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Get tourist information for your destination. http://www.miamiherald.com/981/story/701075.html http://www.miamiherald.com/981/story/701075.html Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35 EDT How to book online -- and get the best savings! http://www.miamiherald.com/981/story/701073.html http://www.miamiherald.com/981/story/701073.html Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35 EDT Handy links for traveler information. http://www.miamiherald.com/981/story/699878.html http://www.miamiherald.com/981/story/699878.html Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35 EDT With airline fees going sky-high, packing light pays. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337830.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337830.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The first thing to do before your ski trip to northwest Wyoming is rent Shane. The classic 1953 Western was filmed in Jackson Hole. Alan Ladd rides high in the saddle, and Grand Teton National Park provides the spectacularly craggy backdrop. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337836.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337836.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Standing on the lip of Bishop's Bowl at the top of Sundance Resort, watching the pair ascending slowly on the Arrowhead Lift, I couldn't resist turning to my skiing sidekick, Wally, and delivering the line, ''Who are those guys?'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337837.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337837.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Raise your hand if you've never skied Telluride. You're certainly not alone. Chances are you've never even visited Telluride, and you're not alone there either. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1339810.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1339810.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Skiers who flock to this region for its legendary white powder and steep slopes often grab the first shuttle to their resort of choice, bypassing the state's capital city. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337825.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337825.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The ski area that will be the focus of the world's attention this season is Whistler-Blackcomb in Vancouver, Canada, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Olympian or not, you'll be able to ski there before and after the Games -- and even during. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337835.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337835.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As you plan your winter snow vacation and are skiing with kids, consider small or midsize resorts. You're likely to find less glitz and a warm welcome for your family. Here are five options. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1339767.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1339767.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST I'm doing my best imitation of a downhill ski racer: crouched low, braced on a pair of spindly ski poles, sneering at the racer in the starting gate just to my right. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1339772.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1339772.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Keystone, near Denver, with lots of lodging and flight options and moderately priced condos. Ski.com specials include The Lodge at Keystone, which the website describes as ``the nicest property at Keystone.'' A Keystone lift ticket is valid at Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin and also offers some limited access to Vail and Beaver Creek. The resort also offers night skiing, which is included with the lift ticket, on day of arrival with airline boarding pass. If you stay in a Vail Resorts-owned or managed property, you receive The Adventure Passport for free. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337834.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337834.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The rattling karr-roo-oo sounds came from every direction. From the sky. From clumps of grasses and bushes. The calls of sandhill cranes filled the air above the expansive wetlands of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337827.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1337827.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST There's nothing I hate worse than a super blue drink. It's unnatural. It's off-putting, and it usually tastes terrible. Landing in Providenciales, the most populated island in the Turks and Caicos, I was preparing myself for an onslaught of cobalt-colored cocktails and annoying paper umbrellas. What I found instead was a wonderfully diverse bar scene, where the only blue liquids were the sky-mirroring sea. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1334580.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1334580.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00 EST On a brisk October morning amid the clink of champagne glasses, Richard D. Fain took ownership of the $1.4-billion Oasis of the Seas on the southwest coast of this nation where shipbuilding is a proud tradition. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1334589.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1334589.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When I visited the Oasis of the Seas the day before she was delivered to Royal Caribbean International at the STX Europe shipyard<p/>in Turku, Finland, the first thing that surprised me -- aside from the jaw-dropping size -- was the bustling crowd of Royal crew members who already were working like a colony of ants on the ship. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1326950.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1326950.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Miami accountant Rosa Vega has taken a New Year's holiday cruise almost every year since 1996, and she's going again this year. ''It's fun to be with people,'' says Vega, who is unmarried and travels with another middle-aged single woman. ''And you can still have fun even if you don't have someone to dance with.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1330897.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1330897.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship with seven neighborhoods, a leafy Central Park, and a retractable smokestack to duck under bridges built for lesser vessels -- will make a splash when it arrives with a flotilla at its home port of Port Everglades Friday morning. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1320848.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1320848.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It used to be that cruise lines ended their Mediterranean programs in mid-October and fled to the warmer Caribbean. No longer. A number of lines keep cruising that ancient sea during the chilly (but not bitterly cold) late fall and winter. But in this recession-wracked year, a number of them apparently are finding it difficult to fill their vessels in those cold-weather months. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1316788.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1316788.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Playwright John Guare settles in on the stage of Illuminations, Deck 3, forward, preparing to deliver a lecture titled ''How to Read a Play.'' He wears a bow tie and small round glasses. A simple podium separates him from a rapt audience; a glass of water jiggles on a bar stool. He has a pile of notes and a voice that belongs on Broadway, even though he makes his living writing dialogue for others. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1314654.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1314654.