http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Ftravel%2F Inquirer Travel en-us Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264689&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_Sounds_of_new_life.html When Carol Stauder started giving Hurricane Katrina tours, she couldn't get through them without crying. Seeing the devastation caused by the flooding four months earlier - friends' homes destroyed and neighborhood after neighborhood abandoned - was too painful. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3cdca5725f7589c388f69006d2476e19 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264654&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_Personal_Journey__On_vacation_and_on_duty.html Was this really me, committing to two weeks in Israel as a volunteer working on an Israel Defense Forces base? Completely out of character, but I was leaving my husband, children and grandchildren for an experience beyond anything I could have imagined. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2a54eb5f306c3af7f90458de553d8c0f 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264674&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_Big_Easy_stories_make_for_easy_sipping.html NEW ORLEANS - The French Quarter is famous for its Dixieland jazz, but did you know that it also coined the word Dixie? Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 6f4629f7e447d65c1b22d7d37f871663 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264679&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_The_do-it-all_duffel.html From High Sierra comes the cavernous 32-inch Drop-Bottom Wheeled Duffrite (an amalgam of the words duffel and upright), which packs like a spacious duffel but has a reinforced spine that allows it to stand, wheel or be carried like an upright. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 99305142c2fef2803ff8a293f2851fa3 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264649&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_Online_Traveler__Hudson_River_Valley_heights.html History runs deep in New York's Hudson River Valley, from Dutch settlers to modern families of the rich and famous, and the region also offers a wealth of scenery and activities to fill your next vacation trip. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 36e900c1bd21ab89f434db5426d74ab7 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264699&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_Making_tracks.html Gasoline prices get you coming and going, so make the Man in Seat Sixty-One, www.seat61.com, your buddy if you'd prefer to ride the rails and seas. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 261e827837de658f67b73ba6ba95dc4a 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264694&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_First-timers_find_their_groove.html NEW ORLEANS - Lauren Pines was excited but nervous about her four-day family visit to tour Tulane University. Would the destruction from Hurricane Katrina be overwhelming? And would the French Quarter, with its topless clubs and 24-hour bars, be inappropriate for her three young daughters? Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT f56b0ce68826e52ac79eb0c0d2d77548 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264664&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_10_for_the_Road.html 10 for the Road You can plan now to attend these weekend events, occurring within a few weeks and within a day's drive of Philadelphia. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT b77678bb87762a821c2a9d570367cb96 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264669&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_Travel_Troubleshooter__A_tale_of__10_and_frustration.html Question: I have a trivial travel issue that is turning into something that's anything but trivial. Frontier Airlines mishandled my bags on a recent flight to Salt Lake City. I had missed a connection, and the airline promised to send the bags to my hotel. It also gave me a sheet explaining that I would be reimbursed for up to $25 in incidental expenses. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 816945cc289afd039a422597641ed422 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264684&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_Top_10.html Rail-Trails to Hike and Bike From the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (info at www.traillink.com): 1. Minuteman Bikeway, Boston Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 998d4d2fa7aedbbdbaf0c949ecff6022 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167231&44=24264659&32=3796&7=195437&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ftravel%2F20080713_Foreign_Exchange.html What a U.S. dollar buys (in commercial trades; consumer rates may be lower). Country   July 3 Year ago    Australia (dollar)   1.04   1.34    Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 7b3447ebd4be22834b2349c1e0c2b3b7 2008-07-13T07:01:00Z