http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/?track=rss Headlines from latimes.com en ©2009, latimes.com Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/vkKCQ5Clu2g/la-trw-doryman17-2008aug17b,0,4882964.story After a day of sun, surf and sand, it's good to sink into an old- fashioned bed steps from Newport's pier. <br/><br/> "It's nice to know there are still some quaint and out-of-the-way places even in the O.C. The location offers good access to lots of iconic SoCal sites," says reader Caitlin Tusher of Placentia, in her nomination letter. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RLRKC_OoZ7886Fmc3ZQiUBUM-sA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RLRKC_OoZ7886Fmc3ZQiUBUM-sA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RLRKC_OoZ7886Fmc3ZQiUBUM-sA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RLRKC_OoZ7886Fmc3ZQiUBUM-sA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/vkKCQ5Clu2g" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-doryman17-2008aug17b,0,4882964.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/AO659-KAcPY/la-tr-niihau15-2009nov15,0,795844.story Visitors to the privately owned island are discouraged from mingling with the natives, but the isle's charms make mainlanders feel welcome. <br/><br/> Tell people you're going to Niihau, and they invariably exclaim, "No way!" Or, "Do you know the Robinsons?" <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/5i04hwhJlSVay4ekhxB71SUe2x0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/5i04hwhJlSVay4ekhxB71SUe2x0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/5i04hwhJlSVay4ekhxB71SUe2x0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/5i04hwhJlSVay4ekhxB71SUe2x0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/AO659-KAcPY" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-niihau15-2009nov15,0,795844.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/pc8pCQB28vQ/la-tr-pyongyang15-2009nov15,0,1714489.story Seeing the captured USS Pueblo, monuments to father and son rulers, and scrubbing workers. <br/><br/> Visiting North Korea is like peering in the window of a store that closed long ago but where old merchandise mysteriously remains. I walk through the aisles feeling privileged, fascinated and curious, a little nervous, but not scared. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/VERgClEjKOi3pheWboo2xdFtIUA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/VERgClEjKOi3pheWboo2xdFtIUA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/VERgClEjKOi3pheWboo2xdFtIUA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/VERgClEjKOi3pheWboo2xdFtIUA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/pc8pCQB28vQ" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-pyongyang15-2009nov15,0,1714489.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/jgbXiAilBGg/la-trw-cuba15-2009nov15,0,3086130.story Visiting her father's homeland under newly relaxed travel restrictions is both invigorating and saddening. <br/><br/> My trip to Cuba last summer was a lifetime in the making. My father emigrated from Havana to Miami in 1961 at age 6, and the family who came with him filled my childhood in Dallas with food, politics, jokes and, yes, dominoes. I longed to visit the source, to understand what all the fuss was about. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0fiUUhVbIRhuT0Q7w0Nk8CInH-g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0fiUUhVbIRhuT0Q7w0Nk8CInH-g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0fiUUhVbIRhuT0Q7w0Nk8CInH-g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0fiUUhVbIRhuT0Q7w0Nk8CInH-g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/jgbXiAilBGg" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:52:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-trw-cuba15-2009nov15,0,3086130.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/GLTqjo6VUqE/la-tr-vampires15-2009nov15,0,6195060.story Even before 'Twilight' and 'True Blood' helped raise their pop-culture profiles, vampires had left their marks in many places. The garlic is optional. <br/><br/> Vampires have long been objects of fascination in history, literature and lore. With the Nov. 20 release of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," HBO's "True Blood" and their countless imitators, Americans are welcoming vampires into their homes again. Though many consider Transylvania to be the lair of vampirism, there's plenty of vampire culture right here. Whether you have just come out of the coffin or long thirsted for night life, these locations offer plenty of opportunities to explore the dark side. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DKMjWABOFDZ2AxVPkUl0rdXEv-c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DKMjWABOFDZ2AxVPkUl0rdXEv-c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DKMjWABOFDZ2AxVPkUl0rdXEv-c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DKMjWABOFDZ2AxVPkUl0rdXEv-c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/GLTqjo6VUqE" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-vampires15-2009nov15,0,6195060.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/10wEUzCplsI/la-tr-kauai15-2009nov15,0,4668189.story The resort's new look pays homage to native culture. Most of the remodeled rooms lack balconies, but are otherwise well-updated. And the food is delicious. <br/><br/> Here on the North Shore, a land so beautiful that any building seems an intrusion, a glitzy palace of a hotel that opened in 1985 as the Sheraton Princeville has shed its European pretensions and emerged haute Hawaiian. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GZGigJ10HfORufWjQ1BWgfpAI4g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GZGigJ10HfORufWjQ1BWgfpAI4g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GZGigJ10HfORufWjQ1BWgfpAI4g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GZGigJ10HfORufWjQ1BWgfpAI4g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/10wEUzCplsI" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-kauai15-2009nov15,0,4668189.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/H63QOcpnkb8/la-tr-spot15-2009nov15,0,2872277.story Question: What is the reason for a drop-off charge for a rental car? Sometimes it is assessed, and other times it is not. In October, for instance, I rented a car in Phoenix with a California license plate, and I dropped it off at LAX. The fee was $200. Why? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YxhRVPQ-g87UYuFURe_7sPHOe48/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YxhRVPQ-g87UYuFURe_7sPHOe48/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YxhRVPQ-g87UYuFURe_7sPHOe48/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YxhRVPQ-g87UYuFURe_7sPHOe48/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/H63QOcpnkb8" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-spot15-2009nov15,0,2872277.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/upMAvHVsNwk/la-tr-letters15-2009nov15,0,166883.story Also: Passport amendment, literary Manhattan and smoking in Greece. <br/><br/> Proud of the town and its culture <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/EfhmNDbX5x1arFSpGSoTrnxhiQs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/EfhmNDbX5x1arFSpGSoTrnxhiQs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/EfhmNDbX5x1arFSpGSoTrnxhiQs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/EfhmNDbX5x1arFSpGSoTrnxhiQs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/upMAvHVsNwk" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-letters15-2009nov15,0,166883.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/qbddkTVLW0c/la-tr-films15-2009nov15,0,2168635.story ASIA Presentation Writer Michele Em will present "Monsoon Trekking in Nepal," with images and anecdotes from her family's trek of a lifetime. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GaNId-8y66hOXbPMIszOwox2MgQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GaNId-8y66hOXbPMIszOwox2MgQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GaNId-8y66hOXbPMIszOwox2MgQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GaNId-8y66hOXbPMIszOwox2MgQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/qbddkTVLW0c" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-films15-2009nov15,0,2168635.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/JUOM1Us4jts/la-tr-pyongyanbox15-2009nov15,0,7901357.story If you go About 300 U.S. tourists travel to North Korea annually between Aug. 1 and Oct. 31, the period coinciding with the Arirang Festival (commonly called "mass games") in the capital city of Pyongyang. This is the only time American tourists are allowed, according to Walter Keats, president of Asia-Pacific Travel in Kenilworth, Ill. Truly independent travel is not permitted; visitors are required to have government "escorts," who are with you whenever you leave your hotel. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LTbOzIGIpn7w5lLv6mUqnKHaqYk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LTbOzIGIpn7w5lLv6mUqnKHaqYk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LTbOzIGIpn7w5lLv6mUqnKHaqYk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LTbOzIGIpn7w5lLv6mUqnKHaqYk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/JUOM1Us4jts" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-pyongyanbox15-2009nov15,0,7901357.story?track=rss