Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

Johannesburg-based indie rockers BLK JKS are proving to have global appeal, but they say their roots are firmly in South Africa. > Read full story Full story

If disaster strikes when you are traveling, preparation before departure could be what keeps you safe and gets you home, experts say. > Read full story Full story

The terrifying moments on board the Louis Majesty, a cruise ship hit by 26-foot waves off northeast Spain, may be prompting second thoughts among travelers considering a vacation at sea. > Read full story Full story

Suffering a bout of gastrointestinal illness in a cramped cruise ship cabin ranks pretty high on the scale of vacation nightmares. And given the bug going around this year, illness at sea is likely to spike. > Read full story Full story

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Thirty to 40 ships -- including several passenger ships -- were stuck Thursday in ice off the coast of Sweden, said a spokesman for the Maritime Search and Rescue Center in Gothenburg, Sweden. > Read full story Full story

The Texas Department of Public Safety took the unprecedented step Thursday of warning college students not to visit Mexican border cities during spring break. > Read full story Full story

The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration gingerly answered questions Thursday about whether new full-body imaging machines will detect concealed explosives like that allegedly placed in the underwear of the Christmas Day bomber. > Read full story Full story

When the going gets tough, the compassionate get going. The January earthquake in Haiti prompted a spike in interest in service vacations, several organizations report. > Read full story Full story

Thirty to 40 ships -- including several passenger ships -- were stuck Thursday in ice off the coast of Sweden, said a spokesman for the Maritime Search and Rescue Center in Gothenburg, Sweden. > Read full story Full story