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Last-minute bookings helped lift Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to a better-than-expected profit for the third quarter, but Florida's bleak economy is hurting its fourth quarter, which traditionally relies heavily on state residents to fill ships. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1308939.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1308939.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Disney's new cruise ship will include a 765-foot-long water coaster ride and virtual portholes with a live view of the ocean for windowless staterooms. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1282143.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1282143.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT ''The bigger, the better!'' Aye or nay? This was the overriding question posed by many of the 417 cruise passengers as we boarded the new Seabourn Odyssey in Istanbul for a voyage calling at six historic Black Sea ports in the Crimea, Russia, Bulgaria and Turkey in August. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1277253.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/cruises/story/1277253.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT When cities around the globe were vying to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, Joyce Landry and Josephine Kling were rooting for Rio de Janeiro to win the nod from the International Olympic Committee. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1337834.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1337834.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The rattling karr-roo-oo sounds came from every direction. From the sky. From clumps of grasses and bushes. The calls of sandhill cranes filled the air above the expansive wetlands of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1337831.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1337831.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nov. 28-Dec. 6: Pirates in Paradise Festival, Key West. Entertainment, historic reenactors and combative stunt men. 305-296- 9694; www.piratesinparadise.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1334262.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1334262.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Atop the highest point in Central Florida stands a remarkable monument, the iconic Bok Tower. Made largely of pink and gray marble, the soaring 205-foot tower surveys woodland gardens designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and hundreds of acres of citrus groves, conservation lands and nature preserves. And it houses one of the world's great carillons. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1326952.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1326952.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nov. 21: Cigar Heritage Festival, Ybor City. At Centennial Park. 813-353-8072; www.cigarheritagefestival.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1316852.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1316852.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cliff and Leah Patton went camping on Lion Country Safari's grounds with their two granddaughters thanks to the annual passes they just bought. As Palm Beach Gardens residents, they own almost all major Florida theme park passes including Sea World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Busch Gardens, Aquatica and the recently acquired Lion Country Safari. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1315274.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1315274.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The lobby has mesquite driftwood floors and an aquarium with a rare red-carpet anemone from the South Pacific. One spa wall is textured to look like ocean waves. And the rooms feature marble bathrooms, designer furniture and fine Egyptian bedding. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1315278.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1315278.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nov. 13-14: Quilts and Tea Festival, Davenport. Free. 863-258-7800; www.davenportfl.org. Nov. 13-15: RibFest, St. Petersburg. At Vinoy Park. 727-528-3828; www.ribfest.org. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1292798.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1292798.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT With tourist season still about six weeks away, Miami attractions are hoping to draw in local residents with two-for-one and other discounted admissions. You could consider a visit an early scouting mission for friends and relatives from up north. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1292801.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1292801.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Kids tired of experiencing the same old roller coasters have a new ride to tackle. Walt Disney World's ''Sum of All Thrills'' is the first ride in Epcot's Innoventions pavilion, where businesses sponsor educational attractions and hawk their brands. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1270782.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/florida/story/1270782.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT My postman's eyebrows popped into his hairline as he handed me a lavishly painted coconut affixed with a postage stamp and my address. ''Wow!'' he mouthed in awe. ''Wow, wow, wow.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1337835.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1337835.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As you plan your winter snow vacation and are skiing with kids, consider small or midsize resorts. You're likely to find less glitz and a warm welcome for your family. Here are five options. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1342249.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1342249.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST I'm perched in a wooden treehouse lazing on a cushy double mattress atop a white sand beach along Mexico's Riviera Maya. Overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea, I'm about as far away from holiday hoopla and craziness as I can get when the beach butler comes by to see if I need anything. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1315275.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1315275.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's a rain-soaked hamlet with a population of 3,000 souls, and just one traffic light, as unlikely a tourist hotspot as you'll ever see. But the tiny town of Forks, Wash., has been transformed by Twilight, the wildly popular young adult book series by Stephenie Meyer. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1316852.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1316852.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cliff and Leah Patton went camping on Lion Country Safari's grounds with their two granddaughters thanks to the annual passes they just bought. As Palm Beach Gardens residents, they own almost all major Florida theme park passes including Sea World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Busch Gardens, Aquatica and the recently acquired Lion Country Safari. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1315287.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1315287.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Whether heading out of town to visit family for the holidays or seizing the time off from school and work to see the sights, there are plenty of performances, parades and spectacular light shows to put you in the holiday mood over the next two months. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1304272.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1304272.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT I pop the toasted grasshopper right in my mouth. It tastes kind of like bacon and is seasoned with chili and salt. Not bad! My kids wrinkle their noses. