Lots more to see around Tampa than the Super Bowl
January 12, 2009 ·
You could almost see the cartoon steam come out of the ears of St. Petersburg residents last fall when ESPN analysts repeatedly referred to their city’s American League champion baseball team as the “Tampa” Rays. Forgetting the “Bay” part of the name of the Tampa Bay Rays was a major slight to St. Petersburg, the [...]
New Orleans kicks off Carnival with festivities
January 12, 2009 ·
Roll out the king cakes, plastic beads and Mardi Gras masks. Carnival season has begun in New Orleans. Jan. 6, the 12th night on the Biblical calendar, marked the beginning of the 153rd annual pre-Lenten celebration. Before it wraps up Feb. 24, almost 100 parades will have rolled in the area and thousands of riders [...]
New Year in NYC Chinatown: Culture, shopping, food
January 5, 2009 ·
The Year of the Ox begins Jan. 26 and stores all over Chinatown are selling bright red decorations to mark the new year. But while it’s easy to pick up cheap souvenirs at shops around the neighborhood, it’s also worth spending a day seeking out the unfamiliar. You can sample new dishes, listen to a [...]
NY ski areas expect more close-to-home traffic
December 22, 2008 ·
The green gondola cars streamed back up the Adirondack mountain while occasional skiers made loose parallel turns down the intermediate slope called Wild Air, stopped, removed their skis, then immediately stepped aboard the lift again. “It’s good,” snowboarder Andrew Baker said. He headed into the glass-fronted lodge at Gore Mountain, midmorning in early December, the [...]
Wonton noodles, free shows delight in Hong Kong
December 22, 2008 ·
Chances are that by the time you get off a plane in Hong Kong, you’ve already spent half of your trip’s budget on that flight. But even with a reputation for being one of the world’s top five most expensive cities to live, Hong Kong can be surprisingly cheap when you travel and eat as [...]
2009 will be the year of the travel deal
December 15, 2008 ·
The value of the U.S. dollar is surging, gas prices are at their lowest levels in four years, and hotel rates are softening. If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be “the year of travel deals,” predicts Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor of Travelocity. “As long as the economic slowdown continues, deals will abound [...]
Winter brings Yellowstone wildlife close to road
December 15, 2008 ·
We were expecting to see plenty of wildlife on a winter outing to Yellowstone National Park, but — silly us — we thought we might have to get through the entrance first. But as we drove through the gateway community of Gardiner, Mont., toward the Roosevelt Arch, the century-old ceremonial north entrance to Yellowstone, we [...]
