Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2655 travel Travel Features - AP en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:22:13 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2655 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091117/ap_tr_ge/la_travel_trip_honduras_rest_and_unrest ap_travel/20091117/la_travel_trip_honduras_rest_and_unrest AP health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:22:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091117/ap_tr_ge/la_travel_trip_honduras_rest_and_unrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091117/capt.5a2c6711ab3548d0b922f03b134da0f6.travel_trip_honduras_ny422.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=64Iwn5JVHvwqWSDiy1ALsQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This photo taken June 23, 2009 shows a sunset on the beach at Roatan, Honduras. The island is known for snorkeling and scuba diving. (AP Photo/Ryan Foley)" border="0" /></a>AP - "The president's been arrested already this morning," hotel owner Jeff Kuken told my wife and me one Sunday morning in late June.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091117/ap_tr_ge/la_travel_trip_honduras_rest_and_unrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091117/capt.5a2c6711ab3548d0b922f03b134da0f6.travel_trip_honduras_ny422.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=64Iwn5JVHvwqWSDiy1ALsQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo taken June 23, 2009 shows a sunset on the beach at Roatan, Honduras. The island is known for snorkeling and scuba diving. (AP Photo/Ryan Foley)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_lightings ap_travel/20091116/us_travel_trip_holiday_lightings AP travel Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:01:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_lightings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.7a343fb5cc074c49ad4f2e402980959b.travel_trip_hoilday_lightings_ny420.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=7MsCsXWyf7YlwkYc7zwGSA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This December 2008 image from the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau shows Main Street Square lit up for the holidays as part of Houston’s Downtown Holiday Spectacular. (AP Photo/Downtown Houston Management District)" border="0" /></a>AP - This season's Christmas tree displays include trees made from feathers at a historic home in Indianapolis, a thank-you tree in Boston sent from Nova Scotia, and the Obamas' first National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_holiday_lightings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.7a343fb5cc074c49ad4f2e402980959b.travel_trip_hoilday_lightings_ny420.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=7MsCsXWyf7YlwkYc7zwGSA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="This December 2008 image from the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau shows Main Street Square lit up for the holidays as part of Houston’s Downtown Holiday Spectacular. (AP Photo/Downtown Houston Management District)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_obama_nyc ap_travel/20091116/us_travel_trip_obama_nyc AP travel Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:36:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_obama_nyc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.f0cdee02d1254a9bb5e982e69d720cf1.travel_trip_obama_nyc_ny404.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=hCRl8eUeF2I.QcAE5cOXQA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="FILE- This undated photo provided by the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shows the Democratic presidential hopeful, Obama, in New York City, while a student at Columbia University. Obama received his B.A. degree in political science in 1983 from Columbia. (AP Photo/Obama Presidential Campaign, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Hawaii or his recent years in Chicago. To fill in the gap, Miller offers a tour of Upper Manhattan called "Obama's New York."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_obama_nyc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.f0cdee02d1254a9bb5e982e69d720cf1.travel_trip_obama_nyc_ny404.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=hCRl8eUeF2I.QcAE5cOXQA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE- This undated photo provided by the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shows the Democratic presidential hopeful, Obama, in New York City, while a student at Columbia University. Obama received his B.A. degree in political science in 1983 from Columbia. (AP Photo/Obama Presidential Campaign, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_books ap_travel/20091116/us_travel_holiday_books AP health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:37:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_books"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.d6e45014c62545978ab410d74ff51ec1.travel_holiday_books_ny412.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=8X.uJWbyUBeoswNsMONY4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="This image supplied by Firefly Books shows the cover of “World Heritage Sites: A Complete Guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.”(AP Photo/Firefly Books)" border="0" /></a>AP - Whether you're looking for a gift for an armchair traveler or a frequent flyer, you can't go wrong with a book.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_books"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.d6e45014c62545978ab410d74ff51ec1.travel_holiday_books_ny412.