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It was cloudy and drizzling on other parts of Mount Rainier, but the world was all sunscreen and sunglasses from where I stood, on the east face of the mountain. Hikers were smearing sunscreen, some sporting shorts. I was squinting.

Seattle-area officials have signed legislation on the funding plan for construction of an arena that could be used to lure the NBA back to the city.

You've probably been there and seen the obvious sights. Now it's time to go further

Air Canada, Virgin America and Lufthansa are among the world's best airlines for in-flight entertainment, according to a list compiled by the Smarter Travel website.

Barb Jusiak knew where she wanted to celebrate her birthday on March 22 this year: to stand at the top of Kilimanjaro and celebrate life.

In Austin, flip-flop-wearing University of Texas students mingle with coat-tie-and-boot-clad state lawmakers and technology workers in jeans.

New Zealand's capital is preparing for the world première of the first film in The Hobbit trilogy by showcasing an artisan festival selling all sorts of small-folk paraphernalia, laying a red carpet that will extend 450 metres through central Welling

Who knows what Cosimo Ruggieri would have thought about ending up in a gelato museum? Alchemist at the court of the Medici, Ruggieri, the story goes, created the ice cream that Catherine De Medici took to Paris in the 1530s to wow the French.

Above ground Somerset House boasts one of London's most famous courtyards, a neo-classical gem used for film sets, fashion shows and as a winter skating venue.

Former mustard-gas site now a wildlife refuge with skyline view