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50 miles from Miami, Bimini brings new attractions

The ship docked at North Bimini in the Bahamas around 10 p.m., the last streaks of color long…

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National Parks reaching out to kids and families

If your family includes a fourth-grader, you’ve got your ticket to the national parks for this year. The…

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First-time visitors to Vegas: Prepare to be overwhelmed

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas rises, Oz-like, from the scorched brown earth of the desert, an Emerald City…

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Shipwrecks of the Oregon Coast

ASTORIA — The rusted steel frame rises ghostlike through the fog of an early September morning, ocean mists…

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Snorkel with whale sharks off the Yucatan Peninsula

I’m hanging in a bottomless abyss of blue-green, peering through a mask, when a shadowy shape practically the…

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the growth of the gay travel market

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been courting gay and lesbian travelers for nearly two decades, an effort that most…

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Hotel checkouts are getting more flexible

Late risers and those with inconvenient flight times can relax a bit more in their hotel rooms instead…

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Scottsdale, Arizona: A ‘foodie town’

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Dining out has become a beloved pastime in this resort enclave east of Phoenix. With…

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From the hardscrabble South to cemeteries in Japan

Travel memoirs come in many variations, whether it be the unvarnished language of a journal that was never…

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On the trail of Vikings in Scotland

“Sving til venstre.” Jurgen issued instructions in his pleasingly Nordic voice, firm but encouraging. From behind the wheel,…

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