Last June, we spent almost a week in Vernazza, Italy, and had the chance to explore the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre area. These five coastal communities each have unique personalities.

From blackouts and strikes in Europe to air traffic control hurdles in the U.S., here's what to do if your flight, train trip or vacation is affected by disruptions.

THE lights are on and the bars are open as Spain and Portugal celebrate the return of electricity following a mass blackout.

Starline offers a blueprint for a new European high-speed rail network Starline is a project, still at the concept stage, dreamed up by the Danish think-tank 21st Europe. (Copyright: Courtesy of 21st ...