Mythbuster: Thanksgiving Eve not busiest for air travel

Today is not the busiest air travel day of the year, no matter how many times it's repeated on TV news.

















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Eruption on island off Africa prompts Cape Verde warning

Cape Verde: A volcano erupted Monday, Nov. 25, on Fogo, prompting evacuations and security warnings to tourists on the island nation off Africa's west coast. A local airport also was closed. A state of heightened alert remains in effect due to the possibility of further eruptions, and...

















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Inventor of Knee Defender insists airlines shouldn't sell the same space twice

I've taken up the issue of reclining airplanes seats a few times now and firmly established myself as someone who supports reclining — but also being polite, thoughtful and communicative with the person behind you. I was ready to leave the subject alone, but then the patron saint of the...

















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Twin Cities rail link makes St. Paul a much closer sibling

Some siblings come across as rivals who seem disconnected, and that's the way Minnesota's Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul used to appear.

















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Travel deals include cabins near Jackson Hole

The Fireside Resort, 10 minutes from the Jackson Hole, Wyo., ski area or Grand Teton National Park, is offering a chance to "test drive" a Wheelhaus cabin. Wheelhaus sells small cabins, similar to an upscale mobile home, that are aimed at people looking for a relatively inexpensive vacation...

















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Grate Chef FireStarters do their job in a pinch — and in a snowstorm

Name: Grate Chef FireStarters

















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Wellington, New Zealand: 'The coolest little capital in the world'

We approach New Zealand's capital by ferry from that country's South Island. At first all we can see is mountains and sea. Wellington is around the corner in a sheltered bay and is revealed to us glimmering in sunshine only as we pass the headland. No wonder Lonely Planet named Wellington...

















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Climb on Pullman car in Chicago, arrive in Miami for a one-time deal

Here are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently:

















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