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1304263.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1304263.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT You don't have to be John Wayne or Annie Oakley to appreciate the thrill of the Old West. What's not to love about rustic life where the longhorn cattle feed on the lowly gypsum weed? (Except, possibly, having to watch where you step.) http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1304271.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1304271.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT This is the time of year when parents begin making plans for children to fly alone during the holidays. I don't have kids, but I empathize with those who do after recently flying our nieces, ages 14 and 17, from Ohio to Seattle. Airline fees for an unaccompanied minor can add up to $200 to the cost of a round-trip ticket, and there's no bypassing the long lines at ticket counters, even if you're not checking bags. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1292812.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1292812.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT As the new film version of the Maurice Sendak children's classic Where the Wild Things Are delights children across the nation, we offer a list of top spots around the world where you can show your family real wild things in their natural environments. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1292804.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/family/story/1292804.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Taking the kids can be easier and more stylish -- and more fun for them -- thanks to these new travel products, which have been tested by the writer. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1337834.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1337834.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The rattling karr-roo-oo sounds came from every direction. From the sky. From clumps of grasses and bushes. The calls of sandhill cranes filled the air above the expansive wetlands of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1326947.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1326947.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Wherever you are in the world, you could run into a ''Windy.'' ''Windy'' is affectionate code for fans of Gone with the Wind, and they are legion. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1315286.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1315286.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST New York has pizza. Chicago has hot dogs. But perhaps no city has embraced a regional dish the way Washington has the crab cake. You don't have to go to a special crabcakeria or a sidewalk stand. Crab cakes are everywhere: at manly steakhouses, flirty bistros and waterside restaurants. I've even seen a crab cake at Japanese restaurant Sushi Ko, where it is -- some might say heretically -- fried in tempura batter and served with avocado. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1304276.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1304276.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT Occupied for centuries in succession by the Spanish, French and English, the spice island of Grenada is now home ground to the progeny of West African slaves transported here to work on sugar cane plantations. Today, after revolutions, political strife and invasion by American forces, Grenada is a peaceful land. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1292809.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1292809.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Stroll Bourbon Street morning, noon and especially night, and you're sure to see the unusual. But aside from one or two clubs and the occasional Dixieland parade, the music you'll hear is generic. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1282141.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1282141.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT A one-time tent city and longtime blue-collar enclave, Portland's Munjoy Hill neighborhood has become a hot spot in Maine's biggest city. Taking up the eastern portion of the peninsula, the area has shops, restaurants, galleries and a theater, but it doesn't have the bustle of Old Port, the sumptuous mansions of the West End or the museums of downtown's Arts District. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1270782.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1270782.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT My postman's eyebrows popped into his hairline as he handed me a lavishly painted coconut affixed with a postage stamp and my address. ''Wow!'' he mouthed in awe. ''Wow, wow, wow.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1270801.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1270801.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The emcee at the pool party wanted more diversity for the dance contest. ''C'mon, ladies, don't be shy,'' he said over the mike. Wisely, the visitors from the north stayed in the lounges, leaving the competition to a half-dozen lithe young islanders. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1259126.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1259126.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT On the southern edge of Nashville, a half-hour drive from the airport, strip malls give way to sprawling pastures. A wild turkey trots along an interstate ramp. And a wooden sign welcomes drivers to follow a parkway into the past. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1247405.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/quick-trips/story/1247405.html Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT When you hear the term budget travel, we know what you think: cheap hotels, C-list attractions and meal portions that wouldn't satisfy your average toddler. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1337827.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1337827.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST There's nothing I hate worse than a super blue drink. It's unnatural. It's off-putting, and it usually tastes terrible. Landing in Providenciales, the most populated island in the Turks and Caicos, I was preparing myself for an onslaught of cobalt-colored cocktails and annoying paper umbrellas. What I found instead was a wonderfully diverse bar scene, where the only blue liquids were the sky-mirroring sea. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1315284.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1315284.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Despite the economy, new resorts have been cropping up on the Out Islands, particularly in Eleuthera. In response, air service is expanding. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1203203.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1203203.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:40 EDT Officials of Sandals Resorts international announced plans to buy the former Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay for an undisclosed amount and reopen it in January. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182604.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182604.html Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT We've all been cornered. The gauntlet thrown down by America's new economic realities: Change your evil, thrift-less ways. But making do with less doesn't have to mean cutting out a Caribbean holiday. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182603.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182603.html Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Picture perfect. In some places in the world, that phrase isn't a cliché. It's an accurate description. The beaches of Antigua, for example, are picture perfect. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182605.