Bon Voyage: MSC hits one out of the park with baseball cruises
Even when the World Series runs into November, there's something psychological about baseball season ending that seems to stomp out the last dying ember of summer in our hearts.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Take a bike vacation abroad
When I was a teenager, I collected old tour guides and brochures that promised travelers that being away would be just like home.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Traditions will make the start of school special
My friend in Germany was quite happy when her sons were ready to attend first grade. The boys attended outdoor kindergarten: a kind of schooling which, as far as I can tell, means kids roll in the mud...
View ArticleBon Voyage: 75 years of travel
The Record Searchlight celebrates its 75th anniversary in October. I don't think it looks a day over 24 hours.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Visit the Dream Inn for a fall color vacation
Poet Robert Frost got it right when he wrote that nothing gold can stay. Leaves and people change as they age, and perhaps nothing grows old more gracefully than a leaf.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Visit two of New York's no-miss museums
Reasons are too many to list why New York City is such an excellent tourist destination. Obvious attractions include the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Times Square and Broadway. But...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Students come home for the holidays
As with most great life changes, going off to university is usually both stressful and exciting for students.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Plan for a puffy flight
Whatever anyone thinks of Lady Gaga's fashion choices, I think she'd agree she made a poor one in 2010.
View ArticleBon Voyage: TSA offers holiday travelers advice
Some people may not get the chance to travel by air often, but if they do odds are they do so near the holidays at least once in awhile.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Take guests on a North State vacation
Like many families, I saw more of my home town's holiday displays and attended more events when we had holiday visitors than I ever did when we had no guests. We'd cram everyone into the station wagon...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Capitol teaches about California through history, art
Working in features at a newspaper in an election year is much like floating a boat in the eye of a hurricane. You mostly ride the swells between the winds, but occasionally you get soaked by a...
View ArticleBon Voyage: The Bard is back in Ashland
During one of the first comedies I attended in Ashland, I laughed so hard a screw came loose in my glasses and a lens fell out. I didn't realize it until intermission.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Bike trips are great, but know the rules
Biking clubs, family bike trips and bike vacations are a fabulous way to get exercise while experiencing the beauty of California's parks and countryside. However, as with motored vehicles, rules of...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Learn the rules of bike etiquette
Two weeks ago, Bon Voyage explored California's bike laws for travelers planning bike vacations. Judging from reader response, it spawned almost as many questions as it did answers. A lively...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Tower Theatre brings far-off shows to Sacramento
I should never look at theater reviews in London newspapers. It just leads to frustration.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Travelers can help children at their destinations
I consider packing a good bag a cultivated skill. For me, an empty suitcase and a pile of things to go in it is three-dimensional slide puzzle. When done, I don't mind if there are some small empty...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Know which cruise lines are kinder to the environment
I'd have to say about half of the readers who contact me ask questions or share information about cruises. That's no surprise.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Car trips with Rover don't have to be ruff
Mitt Romney is in the proverbial doghouse with some dog lovers.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Choose a good taxi driver, company
You researched the best price on your air or train ticket, bought travel insurance and carefully packed your bags. Did you forget anything?
View ArticleBon Voyage: Rendezvous with snow geese
Birders and hikers, pack your bags for a winter weekend vacation. Birds of a feather arrive en masse, and Chico is ready to welcome them at the 14th annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway.
View ArticleFormer Shasta Cascade GM wins state travel association award
Bob Warren honored for promoting rural areas.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Run away with your family
Consider taking the family on a run for vacation this year.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Readers share photos, part 2
Cruises to Mediterranean and Panama Canal inspire North State travelers.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Tips for traveling only with a carry-on, part one
Bon Voyage travel column looks at tricks to packing a carryon.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Tips for going carryon, part two
Bon Voyage travel column looks at tricks to packing a carry-on. Part two.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Prepare before you take small pets as carry-on
Bon Voyage travel column offers tips for flying with small pets.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Visit Eureka's old and new hot restaurants
Bon Voyage travel column visits old and new restaurants in Eureka.
View ArticleCollege student fakes 42-day trip to Asia on Facebook
A Dutch student used Facebook to fake a 42-day vacation to southeast Asia by posting staged photos.
View ArticleEvery parent's nightmare? 11-year-old goes on vacation alone
An 11-year-old English girl recently traveled to France alone, at the encouragement of her mother. Is she too young to have done so?
View Article20 years after movie, ‘Shawshank' still a tour site
The Ohio State Reformatory officially closed its doors in 1990 but remains a tourist attraction for the city, in large part because of tourism from fans of "The Shawshank Redemption."
View ArticleBon Voyage: Introverts have options
Introverts and extroverts can enjoy a vacation together.
View ArticleBon Voyage: Personalized luggage make great gifts
Bon Voyage: Personalize luggage makes a great gift
View ArticleBon Voyage: Deck your hotel room for the holidays
According to AAA, almost one-third of Americans travel during the holidays, sometime between Thanksgiving week and New Year's Day. Lower gas prices, assuming they hold, likely will further bolster...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Learn empathy abroad or at home
If I have one favorite work of fiction it's probably Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." What sold me when I was 12 years old, and still does so every time I read it, is what the protagonist's...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Does a cruise ship really cost the same as assisted living?
Ten years ago, my mother received the first of many emails from friends comparing the cost of living on a cruise ship with assisted living costs. She immediately checked the balance of her retirement...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Plan a staycation
Sometimes people come back from vacation more exhausted than before they went. Some travelers pack a week or two with flights, trains, road trips, hotels, rich food, tour bus schedules, and possibly...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Travel during menopause
Based on my older friends’ experiences, travel choices may need to change during menopause. One friend’s annual cruise to a warm climate once included strolls through hot Caribbean or Italian towns in...
View ArticleFlying will never be the same; SkyMall catalog is going digital
SkyMall has been the ubiquitous airborne catalog crammed into the seatback pouch and full of stuff you never knew existed, but in the throes of air travel tedium and oxygen depletion you now feel you...
View ArticleFlying will never be the same; SkyMall catalog is going digital
SkyMall has been the ubiquitous airborne catalog crammed into the seatback pouch and full of stuff you never knew existed, but in the throes of air travel tedium and oxygen depletion you now feel you...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Business travelers should practice good manners, habits
Funny thing: I don't remember all the great handshakes that I've received over the years, but I remember one bad one. It was a cold dead-fish handshake from an otherwise perfectly friendly business...
View ArticleBon Voyage: When travelling, checkout local festivals, competitions
When traveling, check out a local festival.
View ArticleCheck out these apps for easy Labor Day travel
Planning a relaxing and enjoyable Labor Day weekend is as easy as picking up a smartphone and letting a few apps do the work for you.
View ArticleBleisure travel shows Orlando parks not just for kids
A helicopter manufacturer landed a new model chopper at Walt Disney World. A tech conference booked Universal's Harry Potter park.
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