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=8X.uJWbyUBeoswNsMONY4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="This image supplied by Firefly Books shows the cover of “World Heritage Sites: A Complete Guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.”(AP Photo/Firefly Books)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_gifts ap_travel/20091116/us_travel_holiday_gifts AP business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:37:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_gifts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.5828791be0c440f89d707508e6df17a0.travel_holiday_gifts_ny410.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=IB7.V4ys_k2hhmS3.eFl5A--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="This undated photo provided by the Flight 001 travel store shows a funky $17 passport wallet designed by the Anne Taintor vintage humor company.(AP Photo/Flight001)" border="0" /></a>AP - What makes a good holiday gift for a traveler?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091116/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_holiday_gifts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.5828791be0c440f89d707508e6df17a0.travel_holiday_gifts_ny410.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=IB7.V4ys_k2hhmS3.eFl5A--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="photo" title="This undated photo provided by the Flight 001 travel store shows a funky $17 passport wallet designed by the Anne Taintor vintage humor company.(AP Photo/Flight001)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary ap_travel/20091109/us_travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary AP travel Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:19:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.425baf1ebf204ffc8a71b9a443976a06.travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary_ny411.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2PxGSRmdV0nVwxA8L0keQA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo released by the Deadwood Chamber of Commerce shows Deadwood's historic Main Street. (AP Photo/Deadwood Chamber of Commerce)" border="0" /></a>AP - Legalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane, shot a revolver into the air.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.425baf1ebf204ffc8a71b9a443976a06.travel_trip_deadwood_anniversary_ny411.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2PxGSRmdV0nVwxA8L0keQA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo released by the Deadwood Chamber of Commerce shows Deadwood's historic Main Street. (AP Photo/Deadwood Chamber of Commerce)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_chicago_ethnic_neighborhoods ap_travel/20091109/us_travel_trip_chicago_ethnic_neighborhoods AP health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:28:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_chicago_ethnic_neighborhoods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.4da715f11cae408e81b99b363a5d5a43.travel_trip_chicago_ethnic_neighborhoods_ny402.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Ixxeiew6bPPqJlPEvHM_iA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="This photo taken Nov. 4, 2009 shows bilingual street signs in Chicago's Chinatown in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>AP - From Greektown to Chinatown, from the Polish Triangle to Pakistani restaurants on Devon Avenue, Chicago has a wealth of diverse ethnic neighborhoods to explore.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_chicago_ethnic_neighborhoods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.4da715f11cae408e81b99b363a5d5a43.travel_trip_chicago_ethnic_neighborhoods_ny402.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Ixxeiew6bPPqJlPEvHM_iA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo taken Nov. 4, 2009 shows bilingual street signs in Chicago's Chinatown in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_trip_india_yoga_trip ap_travel/20091109/as_travel_trip_india_yoga_trip AP health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:33:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_trip_india_yoga_trip"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.bd8a1d0fd3f0412cb2dbaaa9264a9706.travel_trip_india_yoga_trip_ny412.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=G1vNScVx.UepO4mwyZY9cw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This photo taken in August of 2009 shows Ishta Yoga group entering the royal Samode Palace in Jaipur, India.(AP Photo/IIana Arazie)" border="0" /></a>AP - I needed an escape, a vacation that would shake me out of my routine, and leave me with more than souvenirs and digital photos. So when the yoga center in New York where I'm learning to meditate organized a two-week yoga trip to India, I decided to go.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_trip_india_yoga_trip"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.bd8a1d0fd3f0412cb2dbaaa9264a9706.travel_trip_india_yoga_trip_ny412.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=G1vNScVx.UepO4mwyZY9cw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo taken in August of 2009 shows Ishta Yoga group entering the royal Samode Palace in Jaipur, India.