Tag: Leisure travel
Cambodia’s Angkor site shut for 2 weeks to curb coronavirus
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia is shutting its most popular tourist destination, the centuries-old Angkor temple complex, to visitors for two weeks to help...
Spain: Work due for auction from $1,800 may be a Caravaggio
MADRID — Spanish authorities have slapped an export ban on a painting a day before it was due to be auctioned with a starting...
Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors due to virus
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Yosemite National Park will require advanced reservations for day visitors during the peak summer season to limit the number of...
Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war
SALT LAKE CITY — For decades, a public lands tug-of-war has played out over a vast expanse of southern Utah where red rocks reveal...
Dutch police arrest suspect in Van Gogh, Frans Hals thefts
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police said Tuesday they have arrested a suspect in the theft last year of two valuable paintings by Vincent...
At Disney World, smiles won’t be hidden for much longer
ORLANDO, Fla. — At Walt Disney World, the smiles won't have to be hidden for much longer.
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Lou Gehrig bat from 1938 sells for over $715,000
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — A bat Lou Gehrig used late in his career sold for $715,120 at auction this weekend.
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Alaska snowstorm strands 5 on North America’s tallest peak
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five people had to ski through a heavy Alaska snowstorm to a mountain chalet after abandoning their airplanes on a glacier...
9/11 Museum acquires prayer bench used by Rev. Mychal Judge
NEW YORK — A prayer bench used by the Rev. Mychal Judge, a Fire Department chaplain killed in the collapse of the World Trade...
In show of Pharaonic heritage, Egypt parades royal mummies
CAIRO — Egypt is launching a gala parade on Saturday celebrating the transport of 22 of its prized royal mummies from central Cairo to...
