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Bermuda: The lonely, lovely child of the Atlantic

HAMILTON PARISH, Bermuda - This has to be one of the most pleasant hazards to navigation in the world. Spanish seamen warned one another of Bermuda's reef-filled waters after Spanish captain Juan de Bermudez discovered the island group in about 1505.
The best little beaches in Texas (and Louisiana)

From western Louisiana down to the Texas coastal bend, beaches are wider and browner than Florida's. The gulf can look brownish-green due to rivers emptying into it, but it gets bluer the farther south you go. Here's my assessment of some popular beach towns:
On the trail of elusive Texas whooping cranes

AUSTWELL, Texas - The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of the whooping crane, a bird on the verge of extinction. I drove 20 miles off the main road to get there. I climbed a tall observation tower. In the distance, at least four football fields away, were, or at least seemed to be, two white dots in the waving reeds.
The 2011 'wave season' brings new ships, new trends

Fourteen new cruise ships enter the business this year. Cruise lines are thinking twice about port calls in Mazatlan, Mexico. And a new port is due to open in Jamaica soon.
Sounds, smells, colors converge in Chinatown

SAN FRANCISCO - Smack in the middle of San Francisco's Chinatown, Portsmouth Square is a kaleidoscope of sounds, smells and colors. The cadence of Chinese dialects fills the air and splashes of red and gold glow from shop windows to banners strung across the narrow streets. The rich smell of roast duck curls out of hole-in-the-wall eating places, blending with the faint smell of incense burning on modest shrines.
App can help traveler plan trip to major city

Here is an app some folks might find handy when planning a trip to a major city in Europe, Asia and the U.S.
Skate skiing adds a faster dimension to cross-country

In skate skiing, a speedier form of cross-country skiing, diagonal strides are used to move along the trail. The sport is gaining popularity among those who enjoy more vigorous cold-weather activity. Here are five places to give it a whirl.
The party never seems to end at Cabo

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - While the rest of Mexico is in turmoil, the good times keep on rollin' at Cabo San Lucas.
Hawaii without a huge hole left in your wallet

HONOLULU - While planning a weeklong family trip to Hawaii as an escape from winter, I kept getting suggestions from friends, websites and even my kids for all kinds of "must-see" activities.
Exploring new places begins with a good breakfast

Your mom, and the government, say it's the most important meal of the day. But for travelers, breakfast is often an afterthought, something to be microwaved at the chain motel morning buffet or scarfed from a doughnut or bagel shop.