(AP Photo/IIana Arazie)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_rest_areas ap_travel/20091109/us_travel_trip_rest_areas AP travel Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:44:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_rest_areas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.a58c32ffe361420986f438d73f9fabf4.travel_trip_rest_areas_ny420.jpg?x=130&y=62&q=85&sig=RNxHku.4_8eW0Mv9FOpe4Q--" align="left" height="62" width="130" alt="FILE- This July 21, 2009 file photo shows signs and barriers marking the closing of an Interstate 64 rest stop near Richmond, Va. The Virginia Department of Transportation closed 18 rest stops due to budget cuts. (AP Photo/Steve Helber,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - That old adage "No rest for the weary" could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_rest_areas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.a58c32ffe361420986f438d73f9fabf4.travel_trip_rest_areas_ny420.jpg?x=130&y=62&q=85&sig=RNxHku.4_8eW0Mv9FOpe4Q--" align="left" height="62" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE- This July 21, 2009 file photo shows signs and barriers marking the closing of an Interstate 64 rest stop near Richmond, Va. The Virginia Department of Transportation closed 18 rest stops due to budget cuts. (AP Photo/Steve Helber,File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_st_louis_blues_heritage ap_travel/20091109/us_travel_trip_st_louis_blues_heritage AP health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:17:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_st_louis_blues_heritage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.3cba9651697f488ea01a6a681ad9a4ac.travel_trip_st__louis_blues_heritage_ny418.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CL8bM_S1FgnfmX7k5NfDNg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo released by the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission shows a guitarist playing at the Blues Festival. (AP Photo/St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission)" border="0" /></a>AP - There's a widely held belief that blues music was born in the Mississippi Delta, traveled up river to places like Memphis and then north to Chicago.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091109/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_st_louis_blues_heritage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.3cba9651697f488ea01a6a681ad9a4ac.travel_trip_st__louis_blues_heritage_ny418.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CL8bM_S1FgnfmX7k5NfDNg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo released by the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission shows a guitarist playing at the Blues Festival. (AP Photo/St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_winter_vacation_home_rentals ap_travel/20091102/us_travel_winter_vacation_home_rentals AP health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:08:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_winter_vacation_home_rentals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.d491554c208b4cf797c8b9dea4dbfb1a.travel_winter_vacation_home_rentals_ny409.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=uAbG7Fs9XdhCbbdnrTM2_g--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="This photo released by HomeAway.com shows a winter vacation rental property in Manchester, Vt. (AP Photo/HomeAway.com)" border="0" /></a>AP - Winter is a traditionally slow season for vacation home rentals. But if you're a would-be renter, you can score terrific bargains on offseason rentals and enjoy a different type of getaway, sipping hot chocolate in front of a cozy fireplace instead of running around to see the sights.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_winter_vacation_home_rentals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.d491554c208b4cf797c8b9dea4dbfb1a.travel_winter_vacation_home_rentals_ny409.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=uAbG7Fs9XdhCbbdnrTM2_g--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo released by HomeAway.com shows a winter vacation rental property in Manchester, Vt. (AP Photo/HomeAway.com)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_rental_car_tips ap_travel/20091102/us_travel_rental_car_tips AP business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:13:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_rental_car_tips"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.355a89f4885b48dbb99369dd45a570c6.travel_car_rental_tips_ny408.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ReFtjBxqC7yjhq2i1VKWIQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="FILE-This Jan. 27, file photo shows Enterprise Rent-A-Car counter employees helping a customer at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. (AP Photo/James A. Finley,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Travelers have been able to score decent deals on hotel rooms and airfares over the last year. But car rental prices have increased dramatically despite the weak economy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_rental_car_tips"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.355a89f4885b48dbb99369dd45a570c6.travel_car_rental_tips_ny408.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ReFtjBxqC7yjhq2i1VKWIQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE-This Jan. 27, file photo shows Enterprise Rent-A-Car counter employees helping a customer at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. (AP Photo/James A. Finley,File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_st_louis_arch_grounds ap_travel/20091102/us_travel_trip_st_louis_arch_grounds AP travel Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:02:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_st_louis_arch_grounds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.73460bbf55554f99b51bc111ed330d6a.travel_gateway_arch_grounds_ny414.