Cruise ships are docking in more exotic Caribbean ports of call
CURA AO - There is absolutely nothing wrong with Cozumel or the Bahamas. But once you've seen them, it's time to branch out. Cruise lines are experimenting with all kinds...
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Cruise ship staffers capture your happiness
ABOARD CARNIVAL VALOR - You don't need a camera on a cruise ship, though you will need your wallet. The staff will be happy to snap your picture for you...
Ask the Travel Diva: Let airline know a baby is flying on your lap
Dear Travel Diva: I'm going to hold my baby on my lap on a flight between Detroit and New York. Do I need to tell the airline ahead of time?...
Planning an Amazon vacation
It's easier than you think, and you should be able to do it for about $3,000, including a flight from the U.S. and staying at a good ecolodge. You need...
Eastern Ecuador’s ecological diversity means marvelous creatures at every turn
Imagine palm trees 10 stories high. Imagine lakes with paiche fish that are 6 feet long. Imagine rivers with stingrays, caimans, catfish, neon tetras and electric eels. The lake where...
Ecuador’s remote ecolodges put the lush, tropical woodland right outside
EL ORIENTE, Ecuador — This is one rain forest the world has saved. After donors around the globe pledged $116 million by the December 2011 deadline to prevent oil drilling...
Eager tourists pay for the chance to experience life behind bars
JACKSON, Mich. — There's new glamour in the slammer. Tours are booming for Michigan's most famous lockup city, with visitors coming from across the state and beyond to go on...
Travel to places where you can go behind bars
Doing time on the prison tour circuit? Here are some other tours you won't want to miss. —Alcatraz, Calif.: The legendary island in San Francisco Bay was a federal penitentiary...
Are you a Globetrotter? Take this quiz to see
When I had to write my passport number on an immigration form for the fourth time in two weeks, I realized I knew the number by heart. I didn't have...
Ready to burst from Munich’s Bräustuberl
MUNICH — One day, famished from too much walking on cobblestones and too much trying to speak German, I stumbled into the 100-year-old Hofbrauhaus, Munich's most famous beer hall. I...