The Seattle Times: Travel & Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traveloutdoors/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:09 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:09 PDT MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Travel & Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ Mima Mounds visit has a gunfire soundtrack http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwesttraveler/2013/06/18/mima-mounds-visit-has-a-gunfire-soundtrack/?syndication=rss When land-use planning goes bad: For Father’s Day, my college-graduate daughter and I planned an outing near her Olympia home. I’d read and heard about Mima Mounds, the oddly interesting geographical wonder in rural Thurston County where myriad 6-foot-high earthen mounds of mysterious or Northwest Traveler blog http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwesttraveler/2013/06/18/mima-mounds-visit-has-a-gunfire-soundtrack/?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:03 PDT Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021217753_apuscoloradostorm.html?syndication=rss Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021217753_apuscoloradostorm.html?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:31:05 PDT Thrifty says offer of free rental car was mistake http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021217999_thriftyrentacargoofxml.html?syndication=rss Offer was meant for premium customers only, but went to many. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021217999_thriftyrentacargoofxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:04 PDT United adds spending requirement for elite status http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021217809_unitedelitexml.html?syndication=rss Coming soon, mileage program Premier members must spend at least $2,500 in addition to flying 25,000 miles per year. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021217809_unitedelitexml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:05 PDT Can you trust the cruise lines’ new passenger ‘bill of rights’? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021215278_traveltroubleshooterjune18xml.html?syndication=rss Critics say new industry-written code is just a PR move that would have reduced passenger compensation after Carnival Triumph disaster. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021215278_traveltroubleshooterjune18xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:04 PDT Torture tourism is reminder of cruelty through ages http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021215210_rickstevesjune18xml.html?syndication=rss It’s an abused genre that can cater to low tastes, but a handful of places across Europe truthfully document harsh tools of medieval justice. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021215210_rickstevesjune18xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:46:04 PDT Foodie secrets of Florida’s ‘Redneck Riviera’ are worth the quest http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021211924_floridaseafoodwebstoryxml.html?syndication=rss Flying to Disney World? Got relatives in Mobile? Take a couple days for a side trip to find seafood you’ll dream about. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021211924_floridaseafoodwebstoryxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:26 PDT