http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/?track=rss Headlines from Los Angeles Times en ©2008, Los Angeles Times Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/images/standard/lat_logo_inner.gif http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/?track=rss 223 29 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/285956750/la-la-trw-whereami7-2008may08,0,7165483.story We double-dog dare you to name this beach. <br/><br/> This is easy, right? I'm by lifeguard tower No. 1, not far from the lighthouse, or maybe it's a power-plant smokestack. But is that tall thing to the south of us on a west-facing beach in California or on an east-facing beach in Florida? Or Rhode Island? <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=4x16Uu"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=4x16Uu" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/285956750" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-la-trw-whereami7-2008may08,0,7165483.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/283199909/la-tr-desert4-2008may04,0,2407817.story Finding solitude in Joshua Tree National Park -- albeit with a satellite phone, GPS unit and locator beacon. Call it 'e-survival.' <br/><br/> Joshua Tree National Park <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=fUCJrb"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=fUCJrb" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/283199909" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-desert4-2008may04,0,2407817.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/283199910/la-tr-barcelona4may04,0,7818731.story With guided pedestrian tours, entrancing architecture and inviting side streets, Barcelona is made for hoofing. <br/><br/> Barcelona, Spain <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=XriNkU"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=XriNkU" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/283199910" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-barcelona4may04,0,7818731.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/283199911/la-tr-kidstuff4may04,0,3986600.story Child carriers, strollers and other equipment that help the trip roll more smoothly. <br/><br/> After almost 10 years of traveling around the country and to Europe with children, I have learned this: Less is more. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=rCltZa"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=rCltZa" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/283199911" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-kidstuff4may04,0,3986600.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/283199915/la-tr-tandc4may04,0,3143718.story CHINA <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=uX5LfY"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=uX5LfY" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/283199915" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-tandc4may04,0,3143718.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/283199914/la-tr-manresa4may04,0,2269975.story The state beach is close enough for day trips to UC Santa Cruz but far from the sights and sounds of civilization. <br/><br/> Manresa Uplands, Calif. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=qxJwfW"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=qxJwfW" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/283199914" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-manresa4may04,0,2269975.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/284462529/la-tr-need4may04,0,4952245.story Free museums: Bank on it <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=zU1GhC"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=zU1GhC" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/284462529" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-need4may04,0,4952245.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/284462530/la-tr-vegas4may04,0,845369.story The old mining town is 3 hours away from Las Vegas, which makes it good for a day trip or an overnight in a cabin. <br/><br/> Gold Point, Nev. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=O9Nx7F"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=O9Nx7F" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/284462530" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-vegas4may04,0,845369.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/283199917/la-tr-insider4may04,0,6660894.story Attention, summer vacationers. Here's some good news from the Department of Transporta- tion: Passengers who are involuntarily denied boarding -- "bumped" -- because of an oversold flight will be eligible for as much as $800, depending on the length of the delay. That's double the amount of compensation that used to be offered. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=eFJxet"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=eFJxet" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/283199917" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-insider4may04,0,6660894.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~3/284462531/la-tr-spot4may04,0,3300084.story Question: My wife and I try to make one major trip abroad a year. This year we thought we would go to Northern Ireland in September, but every auto rental agency I've contacted has a maximum age for a car rental. I happen to be 82. Is there any way I can rent a car for this vacation? <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?a=4AROCE"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/travel?i=4AROCE" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/284462531" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/travel/printedition/la-tr-spot4may04,0,3300084.story?track=rss