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This combination photo of cover images shows, from left, &quot;Hello Summer&quot; by Mary Kay Andrews, &quot;Girls of Summer&quot; by Nancy Thayer, &quot;A Week at the Shore&quot; by Barbara Delinsky, &quot;28 Summers&quot; by Elin Hilderbrand and &quot;Summer Darlings&quot; by Brooke Lea Foster. (St. Martin&#039;s Press/Ballantine Books/St.

You don’t need beach for ‘beach reads’

This combination photo of cover images shows, from left, &quot;Hello Summer&quot; by Mary Kay Andrews, &quot;Girls of Summer&quot; by Nancy Thayer, &quot;A Week at the Shore&quot; by Barbara Delinsky, &quot;28 Summers&quot; by Elin Hilderbrand and &quot;Summer Darlings&quot; by Brooke Lea Foster. (St. Martin&#039;s Press/Ballantine Books/St.

April 26, 2020, 6:02am Entertainment

Mary Parker is a nurse from St. Louis so caught up in the beach novels of Elin Hilderbrand that she makes an annual trip to Nantucket, the Massachusetts island community where Hilderbrand sets her stories. Read story

Should you cancel summer vacation?

April 24, 2020, 6:05am Life

As rapidly as the coronavirus outbreak has been unfolding, it’s hard to predict what life will be like by the summer. Read story

The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has been streaming footage of their penguins.

Zoos, aquariums livestream animals

The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has been streaming footage of their penguins.

March 29, 2020, 6:07am Life

As the COVID-19 virus causes people around the world to stay at home and self-quarantine, popular tourist attractions are being forced to temporarily shut down. However, several zoos and aquariums across the United States are encouraging people to welcome their beloved exotic animals into their homes through online streaming. Read story

Planes from various airlines sit in storage at a &quot;boneyard&quot; facility March 28, 2019, beside the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, Calif.

Airlines park planes as travel dries up

Planes from various airlines sit in storage at a &quot;boneyard&quot; facility March 28, 2019, beside the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, Calif.

March 29, 2020, 6:01am Business

With demand for air travel in a nose dive, U.S. airlines are taking hundreds of commercial planes out of service and parking them in remote desert airports, with the hope that the aircraft will be back in the air shortly. Read story

The writer&#039;s wife, Mary Carpenter, walks along the Pilgrims Path near Teelin in County Donegal. The West Coast of Ireland is best explored on foot.

Explore Ireland’s ‘wild’ side on West Coast

The writer&#039;s wife, Mary Carpenter, walks along the Pilgrims Path near Teelin in County Donegal. The West Coast of Ireland is best explored on foot.

March 22, 2020, 6:05am Life

I bounced the rental car slowly up the narrow, one-lane road and pulled up near the only other car in the unpaved parking area. My family and I tumbled out and looked up at the very, very long mountain path that disappeared into the cool mist. Read story

How to plan for family trips amid ongoing crisis

March 22, 2020, 6:01am Life

While most of us may not be traveling any time soon, that doesn’t mean we can’t plan for the future. While many schools are out and we’re spending more time at home, consider creating a family travel bucket list for future use. Read story

Concertina wire and vines line the stone walls of a former cell block Feb. 13 at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, N.Y. A not-for-profit group is planning to open the Sing Sing Prison Museum in 2025.

Museum planned at New York prison Sing Sing

Concertina wire and vines line the stone walls of a former cell block Feb. 13 at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, N.Y. A not-for-profit group is planning to open the Sing Sing Prison Museum in 2025.

March 20, 2020, 6:02am Life

Busting out of Sing Sing has been a dream of inmates since cell doors started clanging shut along the Hudson River in the 1820s. Now there’s a plan to usher visitors inside the high walls well known in the past to gangsters, Hollywood stars and prisoners condemned to the electric… Read story

Carlsbad&#039;s The Flower Fields in peak bloom. In April, the city of Carlsbad will launch its fourth-annual Petal to Plate promotion where local hotels, restaurants and spas will offer flower-themed food, cocktails, therapies and events.

Carlsbad flowers big draw for tourists

Carlsbad&#039;s The Flower Fields in peak bloom. In April, the city of Carlsbad will launch its fourth-annual Petal to Plate promotion where local hotels, restaurants and spas will offer flower-themed food, cocktails, therapies and events.

March 15, 2020, 6:02am Life

Every year, Carlsbad hosts more than 4 million visitors, thanks, in part, to its Legoland California theme park, its golf courses and resorts, its 7 miles of beaches and The Flower Fields, which opened March 1 for the spring season. Read story

Airbnb guests, hosts sort out coronavirus, one canceled visit at a time

March 15, 2020, 6:02am Life

As the coronavirus threatens to upend the travel industry, executives of hotel, airline and cruise ship companies have been forced to confront sensitive questions of how to best protect their customers and employees. Read story

FILE This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows a Visa logo on a credit card in New Orleans.  A recent NerdWallet survey found that about a third of Americans plan to travel for spring break but only a third plan to use a credit card for some or all of these costs. That means plenty of spring breakers are missing out on points they could earn charging those expenses to a travel credit card. In addition to earning points, using a travel credit card can provide valuable trip protections and perks.

Spring break? Charge ahead

FILE This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows a Visa logo on a credit card in New Orleans.  A recent NerdWallet survey found that about a third of Americans plan to travel for spring break but only a third plan to use a credit card for some or all of these costs. That means plenty of spring breakers are missing out on points they could earn charging those expenses to a travel credit card. In addition to earning points, using a travel credit card can provide valuable trip protections and perks.

March 15, 2020, 6:00am Life

It may be cold outside, but spring is just around the corner. A recent NerdWallet survey found that 33 percent of Americans plan to travel for spring break vacation this year. If you’re in this camp, now’s the time to make travel plans (if you haven’t already). Read story