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• Airline fees going sky-high
  Packing light pays. American Airlines has joined other major U.S. carriers in charging a fee for checking a second bag on domestic flights -- something that used to be free. Charges range from $25-$50 for the second bag, depending on the airline.
• Dining: A sea-faring dine-around of Florida's piers
  I like towns anchored by a fishing pier, like a rib cage that guards the heart of the community and tethers it to the sea. Somehow, it feeds the soul.
• Old Florida still lives in sleepy Panhandle town
  The high-tech hedonism of Miami's South Beach. The perpetual carnival atmosphere at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. The Caribbean-like flavor of the Keys. The high school and college spring break havens of Destin and Panama City. The twin meccas of retirees and Canadian snowbirds, Tampa and St. Petersburg.
• Old Boston jail transformed into a luxury hotel
  The completion of the Charles Street Jail in 1851 was a milestone of design, bringing the architect Gridley James Fox Bryant's stately, rough-hewn granite style to the edge of the Charles River.
• Fall-ing for Florida
  <br/> <ul class="story_list"> <li><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/382/story/708417.html">Kayaking the Gulf Coast</a><li> <li><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/382/story/708402.html">Pier dining</a><li> <li><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/382/story/708439.html">Fall happenings around the state</a><li> <li><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/382/story/708398.html">Orlando deals, news</a><li> <li><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/382/story/708393.html">Dining at Disney</a><li> <li><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/382/story/708430.html">Apalachicola: More than oysters</a><li> </ul>
• Dining: A sea-faring dine-around of Florida's piers
  Florida piers offer miles of restaurants, cafés and food stands -- from Pensacola to Lake Worth, from rustic and simple to slick and top-shelf. So grab your fork and sunglasses (binoculars if you've got 'em) for this on-the-water dine-around.
• Sunshine and solitude: Kayaking on the long, lonesome Blueway
  The two-man kayaks lurched forward, backward, sideways. They spun around, bumped into one another and drifted into a thicket of mangroves.
• Cruising with teens: Which ship to take
  Cruising with teens can be a breeze if you pick a ship with lots of activities.
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• Postcards From the U.S.A.
  Marjie Lambert visits Wisconsin
• South Florida flyers' guide
  Dozens of direct flights make escapes a breeze
• Guest Blog | Countdown to Sundance
  Broward mom Davia Mazur works to get tickets to the famed Sundance Film Festival
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• Postcards From the U.S.A.
  Marjie Lambert visits Wisconsin
• South Florida flyers' guide
  Dozens of direct flights make escapes a breeze
• For Writers
  If you want to be a travel writer, here's where to start.
• Packing Light
  With airline fees going sky-high, packing light pays.
• Tourism Offices
  Going somewhere? Get tourist information for your destination.
• Online Booking Guide
  How to book online -- and get the best savings!
• Travel Tools
  Handy links for traveler information.
• Sunshine and solitude: Kayaking on the long, lonesome Blueway
  The two-man kayaks lurched forward, backward, sideways. They spun around, bumped into one another and drifted into a thicket of mangroves.
• Dining: A sea-faring dine-around of Florida's piers
  I like towns anchored by a fishing pier, like a rib cage that guards the heart of the community and tethers it to the sea. Somehow, it feeds the soul.
• The butterfly effect and other scary doings
  Snowbirds aren't the only creatures that migrate to Florida to escape cold weather. So do monarch butterflies. Every October and November, millions of the orange-colored flutterers head south from Canada to North Florida, their mid-migration rest stop on their annual trek to their minter home in Mexico.
• What's hot -- and really cool -- in theme park central
  The Ice Man commeth -- and you can be he. Yes, the Icebar -- created first in Stockholm and now also in Copenhagen -- has just opened in Orlando on International Drive. And unlike its minimalist European cousins, the Orlando Icebar features themed ice sculptures and an elaborate 3,000-square-foot Chill Bar for pre- and apres-ice champber visits.
• A menu of options for eating smart at Disney
  The couple at the next table in the upscale restaurant eyed the two little kids in our group with decided distaste. Their mom was upset, but I convinced her we should simply ignore the dirty looks.
• Old Florida still lives in sleepy Panhandle town
  The high-tech hedonism of Miami's South Beach. The perpetual carnival atmosphere at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. The Caribbean-like flavor of the Keys. The high school and college spring break havens of Destin and Panama City. The twin meccas of retirees and Canadian snowbirds, Tampa and St. Petersburg.
• Marjie Lambert | Postcard from Alabama
  In 2005, when the Alabama Tourism Department published 100 dishes to eat in Alabama before you die, I saw immediately that I'd eaten at the wrong places on my previous trips through the state: Not one of them was on the list.
• Business travelers favor Tampa, Orlando airports
  Two Florida airports are ranked among the top 10 in the United States by business travelers surveyed through Cond&eacute; Nast Traveler magazine.
• What's on (and off) Broadway this season
  Shrek, that cuddly green giant who fueled a movie franchise, is making his Broadway debut this season. So is Daniel Radcliffe (aka Harry Potter), in Equus and in the buff. Tom Cruise's current Mrs., Katie Holmes, is braving critical slings and arrows in a revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
• Former squalor now home to the avant-garde
  Turn your back on a neglected neighborhood in New York, and before you know it, the place is transformed. The city's current art gallery mecca in Chelsea is a prime example.
• Finding a 'deal' for a New York hotel
  Visitors to New York City are often shocked by the small size of the hotel rooms and the high p