Ventura County Star Stories: Travel

Native American items get new home

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The Museum of Native American Artifacts has reopened in a new location in Bentonville.

Web site aims to help disabled park visitors

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The National Park Service has launched a Web site for visitors with disabilities and other special needs to help them find accessible trails, programs and activities at national parks.

'Idiot's Guide' helps to plan 'staycations'

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

If you're joining the "staycation" craze this summer by taking your precious vacation days at home, you might find inspiration in "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backyard Adventures."

An influx of visitors to India

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Keith Lotman went to New Delhi on a two-week business trip, but a quick day of sightseeing in India's capital city left him enthralled and ready to see more of the country.

Travel advisories: July 20

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Taking The Kids: More destination weddings being geared to include families

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Four-year-old Grace Layman, decked out in full frilly flower girl regalia, excitedly led her smiling surprise guest to the separate kids' party she was hosting at her dad's wedding reception. Mickey Mouse wowed everyone — grown-ups, too.

Resourceful traveler: July 20

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Tulsa's art deco past worth a long look

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Think art deco architecture, and what places pop into your head? New York. Miami Beach. Los Angeles. Tulsa. Tulsa? Definitely yes, says Preservation magazine, which profiles the city's deco style in a cover story for its July/August issue.

Resourceful traveler: July 13

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China dresses for Olympics visitors, but old ways still evident

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

We'd been in Beijing all of 45 minutes when a couple we'd met on the plane asked if we wanted to go to this famous flea market they'd read about. You bet. All I'd seen so far on this 23-hour trip were the insides of the LAX, Shanghai and Beijing airports.

Travel advisories: July 13

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Second Ground Zero Blues Club to open

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Actor Morgan Freeman is opening his second blues club in Mississippi.

Legoland Discovery Center to open July 31

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

A Legoland Discovery Center is opening in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg at the Streets of Woodfield shopping center.

Ancient redwood groves offer respite from urban life

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

If you want perspective to smack you up the side of the head, go to the redwoods. No, smack isn't the right word. The trees that seem to rocket out of sight don't offer a rude awakening, but a gentle, beautiful reminder. Life is shorter than you imagine. Mountains may be forever. But redwoods are alive. They grow, they live, they die — it just might take a thousand years or so.

Denali National Park opens visitor center

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The new Eielson Visitor Center opened in June in Denali National Park on Denali Park Road, 66 miles from the park entrance.

Though visible from space, Tahiti looks its best at sea level

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 -0000

Although there is one island actually named "Tahiti," the term is usually meant to describe a group of islands more properly known as the Society Islands and part of French Polynesia.

To really experience Tahiti you have to visit several of these islands, and that is most easily done by cruise ship.

Record tourism could further harm Easter Island statues

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 -0000

Oceanview Mine is a gem of a day trip

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 -0000

The Oceanview Mine is the last fully operating mine in the Pala District, and every Sunday — barring inclement weather — it's open to treasure hunters who are seeking prizes in the form of tourmaline, kunzite, aquamarine, quartz and other stones in a variety of hues, sizes and qualities.

Branson sees eco-resort in British Virgin Islands

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 -0000

These British destinations can be quirky

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Summer is the time that Americans celebrate independence and freedom from the Mother Country. Still, England remains a close relative. And if you think that it is the stuffy relation, think again. In the very heart of quintessential Englishness — the Cotswolds region in western England — visitors can find downright quirky places and personalities. You just need to know where to look.