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182605.html Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT The poor economy and the usual seasonal reduction in prices have combined to make a Caribbean vacation a better bargain than it has been in years. ''You see prices [now] that you've never seen before,'' said Hugh Riley, interim secretary-general of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182613.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182613.html Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT This seaside stretch, a half-hour's drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump's latest Caribbean venture. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182606.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182606.html Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT The main attraction of a Caribbean vacation has always been the sugar-white sand and clear, turquoise sea of a quiet beach. But some visitors prefer to spice up their tropical getaway by trying their luck at the green-felt gaming tables. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182609.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1182609.html Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT The goofy underwater shots of my husband and much-younger son grinning behind their masks always make me smile -- just the way a vacation photo should. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1142330.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/caribbean/story/1142330.html Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Amazing. It's vacation and the teens are awake and ready to roll before 8 a.m.! That's what happens on those rare occasions when they love the itinerary you've planned. Avid skateboarders Max Weinberg, my 12-year-old cousin, and his buddy Miles Singer, 13, are heading to the world's second-largest skateboard park, Black Pearl in the Cayman Islands. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1339772.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1339772.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Keystone, near Denver, with lots of lodging and flight options and moderately priced condos. Ski.com specials include The Lodge at Keystone, which the website describes as ``the nicest property at Keystone.'' A Keystone lift ticket is valid at Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin and also offers some limited access to Vail and Beaver Creek. The resort also offers night skiing, which is included with the lift ticket, on day of arrival with airline boarding pass. If you stay in a Vail Resorts-owned or managed property, you receive The Adventure Passport for free. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1270837.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1270837.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT For centuries, Venice has captivated travelers with an array of romantic images: gondola rides through glistening canals at sunset, homes painted in vibrant hues of periwinkle and plum. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1259120.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1259120.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT In better times, Nina Bjork, one of Iceland's fashion glitterati, would be busy styling photo shoots for the island's top design houses. But since Iceland's economy collapsed in October -- one of the first victims of the global financial crisis -- Bjork has had to try her hand at a new career: fashion tour guide. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1247405.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1247405.html Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT When you hear the term budget travel, we know what you think: cheap hotels, C-list attractions and meal portions that wouldn't satisfy your average toddler. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1214047.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1214047.html Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Travelers have been seeing sales on airfares and hotel rooms, but the same can't be said of car rentals, where rates have been going up. Here are our tips for using alternate locations to get a more reasonable rate on your next rental. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1202945.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1202945.html Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT A famous radio announcer used to start his broadcasts by shouting, here's good news tonight!'' In these days of economic slowdown, there are many instances of good travel news, as travel suppliers urgently try to increase their business. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1192363.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1192363.html Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Disney World has been on our kids' minds this year, but it wasn't in our family budget. What's a parent to do? With a disciplined approach to the Big Three expense categories -- food, lodging and admission fees -- it's possible to ''do Disney'' without piling up bills that are scarier than The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (a ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios that left my 6-year-old screaming to do it again, and me searching for my stomach). http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1192387.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1192387.html Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Finding last-minute flight and hotel deals can be tricky, but with some flexibility, creativity and maybe even a bit of gambling, you can find what you need. Just do a little Web surfing and follow these tips: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1142319.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1142319.html Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT With nine children, my parents didn't have many options when it came to family vacations. They figured take us camping or stay home and watch us tear down the house. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1142317.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/dollar-wise/story/1142317.html Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Families with children see double when it comes to lodging: two rooms, two baths, two desks, two closets. And when they get hit with the bill, they may see red. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337830.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337830.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The first thing to do before your ski trip to northwest Wyoming is rent Shane. The classic 1953 Western was filmed in Jackson Hole. Alan Ladd rides high in the saddle, and Grand Teton National Park provides the spectacularly craggy backdrop. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337836.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337836.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Standing on the lip of Bishop's Bowl at the top of Sundance Resort, watching the pair ascending slowly on the Arrowhead Lift, I couldn't resist turning to my skiing sidekick, Wally, and delivering the line, ''Who are those guys?'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337837.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337837.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Raise your hand if you've never skied Telluride. You're certainly not alone. Chances are you've never even visited Telluride, and you're not alone there either. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337835.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337835.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As you plan your winter snow vacation and are skiing with kids, consider small or midsize resorts. You're likely to find less glitz and a warm welcome for your family. Here are five options. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337825.