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Todos Santos: All you want - and less - in a Baja getaway
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Travel News

Active 2010 hurricane season predicted

Western Colorado's Interstate 70 reopened after huge rock slide

1 million sign up for free Disney tickets

FAA air traffic forecast predicts more crowding, smaller fare hikes

Survey: Average gas prices up 9.58 cents to $2.73 from 2 weeks ago

Audio: Boy Directs Air Traffic At JFK Airport

Making the Trek

Traveling the U.S.

Seventh-inning stretch in Mesa, Ariz.

Seventh-inning stretch in Mesa, Ariz.

Rocky Mountain Trips

Down South
  • The best tastes of CityCenter in Las Vegas

    The best tastes of CityCenter in Las Vegas

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  • Spring Training baseball: A timeless ritual

    Jim Abbott on Florida Travel: Spring Training baseball in Florida

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    California deserts will soon burst with wildflowers

    California deserts will soon burst with wildflowers

    The valleys and hillsides of the Southern California deserts have been preparing all winter for their close-up. Silent and forlorn, often...

    Alaska, off the beaten path

    Alaska, off the beaten path

    Sarah Palin may have put Alaska on the political map, but to many of her fellow citizens, the 49th state remains a formidable frontier.

    Yosemite Half Dome restricted

    Yosemite Half Dome restricted

    Hikers who want to stand atop Yosemite's iconic Half Dome will need a day-use permit Fridays through Sundays and on federal holidays. The...

    Sanibel Island's timeless treasures

    Sanibel Island's timeless treasures

    SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. — Six kayaks slipped through Tarpon Bay's calm water. A double-crested cormorant, ever the opportunist, paddled...

    Peek into the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum if you dare

    Peek into the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum if you dare

    On a January afternoon, the temperature hovers in the upper teens, the sky threatening to blanket the coal-rich hills of West Virginia...

    Local folklore has it that this overgrown N.C. hilltop is the real birthplace of Lincoln

    Local folklore has it that this overgrown N.C. hilltop is the real birthplace of Lincoln

    BOSTIC, N.C. -- Note to aspiring saints and office-holders: You'll know you've achieved "legendary" status when whispered tales are attached...

    Check out Buzzard Sunday

    March events across the midwest

    A brew-ski festival in Michigan, the World Ice Fishing Championship in Rhinelander and more Midwest travel events.

    Detroit Institute of Arts acquires, restores and unearths treasures for new Islamic gallery

    DETROIT (AP) — In the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the U.S., the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend is opening...

    In steps of a busy grandma: Ohio trail honors pioneering hiker

    In steps of a busy grandma: Ohio trail honors pioneering hiker

    LOGAN, Ohio -- Hocking Hills is Grandma Gatewood Country.

    More U.S. Destination Ideas

    Family Vacations

    San Francisco the perfect playground

    San Francisco the perfect playground

    More Family Travel Ideas

    Enough of the kid stuff

    Enough of the kid stuff
    Spring break with the family

    Spring break with the family
    Wild Orlando: Outdoor adventures abound in Central Florida

    Have a wild time in Orlando without the theme parks

    Vacationing Abroad

    Italy tips: Michelangelo to Milan

    Italy tips: Michelangelo to Milan

    One reason Italy is so much fun is that it keeps changing. Here are a few developments handy to know if you will be visiting the land of "la...

    Taking The Kids

    Taking the Kids -- Fishing in Alaska

    "The fish must hate us," moans 13-year-old Miles Singer.

    Taking the Kids -- to St. Lucia

    Boiling mud pots, rain forests, and a drive-in Volcano.

    Taking the Kids -- To the Snow in Telluride

    I'm standing in a bona fide ghost town in the middle of a forest -- in the snow, 10,600 feet above sea level.

    Taking the Kids -- When They Lead the Way Looking Back on 2009

    Let's play Follow the Leader -- vacation version.

    Africa

    Oh Canada!

    Australia & New Zealand
  • Rising to the clouds

    Rising to the clouds

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  • What's a 'loonie'?

    What's a 'loonie'?

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  • Photos: Six-day hike through Tasmania

    Photos: Six-day hike through Tasmania

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    Rethink ‘ye olde' British Isles

    Rethink ‘ye olde' British Isles

    A key to experiencing Great Britain and Ireland smartly in 2010 is to embrace them not as "ye olde" destinations but as modern ones.

    New and improved in France for 2010

    New and improved in France for 2010

    Many Parisian museums are renovating and tweaking offerings. Paris' wonderful Picasso Museum has closed for a 30-month (some think longer)...

    Western Sicily, where centuries and cultures converge

    Western Sicily, where centuries and cultures converge

    A cracked concrete road spirals up to a lookout over Salemi in western Sicily, passing flimsy-looking apartment houses, weed-choked fields,...

    Offbeat Traveler: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

    Offbeat Traveler: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

    Foreign correspondence: Warm to scenic Chile and Santiago's capital attractions

    Warm to scenic Chile and Santiago's capital attractions

    What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives...

    Lima more than a stop en route to the Andes

    Lima more than a stop en route to the Andes

    Falling in love with Lima doesn't come easy.

    Singing about water, sun of Turks & Caicos

    Singing about water, sun of Turks & Caicos

    Often referred to as the shyest member of Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams defied that description with her solo album "Unexpected" in...

    Grand Case a culinary capital of the Caribbean

    Grand Case a culinary capital of the Caribbean

    — Though its main drag is less than a mile, Grand Case boasts more than 25 restaurants that make it a Caribbean culinary capital.

    St. Martin vs. St. Maarten

    St. Martin vs. St. Maarten

    OYSTER POND, St. Martin — Just a few feet beyond the twisting border that separates the French and Dutch sides of this Caribbean...

    A month on the Mekong

    A month on the Mekong

    Though the Exclusive Mekong Experience: Six Countries, One River journey doesn't depart until October, you may want to start planning now...

    Remarkable natural wonders and historic structures in China

    Remarkable natural wonders and historic structures in China

    Chinese New Year is coming soon (on Western calendars, it's Sunday), but if you can't make it to the Middle Kingdom to marvel at fireworks,...

    A $2.55 elephant encounter in Thailand

    A $2.55 elephant encounter in Thailand

    A Thai center plucks dozens of the animals from brutal labor camps and shelters them in a tranquil setting while offering interaction with...