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PHILADELPHIA - After 17 years, a popular Philadelphia theatre festival has its own home.

BERKELEY, Calif. - It might be hard to conceive now, in an era of extreme sports and ultra-light equipment, but there was a time when Americans who set out to conquer mountains engaged in a pursuit that was as lonely as it was dangerous.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Variously known as an adult playground and Disneyland for grown-ups, Las Vegas brands itself as a place where tourists can enjoy a sense of edginess with no real danger.

PACIFICA, Calif.

ZITACUARO, Mexico - He found the love of his life 2,000 miles from home in a chance encounter that gave him butterflies, and she moved west to be with him.

For centuries, people have walked the Camino de Santiago Trail in Spain. Last July, Victoria’s Maureen Garry tackled the route from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela, walking six hours every day for 33 days. In talks set for Feb.

Bundle up and cruise down the scenic Alberni Inlet on the MV Frances Barkley next month as part of a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Like travel in general, breakfast gets you out of your routine and throws you a cultural curve that can add to the memories of your trip. Not long ago, I grabbed breakfast at a hotel in southern Spain.

A nightmare. A cruise from hell.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The National Park Service's latest proposal on the use of snow machines in Yellowstone National Park is based on limiting their collective noise and air pollution and not so much on actual daily numbers.