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1337825.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The ski area that will be the focus of the world's attention this season is Whistler-Blackcomb in Vancouver, Canada, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Olympian or not, you'll be able to ski there before and after the Games -- and even during. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339767.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339767.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST I'm doing my best imitation of a downhill ski racer: crouched low, braced on a pair of spindly ski poles, sneering at the racer in the starting gate just to my right. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339810.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339810.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Skiers who flock to this region for its legendary white powder and steep slopes often grab the first shuttle to their resort of choice, bypassing the state's capital city. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339772.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/1339772.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Keystone, near Denver, with lots of lodging and flight options and moderately priced condos. Ski.com specials include The Lodge at Keystone, which the website describes as ``the nicest property at Keystone.'' A Keystone lift ticket is valid at Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin and also offers some limited access to Vail and Beaver Creek. The resort also offers night skiing, which is included with the lift ticket, on day of arrival with airline boarding pass. If you stay in a Vail Resorts-owned or managed property, you receive The Adventure Passport for free. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/917564.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/917564.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:31 EST More than a few of the 20 or so folks in this small room at the Utah Olympic Park have thrown out the phrase ''bucket list,'' and the air is charged with the kind of nervous energy that can only come from the giddy sense that we're all about to do something that could kill us, but likely won't. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/908888.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/skiing/story/908888.html Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:01 EST A gloomy pall caps the valley as the lift rattles at the bottom of the mountain. Slowly, it passes into the clouds, a frosty mist hitting passengers in the face as an eerie yellow light envelops the chair. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1304276.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1304276.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT Occupied for centuries in succession by the Spanish, French and English, the spice island of Grenada is now home ground to the progeny of West African slaves transported here to work on sugar cane plantations. Today, after revolutions, political strife and invasion by American forces, Grenada is a peaceful land. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1304272.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1304272.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT I pop the toasted grasshopper right in my mouth. It tastes kind of like bacon and is seasoned with chili and salt. Not bad! My kids wrinkle their noses. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1282145.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1282145.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Falling in love with Lima doesn't come easy. Tourists often find Lima to be too modern and Americanized to be worth exploring on their way to the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu, the Amazon jungle or any of Peru's other treasures. I disagree. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1259123.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1259123.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT In the early 1980s, the pristine, beach-girdled Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula was marked by little more than a few fishing villages. But Mexico's government tourism development agency decided to put a name to this beautiful face, and the Riviera Maya was born. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1202936.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1202936.html Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT The white four-wheel drive pickup truck, with ''Los Cardones'' painted on its door, arrived punctually at the hotel in Salta. The driver packed the luggage carefully in large black plastic bags before stowing the bags in the back and snapping down the tarpaulin cover. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1172184.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1172184.html Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Life moves smoothly along the shores of this Pacific Coast resort town, with casual sunbathers taking a cue from the pelicans deftly skimming above the waves, searching for a snack. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1152334.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1152334.html Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:00 EDT I step out of my guesthouse the first bright and humid morning in Paramaribo, still holding Suriname as a fantasy formed by alluring snapshots and brief descriptions, like an Internet date I am meeting for the first time. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1132008.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1132008.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT The Monteverde Cloud Forest is a treasure trove of botanical wonders. It's also a major pain to get there. Five miles of new paving on the Monteverde Road was just finished in December, adding to the seven miles already paved. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1101185.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1101185.html Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT The day's swelter dissipates in twilight as a makeshift bar appears in the cobbled colonial plaza. Locals sidle up for a cup of espresso -- a cozy version of the café scene a few feet away, where out-of-towners sip daquiris and snack on gourmet pizza. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1101189.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/latin-america/story/1101189.html Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT We breached the snow line at 15,000 feet, clambering onto the glacier-laced face of Pico El Toti, high in the Colombian Andes. Beneath a scattering of fresh snow and moraine, I could see the ice cap's core of purest blue. My crampons crunched the crisp surface as I plunged my ice ax to the hilt and urged myself on for the long upward slog. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/just-in-travel-news/story/1343130.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/just-in-travel-news/story/1343130.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Wednesday before Thanksgiving might be getting a bad rap: It's not quite the travel nightmare you probably think it is. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/just-in-travel-news/story/1341875.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/just-in-travel-news/story/1341875.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after a computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/just-in-travel-news/story/1339766.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/just-in-travel-news/story/1339766.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Another fee is coming in the new year for airline and hotel customers -- this time from your credit card company.<p/> The message: Pay your bill on time or forfeit the miles or points you thought you earned for making purchases on your card during that month.