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=Fv4eJqBqTe__QLNDOOl9Xw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 2, 2009 file photo, Tony Porter, left, and Ronnie Porter of Longmont, Colo., take in the views from the new Mississippi River Overlook after sneaking onto the lookout at Malcolm Martin Memorial Park in East St. Louis, Ill. Dedicated on June 6, the main viewing platform of the overlook is over 40 feet high and offers a view of the Gateway Arch and St. Louis skyline. (AP Photo/Whitney Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The shimmering Gateway Arch on the banks of the Mississippi River is St. Louis' calling card. But the iconic monument set off from the rest of the city is, well, set off from the rest of the city.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_st_louis_arch_grounds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.73460bbf55554f99b51bc111ed330d6a.travel_gateway_arch_grounds_ny414.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=Fv4eJqBqTe__QLNDOOl9Xw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 2, 2009 file photo, Tony Porter, left, and Ronnie Porter of Longmont, Colo., take in the views from the new Mississippi River Overlook after sneaking onto the lookout at Malcolm Martin Memorial Park in East St. Louis, Ill. Dedicated on June 6, the main viewing platform of the overlook is over 40 feet high and offers a view of the Gateway Arch and St. Louis skyline. (AP Photo/Whitney Curtis, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_baby_traveler ap_travel/20091102/us_travel_trip_baby_traveler AP travel Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:57:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_baby_traveler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.9c1babadffc642b28f046686d7f9e687.travel_trip_baby_traveler_ny407.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CMz1AVnWc4B3STdRmt73hQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This photo taken Sept. 21, 2009 shows Alex Faerber eating a snack with the pyramid Chichen Itza in Mexico is in the background. (AP Photo/Fritz Faerber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Happy first birthday, world traveler.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_baby_traveler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.9c1babadffc642b28f046686d7f9e687.travel_trip_baby_traveler_ny407.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CMz1AVnWc4B3STdRmt73hQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo taken Sept. 21, 2009 shows Alex Faerber eating a snack with the pyramid Chichen Itza in Mexico is in the background. (AP Photo/Fritz Faerber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_trip_new_zealand ap_travel/20091102/as_travel_trip_new_zealand AP travel Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:54:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_trip_new_zealand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.b119bffa66e74a4a9c3ee76b7d0ce1d5.travel_trip_new_zealand_ny403.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=Lq7ByFDmsbWr9q.vb_wXUw--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="This photo taken May 25, 2009 shows a traditional carving adorns a structure that shelters a ceremonial Maori war canoe at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand.(AP Photo/Kathy Matheson)" border="0" /></a>AP - As I tumbled down the mountainside in a gigantic beach ball filled with water, feeling somewhat like I was in a washing machine, it occurred to me that there had to be a better way to experience New Zealand.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091102/ap_tr_ge/as_travel_trip_new_zealand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.b119bffa66e74a4a9c3ee76b7d0ce1d5.travel_trip_new_zealand_ny403.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=Lq7ByFDmsbWr9q.vb_wXUw--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="photo" title="This photo taken May 25, 2009 shows a traditional carving adorns a structure that shelters a ceremonial Maori war canoe at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand.(AP Photo/Kathy Matheson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_driving_around_the_world ap_travel/20091026/us_travel_trip_driving_around_the_world AP health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:24:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_driving_around_the_world"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.711f5ae5780f403385876beac96a2407.travel_trip_driving_around_the_world_ny400.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=njJ7YeZI5Z5RjMJR6T1pPA--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="This photo taken Oct 17, 2009 shows Nicolas Rapp pullling down what will be his sleeping quarters during his drive around the world. (AP Photo/Nicolas Rapp)" border="0" /></a>AP - In November, I'll be quitting my job and heading out on one of the last true adventures left on earth: Driving around the world.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_driving_around_the_world"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.711f5ae5780f403385876beac96a2407.travel_trip_driving_around_the_world_ny400.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=njJ7YeZI5Z5RjMJR6T1pPA--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo taken Oct 17, 2009 shows Nicolas Rapp pullling down what will be his sleeping quarters during his drive around the world. (AP Photo/Nicolas Rapp)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091027/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_louisville_hotel ap_travel/20091027/us_travel_trip_louisville_hotel AP travel Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:33:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091027/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_louisville_hotel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091027/capt.6d84209dbb354290844475de0520019d.travel_trip_louisville_hotel_ny406.