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DENVER—Traveling across America and the world has helped 1980s Brat Pack actor and travel writer Andrew McCarthy rediscover his love for the country and overcome personal fears through unexpected human connections.
In a recent talk at the Denver Travel and Adventure Show here, McCarthy, known for films such as “Pretty in Pink” and “St. Elmo’s Fire,” described a recent cross-country...
DENVER—Journalist and CBS News travel expert Peter Greenberg delivered a blunt warning to travelers: those who book exclusively online are setting themselves up to be taken advantage of in today’s difficult travel environment.
Speaking to a recent Denver Travel and Adventure Show audience amid global uncertainty and rising fear, Greenberg said dedicated travelers should focus less on whether to travel...
Restoration work has kicked off at Pointe du Hoc, the iconic D-Day site where U.S. Army Rangers scaled 100-foot cliffs amid fierce German fire on June 6, 1944, to neutralize artillery threats to Allied beaches. The 18-month, $10 million project by the American Battle Monuments Commission aims to preserve the monument's historic integrity while addressing mounting hazards like erosion...
Photo: The Château de Vouilly is now a hotel, but hosted a World War II press camp (Photo: Kevin Dennehy).
Travelers seeking a deeper connection to World War II history can now stay in accommodations steeped in the events of D-Day, from former military headquarters to bunkers overlooking the invasion beaches. These sites, scattered across Calvados and Manche departments, offer...
Free-Flow Tolls Map (Photo: Sanef).
Travelers heading from Paris to Normandy in 2026 can expect a smoother journey on the A13 and A14 motorways, thanks to the full implementation of free-flow tolling systems that eliminate traditional booths. However, while some may find this a smoother journey, others, used to the old toll booths where you simply inserted a credit card...
Photo: Mark Russell on Kojak (courtesy Mark Russell).
Mark Russell, who later built a solid career in Hollywood as an actor, says his path to the screen was shaped as much by war as by the movie studios he grew up next to. Raised between New York, Atlanta and Detroit before his family settled in Los Angeles, Russell lived “right...
Cover Photo: General James Doolittle statue detail – Photo Courtesy of 8th Air Force Public Affairs, via afgsc.af.mil.
LA FIÈRE BRIDGE, Normandy, France — A four‑figure bronze sculpture commemorating the World War II legacy of the U.S. 8th Air Force was unveiled June 5 at the newly dedicated memorial site just south of La Fière Bridge—steps from the D‑Day landing...
Cover Photo: Stuart Tank recovered in the English Channel (Kevin Dennehy).
COMMES, France—One of the more interesting museums in Normandy, and often overlooked, is the Musée des Épaves Sous‑Marines du Débarquement (Museum of Landing Shipwrecks), which allows visitors to gain insight into underwater wrecks that played a crucial role in World War II coastal operations.
The museum, founded in 1970 and...
Photo: Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Gen. Christopher Donahue, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, lay a wreath at the Normandy American Cemetery. Photo: Regina DeCoster.
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Nearly 2,000 people honored the 150,000 Allied troops who landed on D-Day, June 6, 1944, at the Normandy American...
(Cover Photo: First Army Staff and Rangers Gather for Staff Ride. Photo: Regina DeCoster).
POINTE DU HOC, France--The United States First Army recently led a staff ride that retraced the footsteps of U.S. Army Rangers during the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion here. As part of a combined effort to silence three batteries of giant German guns that threated both...
