Trips and Vacations

Cannes 2013: Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska' draws strong notices

2013-05-23 16:57:00

Alexander Payne’s new movie, “Nebraska,” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to largely favorable yet occasionally qualified reviews. The film focuses on an aging resident of Montana (Bruce Dern) who's convinced he's won $1 million...

Cannes 2013: Leonardo DiCaprio space flight goes for $1.5 million

2013-05-23 16:35:00

A guest at a charity auction at Cannes has paid 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for a trip into space with Leonardo DiCaprio. AmFAR, a nonprofit devoted to AIDS research, held the auction Thursday night�at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc as part of its...

Memorial Day travel expected to drop slightly for SoCal residents [video chat]

2013-05-22 15:05:00

Are staycations coming back into fashion? The number of Southern Californians expected to travel at least 50 miles for the Memorial Day weekend will drop about 2.1% compared with last year. The annual forecast by the Auto Club of Southern California...

Auto Club of Southern California cuts car insurance rates

2013-05-22 00:00:00

About 1 million customers of the Automobile Club of Southern California will get an average $65 reduction in their annual car insurance premiums, the company and the state insurance department announced Wednesday. The total rate cut came to $70 million,...

Kim Kardashian hits Paris for final vacation before giving birth

2013-05-22 14:36:00

Kim Kardashian is taking in the sights of Paris before giving birth. Kardashian, 32, pregnant with rapper Kanye West's baby, visited the City of Light for a "babymoon" before welcoming her child in June. And from the looks of her baby shower invitation,...

Diggin' It

2013-05-22 15:17:00

� You’re an archeologist searching for a lost desert city. A Navy Seabee helping build the Burma Road. You’re James Bond commandeering a bulldozer to get away from the bad guys. Or you’re just a guy digging a really, really big ditch....

Britain: Horror attraction combines dark ride with haunted maze

2013-05-20 07:00:00

A unique new haunted attraction opening this summer at a small United Kingdom theme park will combine a walk-through horror maze featuring live actors with a dark ride journey inside an abandoned mine shaft. The Hobs Pit maze and ride is set to open...

China: $942 round-trip to Guangzhou on China Southern

2013-05-19 07:30:00

You can fly round trip from LAX to Guangzhou, China, in late summer and part of the fall for $942, including all taxes and fees. The fare, on China Southern, is subject to availability. There is a minimum five-night stay for travel Sept. 6-Oct. 5 or...

'Brady Bunch' kids reunite to celebrate Kings Island episode

2013-05-20 16:42:00

Kings Island, an Ohio amusement park, doesn't get the headlines and attention of Disneyland and Disney World, but for a shining moment in 1973 it was the center of the pop culture universe. Why? Because those lovable Brady kids from "The Brady Bunch"...

On the Spot: Travelers need money alternatives when going abroad

2013-05-19 08:00:00

In last week's On the Spot column, letter writer Nancy Jones said she was going to London and expressed concern about whether her credit cards would work because they are not Chip and PIN (personal identification number). She said she didn't want to carry...

Beijing International Screenwriting Competition announces winners

2013-05-20 06:36:00

An American woman arrives in China to retrace the steps of her deceased daughter from a video diary the daughter kept of her trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A young flautist travels to Beijing to audition for a conservatory. A seamstress for a...

Restraint is the new red in China

2013-05-19 20:38:00

BEIJING — Exports of elegant Swiss watches to China have plunged. Sales of Mercedes-Benz and other premium sedans are slowing. And high-end restaurants, coming off their worst Chinese New Year festival in years, are starting to change their menus to...

Holiday weekend travel

2013-05-23 08:10:00

Sharks Underwater Grill Where: SeaWorld Orlando The lowdown: The dining room faces the aquarium of the theme park's Shark Encounter attraction, and diners are treated to a constant parade of marine life.

2013-05-22 15:14:00

holiday travel

2013-05-22 11:31:00