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Commentary During Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly called for an FBI investigation of events surrounding Christine Blasey Ford’s claim that she was sexually assaulted by Judge Kavanaugh when they were both in high school. Kavanaugh has already been through six FBI background investigations, including one for his nomination […]

I had the good fortune to partake in one of those “trip-of-a-lifetime” expeditions right here in Canada. I flew to Churchill, Manitoba, and participated in a Tundra Buggy Adventure Tour with Frontiers North tour company. Churchill is located on the south shore of Hudson Bay and it’s here, in what’s known as the “Polar Bear […]

Germany's Cannstatter Volkfest is the second largest beer festival in the world after Oktoberfest, with 4 million annual visitors.

My wife and I live in Hong Kong, but usually take two short breaks each year in Taiwan. The main purpose of these are to see performances by Shen Yun Performing Arts Company. We go in February or March, is to see the Shen Yun impressive stage show and then again in September is to […]

I decided it was time to go to Rwanda. What roused me was the splashy “Visit Rwanda” ad campaign that Britain’s Arsenal Football Club players have been displaying on their uniform sleeves, and the uplifting Kwita Izina baby mountain gorilla-naming ceremony held annually in September. “May I offer you a drink?” the hotel manager asked, […]

Visitors to Jamaica may not be aware that this island just south of Cuba is the third-most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. The high volume of tourists to Jamaica is of course great for the island’s economy, but anyone staying more than a day should look beyond the […]

More than 12 miles of pavement on sections of 20 roads in unincorporated Marin County will be repaired with a protective sealant starting at the end of September. The $1.3 million project by the county’s Department of Public Works will repair pavement that shows signs of cracking and weathering in the Bel Marin Keys, Ignacio, […]

The final port of call on our Viking river cruise “The Waterways of the Tsars” was St. Petersburg, a truly fitting ending in the city that Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great) designed as his imperial capital. Peter wanted to make a statement that Russia was leaving its isolation and taking its place on the […]

Travel blogger Shelley Tonkin captured extraordinary drone video of Western Australia’s Hutt Lagoon in August, showcasing the vivid, bubblegum-pink waters of the salt lake. Located near Port Gregory, the lagoon is popular for tourists travelling along the Western Australian coast between July and September to see beautiful wildflowers in full bloom. The lake gets its […]

ABOARD THE VICTORY CHIMES, Maine—The crew refused to eat lobster. It wasn’t so much mutiny as a surfeit of a good thing. No matter that the lobsters had been freshly caught that morning, steamed in seawater to a bright scarlet, and were now dripping with butter and juices, served with corn on the cob on the side. […]

Some three weeks before Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich, organizers presented this year’s official mug on Aug. 30, saying the price for one liter (33 fluid ounces) will go up. A lederhosen-clad brass band accompanied the official presentation on the sidelines of the Wiesn festival grounds where workers were busy putting up tents for the […]

September is California Wine Month, and the wine-drenched celebrations span the state. Throughout the month, wineries, regional associations, and other organizations are hosting exclusive tastings, food pairings, festivals, concerts, grape stomps, and vineyard hikes, among other festivities. Partner retailers and restaurants are also celebrating with activities and special offers. Now in its 14th year, California […]

To find the heart of a city, look no further than its market. And to find the soul of a market, just look to its people. At Bolhão Market in Porto, Portugal, most of those people are tough-skinned, sharp-tongued grandmothers hiding hearts of gold under multi-colored sweaters. They peel produce and wield fish knives with […]

It’s been four years since Tulsa broke ground on an ambitious waterfront park along the Arkansas River. Gathering Place, a 100-acre, $465 million riverfront park, has its grand opening on Sept. 8. Designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, the park is estimated to receive 1 million annual visitors, with programming aimed at all ages, including […]

Travelers to the Boston area wishing to stay in the emerging neighborhood of Assembly Row in Somerville have a new option for accommodations: The Row Hotel at Assembly Row. The hotel, which is part of the Autograph Collection, has 158 rooms and seven suites. It is a block away from the Assembly orange line station, […]

The Colorado National Monument is part of the U.S. National Park Service system that’s located near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. This awe-inspiring landscape is home to several deep canyons, humungous sandstone towers, and a huge variety of spectacular erosion-induced rock formations that you just can’t take your eyes off. Rim Rock Drive, the […]

Big Bend National Park is located in a remote corner of west Texas, so getting there can be a challenge, but it’s definitely worth it. The 895-km drive to Big Bend National Park takes 10–11 hours from our Dallas home. My husband and I stopped on our way there to spend a memorable night in […]

If you haven’t booked your flights for Thanksgiving yet, you should do it now. After summer’s expensive fares, airlines tend to lower fares during back-to-school time, over a four-week period starting the third week of August through the second week of September. After this point, prices will steadily rise until Thanksgiving, according to online travel […]

In our ultra-connected world, it’s ironic that unplugging and getting away is the best way to truly connect with loved ones, but that is ever increasingly true. A family vacation that includes extended family is a wonderful way to create lifetime memories for all and reconnect with loved ones. If you’re the vacation planner in […]

In one of a number of fare changes implemented in September, San Francisco Municipal Railway riders now have up to two hours to complete a single fare ride. The maximum ticket transfer time previously was 90 minutes. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency voted in July to extend the time limit so that Muni riders […]