The Seattle Times: Travel & Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traveloutdoors/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 22 May 2013 05:08:15 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 05:08:15 PDT MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Travel & Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ Summer flights: Higher fees, smaller seats, full planes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021029161_summertravelxml.html?syndication=rss Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021029161_summertravelxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 17:46:04 PDT Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026712_apeufrancenotredame.html?syndication=rss Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026712_apeufrancenotredame.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:06 PDT Riverboat to resume Northwest cruises http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021028947_riverboatcruisesnorthwestxml.html?syndication=rss American Queen Steamboat Company will offer 7-night cruises on Columba, Snake rivers starting again next year. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021028947_riverboatcruisesnorthwestxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:09 PDT Climber dies on Alaska's Mount McKinley http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027306_apusmountmckinleydeath.html?syndication=rss Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McKinley. Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027306_apusmountmckinleydeath.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 14:31:05 PDT Spain’s holy city of Toledo packed with wonders http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021027232_rickstevesxmlxml.html?syndication=rss A cathedral, stunning El Greco paintings and 2,500 years of tangled history make it a compelling destination, writes European travel specialist Rick Steves. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021027232_rickstevesxmlxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:05 PDT Questions fly about using tech gadgets on planes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021026943_planesphonesxml.html?syndication=rss The debate over using personal electronic devices during flights has become a seething nest of Angry Birds, with some scientists continuing to fear interference with pilots’ communications/navigation systems. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021026943_planesphonesxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:05 PDT 2,000 museums give free admission to military http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021026847_militarymuseumsxml.html?syndication=rss Active-duty military and their families get free admission from Memorial Day to Labor Day at museums across the U.S., including many in Washington state. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021026847_militarymuseumsxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 11:46:06 PDT Montana man dies in Yosemite climbing accident http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2021024900_apusrockclimbingdeath.html?syndication=rss A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said. Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2021024900_apusrockclimbingdeath.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 13:53:48 PDT