine when it comes to Hamburg's storied red-light district — even though she is not a native. Decker has made it her life's work to introduce people to the port city's iconic street, known worldwide for its clubs, pubs and prostitution, earning it the nickname the "sinful mile." It is called the Reeperbahn due to the shipping ...

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                Lost 1952 Pan Am plane found off Puerto Rico coast

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                Stephen Root gets Emmy nod for ‘Widow’s Bay,’ ‘King of the Hill’

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