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=4m4QN9IwT_d8L4CSGP2P2w--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="This photo released by 21c Museum Hotel shows a guest room. (AP Photo/21c Museum Hotel,Kenneth Hayden)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wade Johnson has plopped down in plenty of hotels, but the business consultant ranks his stays at 21c Museum Hotel in downtown Louisville as a one-of-a-kind experience.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091027/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_louisville_hotel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091027/capt.6d84209dbb354290844475de0520019d.travel_trip_louisville_hotel_ny406.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=4m4QN9IwT_d8L4CSGP2P2w--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo released by 21c Museum Hotel shows a guest room. (AP Photo/21c Museum Hotel,Kenneth Hayden)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091027/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_swine_flu_q_a ap_travel/20091027/us_travel_swine_flu_q_a AP health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:35:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091027/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_swine_flu_q_a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.2b96823633a540ed9fa3027cd514a850.travel_trip_swine_flu_ny403.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=w.q64X1umdmtc3XnKeezsQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="FILE-This April 27, 2009 file photo shows pilots wearing masks arriving at Barajas Airport in Madrid. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Last spring thousands of travelers canceled trips to Mexico after a swine flu outbreak there emptied beaches and resorts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091027/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_swine_flu_q_a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.2b96823633a540ed9fa3027cd514a850.travel_trip_swine_flu_ny403.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=w.q64X1umdmtc3XnKeezsQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE-This April 27, 2009 file photo shows pilots wearing masks arriving at Barajas Airport in Madrid. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez,File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_savannah ap_travel/20091026/us_travel_trip_savannah AP health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:41:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_savannah"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.fed7d62260a14aa1837c30398de33764.correction_travel_trip_savannah_ny422.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5JG2UYMFRCmePcqgUCLYWw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This undated photo from the Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau shows Chippewa Square, which was featured in the movie 'Forrest Gump.' (AP Photo/Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau,Erica Backus)" border="0" /></a>AP - Savannah was founded in 1733 and was one of America's first planned cities, with a series of squares and parks that can still be enjoyed today.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_savannah"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.fed7d62260a14aa1837c30398de33764.correction_travel_trip_savannah_ny422.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5JG2UYMFRCmePcqgUCLYWw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="This undated photo from the Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau shows Chippewa Square, which was featured in the movie 'Forrest Gump.' (AP Photo/Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau,Erica Backus)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_wren_s_nest ap_travel/20091026/us_travel_trip_wren_s_nest AP travel Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:18:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_wren_s_nest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.a9961fb6ec1640479c4394e40d8d6e1c.travel_trip_wren_s_nest_ny412.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=MOzn7u2n_ydBZmAEmHxaMQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo taken Oct. 15, 2009 shows Lain Shakespeare, the great-great-great grandson of author Joel Chandler Harris at The Wren's Nest, the Atlanta home Harris who wrote 'Uncle Remus'. The Wren's Nest opened as a museum in 1913 after Harris' death. The museum nearly closed a few years ago but has been revived by Shakespeare. (AP Photo/Dorie Turner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Curtis Richardson hops around the front parlor of the 140-year-old house, animatedly recounting the enchanting tales of Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/aptrfe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_trip_wren_s_nest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.a9961fb6ec1640479c4394e40d8d6e1c.travel_trip_wren_s_nest_ny412.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=MOzn7u2n_ydBZmAEmHxaMQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo taken Oct. 15, 2009 shows Lain Shakespeare, the great-great-great grandson of author Joel Chandler Harris at The Wren's Nest, the Atlanta home Harris who wrote 'Uncle Remus'. The Wren's Nest opened as a museum in 1913 after Harris' death. The museum nearly closed a few years ago but has been revived by Shakespeare. (AP Photo/Dorie Turner)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)