The News Tribune - Travel | Seattle-Tacoma News, Weather, Sports, Jobs, Homes and Cars

Sunday July 5, 2009 - Tacoma, WA

NILEGUIDE BLOG

• Photo Friday: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
• Friday Link Love: 4th of July Edition
• Patriotic Gear: 3 American-based Companies That Know What Theyâ€™re Doing

AROUND THE WORLD

Take a travel picture with you & The News Tribune and upload it to our interactive map. It's a great guide to the exotic places readers have taken their newspaper.
• Around the World with The News Tribune

TRAVEL VIDEOS

YOU POST IT

Publish your own news or photographs on our Web site. Have you been to the top?
To mark the start of this climbing season, we’d like to see your best summit shots. Click here to submit your photos for others to see. We might publish our favorites in the newspaper.

- View the gallery

- Post your photos

How to post pictures
1. Click here to launch page
2. Choose the image. Be sure that vertical images are rotated to vertical before submitting.
3. Type in a title for your picture.
4. Type a description plus your own name if you want -- i.e. "Photo by Joe Jones."
5. Fill in the author field and select a genre (category) from the Genre dropdown menu.
4. Confirm that you have read the terms of use.
5. Click "Upload File" at the bottom of the page

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Snow Ride Guide 2008
Previewing the best in Northwest skiing

HIKING

Northwest Hiking Guide
Browse/search archive of Hike of the Week picks.

BLOGS

The Adventure Guys - The inside story on outside recreation
Winter Olympics - A look inside the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C.

OUTDOOR WEBCAMS

Regional webcams
Breath-taking views from your desk.

SKI & SNOW REPORT

Skiing
Snow conditions and lift statuses of area slopes.

FISHING REPORT

Fishing
Weekly reports on regional water conditions.

OUTDOORS LINKS

• Mt. Rainier National Park
• Olympic National Park
• Wash. State Parks
• Hiking Trail Reports
• Tacoma Mountaineers
• WA Trails Association
• Wash. Water Trails

Bargain travel harder to find in Canada

12:24 AM - Travel to Canada is getting more expensive for Americans planning trips across the border. Why let extra bank fees whittle away those dwindling vacation dollars?

Travel HEADLINES

Bargain travel harder to find in Canada

Published July 5th, 2009 - 6:30AM

Travel to Canada is getting more expensive for Americans planning trips across the border. Why let extra bank fees whittle away those dwindling vacation dollars?

Educate yourself on bank fees before going abroad

Published July 5th, 2009 - 12:05AM

While traveling in Peru for several months, I have been using my ATM card. No fees were ever disclosed. I have since learned that I have been charged an international transaction fee plus a $5 fee for each transaction. The combined fees have added up to hundreds of dollars. Trying to get a refund has been fruitless. Shouldn’t banks make customers aware of these fees?

Let a Tin Lizzie take you back in time

Published July 5th, 2009 - 12:05AM

With all due respect to author H.G. Wells, there are no time machines.

Going underground in Branson

Published June 28th, 2009 - 7:48AM

BRANSON, Mo. — If you want to get to the bottom, the very bottom, of Branson, head to Marvel Cave, below Silver Dollar City.

For first time since 9/11, Statue of Liberty crown will reopen

Published June 28th, 2009 - 12:05AM

The crown of liberty has been closed for almost eight long years.

More folks expected to stay home over holiday, says AAA

Published June 28th, 2009 - 12:05AM

Economic instability will trump cheaper gas this July Fourth holiday, with more people choosing to stay home rather than hit the road, according to a survey released last week.

Destination: Branson

Published June 28th, 2009 - 12:05AM

BRANSON, Mo. – Fox hunts, cakewalks and pie suppers – in which the highest bidder got to eat the pie with the girl who baked it – were Ozark traditions a half-century ago. So were the Mabe brothers.

In-flight phone facts are few

Published June 28th, 2009 - 12:05AM

I’m noticing an increasing number of people who don’t turn off cell phones in flight. What exactly are the safety concerns? Perhaps if people knew more about what could happen, they would obey.

Try these nine tips to save time, money at airport

Published June 21st, 2009 - 12:05AM

ATLANTA – You’ve got to drop your kids off at day camp, stop by the bank and pick up your dry cleaning. That’s a lot to do and still make it to the airport two hours before your 11 a.m. flight.

Grand Canyon hike no walk in the park

Published June 21st, 2009 - 12:05AM

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon.

Disneyland: C'mon get happy!

Published June 21st, 2009 - 12:05AM

Disneyland is billed as the happiest place on Earth. It’s hard to argue otherwise.

On the other side of the Sound

Published June 14th, 2009 - 12:05AM

Shoreline ties together small towns, two American Indian reservations and an unincorporated area on the north Kitsap Peninsula.

Kids happy to outperform parents in grueling Space Camp programs

Published June 14th, 2009 - 12:05AM

The F/A-18 ahead of me weaved and dodged, flitting in and out of my gun sight. I was closing in for the kill, but so was the ground.

No geek license needed for latest airport hi-tech

Published June 7th, 2009 - 12:05AM

NEW YORK – Welcome to the 21st century, passengers.

Babies part of the plan for a few resorts, cruises

Published June 7th, 2009 - 12:05AM

My wife and I are planning a getaway with our 10-month-old. Can you recommend any resorts or spas that cater to those with infants, particularly those that might include day care?