GRANADA, Colo. - Bob Fuchigami was 12 years old when he and his family were told to leave their 20-acre farm in northern California. The peach trees that his immigrant parents had planted were about to yield their first big crop.
GRANADA, Colo. - Bob Fuchigami was 12 years old when he and his family were told to leave their 20-acre farm in northern California. The peach trees that his immigrant parents had planted were about to yield their first big crop.
BERLIN - A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a liter (two pints) of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new carry-on rules, police said Wednesday.
MADRID, Spain - Spain's government-run Women's Institute has labeled a 2008 calendar for low-cost airline Ryanair featuring bikini-wearing air hostesses as sexist and said it would be sending letters of complaint to Irish and EU authorities.
NEW YORK - Chinese citizens flush with cash from their booming economy will find it easier to vacation in the U.S. following a long-awaited agreement that the American travel industry hopes will bring in billions of dollars.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - There's a reason for Christmas cheer in biblical Bethlehem this year — more tourists are on their way now than in any holiday season since Israeli-Palestinian fighting broke out seven years ago, the town's mayor said Tuesday.
NEW YORK - In some ways, Andy Abramson's morning routine is typical: He shaves, brushes his teeth and combs his hair before slipping on some nice slacks and a shirt for a meeting with a client.
APALACHICOLA, Fla. - They call this part of the Florida Panhandle the Forgotten Coast, and on a cool winter day, it's easy to see why.
ATLANTA - Volumes have been written about how to properly behave at weddings or which fork to use at fancy dinners.
ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER, Germany - Cloaked in black and brandishing a deadly medieval weapon, Hans-Georg Baumgartner strides purposefully into Market Square at dusk. The crowd parts — not out of fear, but fascination. Cameras flash.
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - The Everglades are among America's most famous swamps, with a reputation for mosquitos to match.
NEW YORK - A glittering ball in Times Square is not the only thing that drops at midnight on New Year's Eve.
You haven't made your ski reservations yet? Whistler's Web site boasted that it already had a 47-inch base in the first week of December. And it's just one of the ski areas piling up snow in the mountains of British Columbia.
Slopes are opening and lifts are cranking up at ski areas all over. But if you're looking for variety, a broad selection of things to see and do when you've taken your skis off, consider the Lake Tahoe area.
WASHINGTON - If you're planning on traveling or studying abroad, check out Glimpse magazine - http://www.glimpse.org - which is geared to college students and young adults interested in international issues.
NEW YORK - Three new travel books offer interesting perspectives on destinations and their connections to theater and literature.