About: Catharine Hamm

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http://travel.latimes.com

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Catharine Hamm has been part of The Los Angeles Times Travel section since 1999, serving as travel editor since 2003. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y., but counts Virginia, Hawaii, the Philippines, Kansas, and, of course, California as among the 34 places she has called home.

• Are expedited passports worth the extra cost? (07 Nov 2009)
• Navigating a cruise solo (31 Oct 2009)
• Dodgers fans: Start your engines in Philadelphia (19 Oct 2009)
• In a time warp over taking medication abroad (18 Oct 2009)
• Dodgers fans: For food, follow the stars in Philly (17 Oct 2009)
• Ritz, Marriott scheduled for Feb. 15 opening at L.A. Live (16 Oct 2009)
• Yes, tip the hotel maid (10 Oct 2009)
• A royal travail with Princess Cruises (03 Oct 2009)
• Kauai’s St. Regis Princeville hotel to reopen after $100-million makeover (27 Sep 2009)
• Should hotel honor its best-rate guarantee? (26 Sep 2009)