A train operator has come under fire for an advertising campaign that promotes a destination it does not go to. First Great Western’s (FGW) ‘Explore’ campaign features Dartmouth in Devon, with posters and adverts running the catchline: ‘The train makes it easy to get to Dartmouth. But I always find it difficult to leave.’ Another [...]
There is more to life in Las Vegas than the sensory assault of the casinos. Far more. Behind the doors of most of the best hotels are sanctuaries of calm; world-class spas to soothe your spirits and counter the effects of the all-you-can-eat buffet. Here are our favourite spots to revitalise – followed, of course, [...]
In a 34-year-old Chicago tradition, tens of thousands of people will pack onto Columbus Drive in Grant Park on Sunday and spend the next several hours racing through the city. Many, many more people — about 1.7 million, according to organizers — are expected to line the curbs and sidewalks along the 26.2-mile Bank of America [...]
Move over Mickey, there’s a new kid on the block. Legoland Florida will officially open its doors October 15. After a series of rumors, Central Florida’s Legoland was officially announced back in March 2010. The sibling park to Legoland California, Legoland Florida occupies 150 acres on the space once held by Cypress Gardens — the first of Florida’s [...]
Work on the “Florida Project,” as Disney World was called in its early stages, began in a swampy Central Florida after Walt Disney’s death in 1966. Three weeks prior to the official opening, 100,000 Central Florida locals participated in trial runs. Come October 1, 22 park attractions were ready to go and 5,000 cast members [...]
The 40th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifts off October 1, with more than 600 balloons headed to the New Mexico skies for the more-than-week-long event. It’s the world’s largest hot air balloon rally. With more than 100,000 people expected to attend, the crowds start lining up to see balloons and chat with pilots as early [...]
Chuck Thompson, travel writer and author of “To Hellholes and Back” and “Smile When You’re Lying,” sat down with HuffPost Travel to talk about his journeys in the southern United States for his new book due out next year. Thompson, who appreciates resorts but is “fine to just sit on my ass and drink a [...]
Two hundred and eighty one miles — roughly one tank of gas in my Volkswagen Syncro — separate Eureka, Utah and Eureka, Nevada. Dan, my college roommate, and I followed Route 50 south and east through the Basin and Range Province. Remnants of small mining towns break up the seemingly endless two lane highway into [...]
Benjamin Jenks was burnt out on his job and looking for an adventure to recharge. After reading a book by Steven Newman — the first person to walk solo around the world — and thinking back on his limited experiences with hitchhiking, Jenks set off on a journey from Venice, Calif. to Portland, Maine. On [...]
The nation’s biggest pinball museum is leaving Washington, DC for a 12,000-square-foot building in downtown Baltimore, where up to 900 machines will be on view. Luckily for lovers of plungers, flippers and bumpers, many of the games will be playable when the museum opens in November. National Pinball Museum curator David Silverman started collecting pinball [...]
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