Los Angeles Times: Travel

Eurostar trains between Paris and London were canceled or delayed for more than three hours Monday as a slow-down by French customs officers — billed as a Brexit simulation — stretched into its seventh day.

We have no control over some of the misfortunes of air travel. The flight is late or worse, canceled, because of weather, mechanical or crew problems, sending a ripple through your travel plans.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Massive (for us) rains have heightened anticipation of wildflowers. For those who are looking for the floral feast, here are three places to look for wildflowers this weekend. One place that’s not quite ready for prime time: Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A tour led by Peruvian women to Machu Picchu. An off-road race in Morocco for women only. A kayaking trip for women on British Columbia's coast. On International Women's Day, many trips and tours salute adventurous women everywhere and the trails they continue to blaze.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

An eagle laid an egg Wednesday and then fussed over it with her mate — all of which was captured live on a Webcam focused on the twiggy nest on the north side of Big Bear Lake.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

If you’ve ever wanted to visit Fiji, prices couldn’t be lower right now. Fiji Airways on Wednesday launched a super-low airfare — $400 round-trip L.A.-Fiji — that’s on sale now through Tuesday, or until seats sell out.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Luxury apartment stays in London and Paris can be yours, at prices up to half off, if you go soon. Vacation rental websites London Perfect and Paris Perfect have put selected properties on sale but only until the end of March The deal: These listings will make you drool, such as the one-bedroom...

Next weekend’s festivals celebrate art, wine, colors and kites. La Quinta Discover 220 contemporary artists at the outdoor La Quinta Arts Festival at the Civic Center Campus. Amenities include food, wine and beer for purchase as well as live music and performance art.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The discovery of Arctic maritime routes that would carry ships westward from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or eastward from Alaska to the coasts of Norway and Russia, took centuries of perilous exploration.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Three colleagues. Three rental cars. One problem. That problem was gasoline, or rather the gyrations required to ensure compliance with rental car refueling rules. Often in touch with my inner conspiracy theorist, I began to sense a cabal, which is so much more interesting than business practices...