The 21st century comes to old Munich
MUNICH — This is one of those towns that seems friendly but isn't. It offers beer, but its heart is cold. Personally, I like the real Munich better than the...
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Agawa Canyon Snow Train takes a round-trip journey to stillness
AGAWA CANYON, Ontario, Canada -- There are no animals, no birds, not one moving creature, except for a man on a lake who raises his hand as we pass. It...
Ontario’s Snow Train takes a round-trip journey to stillness
AGAWA CANYON, Ontario, Canada — There are no animals, no birds, not one moving creature, except for a man on a lake who raises his hand as we pass. It...
Just 1,000 visitors a year venture to the North Pole
"I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest, through the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gum Drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel." —"Elf," 2003 ———...
U.S. credit cards to meet world standard
Travelers keep reporting cases where American credit cards don't work in Europe. European cards use chip-and-PIN EMV technology, while our cards have a magnetic stripe. What's a traveler to do?...
U.S. credit cards to meet world standard
Travelers keep reporting cases where American credit cards don't work in Europe. European cards use chip-and-PIN EMV technology, while our cards have a magnetic stripe. What's a traveler to do?...
‘Sound of Music’ gaining on native son Mozart in Salzburg
SALZBURG, Austria — I'm on a bus with 57 other tourists singing "I Am Sixteen Going on Seventeen." It's fun. Really fun. Well, it's sort of fun. After three hours,...
Palaces, Harry Potter sites and WWII reminders line Germany’s Romantic Road
HOHENSCHWANGAU, Germany — I was driving along the Romantic Road when I realized a few things. For one, bombs cannot kill cities. For another, eccentrics sometimes create masterpieces. For a...
Access to airport lounges
Foreign airlines generally don't offer them, but U.S. airlines offer day passes so people can try airport lounges. Delta Sky Club ($50), United Club ($39 online), US Airways ($29) and...
Access to airport lounges
Foreign airlines generally don't offer them, but U.S. airlines offer day passes so people can try airport lounges. Delta Sky Club ($50), United Club ($39 online), US Airways ($29) and...