Travel

Basic and Beautiful

LONDON – No tickets for the 2012 Olympics? Don’t despair: You don’t need one to enjoy the games and the party atmosphere in London this summer. Although most sporting events take place in ticketed Olympic venues, there is plenty to see and do elsewhere in the run-up to and during the games.

Bringing Home a Little Eye Candy

Barter for Beer at the Whitefish Winter Carnival

New baby, new world

To See the World Through a Child's Eyes

Pencil Perfect

Taking the Bay View

The Solitude of Snow

NEW ORLEANS – Inside Louisiana’s Civil War Museum, battle flags line the walls. Uniforms, swords and long-barreled guns fill museum cases beside homespun knapsacks, dented canteens and tiny framed pictures of wives that soldiers carried into battle. In the back, there’s a collection devoted to Jefferson Davis, one-time president of the Confederacy formed by the Southern states which seceded from the United States in 1861, complete with his top hat and fancy shoes at the spot where his body once lay in state.

Buon giorno!

Snowmobiling has a way of giving you a rush. Driving down a snow-covered road or trail at 40 mph on the back of a snowmobile feels like you are living on the edge. Snow-covered trees and mountains are framed in front of the machine and deer and elk can suddenly appear to the side. The Rich Ranch near Seeley Lake, Mont., offers winter activities, including snowmobiling, that bring people back winter after winter. The morning air is crisp and cold. A low blanket of fog filters the sun as it rises in the east. Horses can be seen as black silhouettes grazing in a wood-fenced pasture. Above, blue sky promises a clear, sunny day for riding.

Christmas in Paris

The Keeper of the House

Hoping for an Accessory Afterlife

LOS ANGELES – Dissing Angelina Jolie normally isn’t the best way to get ahead in this town. But tough times call for tough tactics in the war of the Hollywood wax museums.