COMMES, France (AP) ― Weather conditions over Normandy had been iffy for days. Showers and wind in the morning gave way to glorious spring sunshine in the afternoon, then electric green lightning storms over the sea at night. We watched the sky and waited for the go sign ― the signal that meant it was time to jump. With a brief window of only a few hours in which it would be possible, I began to doubt our chances. Finally the message my companions and I had been waiting for arrived: The jump was

LOS ANGELES ― He grew up on the sea. So maybe it’s only natural that Dillon Griffith still has some salt water in his blood.It would help explain why the 82-year-old retired heavy-duty mechanic has spent the last 37 years ― miles from the ocean ― meticulously assembling a 64-foot boat in the backyard of his Los Angeles home.“The Mystic Rose” has slowly taken shape on quiet Arminta Street, a project so ambitious that it has passed through the generations with his children, in-laws, grandchildren

Italian cruise operator Costa Cruise has launched a round-trip cruise for tourists in South Korea.According to Lotte Tour in Seoul on Friday, the tour package will take tourists to Japanese sights. It is available twice this month.The Italian cruise ship, the Costa Victoria, can accommodate 2,349 passengers and 790 crew members. The vessel is as high as a 14-story building, and is 253 meters long and 32.5 meters wide and weighs 75,166 tons.The ship is equipped with a casino, restaurants, bars, d

MUNICH (AP) ― With all of the cheery things to see and do in this sumptuous city just north of the Alps ― drink beer, admire palaces and old churches, visit museums, soak up Bavarian hospitality, and drink more beer ― why would anyone want to visit sites associated with Adolf Hitler? Because unlike the man himself, the fascination with Hitler never dies. Standing on Marienplatz, Munich‘s bustling main square, Eric Loerke is addressing nine English speakers who signed up for the “Third Reich Tour

Once a center of Korean shamanism, Mount Gyeryongsan exercises a magnetic pull on hikers

Culinary Art @ JW brings global star chefs to JW Marriott Hotel SeoulJW Marriott Hotel Seoul is hosting a special gourmet project titled “Culinary Art @ JW,” which will showcase gourmet cuisines made by seven star chefs from around the world -- many who are Michelin star-holders -- from May 9-31. From May 9-10, the hotel’s buffet restaurant The Cafe will feature traditional royal palace dishes prepared by Chef Han Bok-jin, an expert on Korean culinary traditions. From May 11-20, Arabian cuisine

Hotel to cater to travelers seeking accommodation with a function

Find spirituality in simplicity and nature on a templestay

More than half of group tours canceled; few ferry trip bookings made

Moaksan a ‘holy mountain’ linked to Korea’s mythical founder