Always have a travel backup plan ready in case your itinerary melts away
If you don’t have a travel backup plan for your next vacation, you need to read this. Seriously. Itineraries go sideways all the time.
I ought to know.
Colorado
How to get better in Boulder, Colorado (and find time for a few turns)
Before my feet touched the ground, I knew something was wrong. I felt that familiar sore throat, the feverish chills, the body aches and fatigue.
I had the flu.
I rolled back into my bed at the Crowne Plaza in Denver and silently wondered, “How bad is this going to be?”
The answer came soon enough. Two of my kids — the indefatigable 11-year-old and the high-energy 13-year-old — were uninfected.
Dante would love these Colorado ski resorts and so will your kids
Purgatory sounds like a scary anecdote from Mrs. Olson’s Sunday School class. As in, “If you sin, you will end up skiing the slopes of Purgatory for all eternity.”
That wouldn’t be such a bad thing, come to think of it.
Bouncing around Colorado Springs in the dead of winter
Mention Colorado Springs and you probably think of Pikes Peak, the highest mountain in the southern Front Range of the Rockies, or the Broadmoor Hotel, the historic resort nestled in the hills overlooking the city.
But what happens when you take both of those out of the picture, plus most of the other tourists?
My house burned down and now my phone company won’t answer my calls
When Kacy Thompson’s home burns to the ground, she asks her phone company for help with her account. Instead, it sends her form emails. Is there a way to get someone there to listen?
Adventures in Colorado’s snow country
It’s easy to get lost in Vail. It’s just as easy to find yourself in Keystone.
The Travel Troubleshooter: No refund for my Colorado condo?
May Tong reserves a condo in Winter Park, Colo., but calls off her vacation about a month before her arrival. The cancellation policy seems to allow for a refund, under certain conditions. But have those conditions been met? Maybe.