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Stand in the heart of South Norwalk, Connecticut, under the clattering railroad trestle on tree-lined Washington Street, and ponder the choices. Straight ahead lies the Norwalk River, the riverfront Maritime Aquarium and the outdoor deck of SoNo Seaport Seafood. Between the trestle and the river, a block of hip restaurants, high-end shops and bars bustles well into the night.

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When it comes to iconic baguettes, flaky croissants and melt-in-your-mouth pains au chocolat, the French capital delivers.

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Throughout Europe -- on medieval ramparts, in churches, produce markets, alpine farmsteads and Riviera villages -- the local culture thrives while tourists sleep.

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The room rate for a discount hotel near Disneyland is $60 a night. The "upgrade" fee for accommodations with two queen-size beds: $50 a night. Something doesn't seem right about that to Michael McKernan. But getting Priceline to help him is proving impossible, despite assurances from its executive office. What should he do?

It's 7:30 P.M. on a Saturday, and the front door of a Victorian house in Oakland, California, is wide open. The owner of the home directs arrivals through the kitchen -- where Louisiana shrimp stock simmers on the stove and delicate tomato-and-white-corn tarts are being assembled on a tiled table -- and out to the backyard. Guests are gathering under a canopy of trees, sitting on the colorful cushions that surround the low tables.

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Make faces at the oh-so-cuddly panda cub or inspect a moon rock. Cheer on a big-league baseball team or practice spycraft. Who says a learning vacation can't be fun?

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Early morning meetings and late-night business dinners make it almost impossible for Trisha Curtin to fit in a workout on the road. "It's been a huge challenge to do any type of exercising other than walking from building to building," says Curtin, who works in planning and distribution for a department store.

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The Cayman Islands' sun-bleached, platinum sand causes newcomers to squint. But when vacationers trade sunglasses for scuba gear, they leave behind the washed-out surface for a realm of color. Underwater, they clearly see the beauty here.

Dwight Wolcczak and his wife miss their MAXJet Airways flight from New York to London. Catching the next plane costs them an additional $2,304 each, after a $100 change fee and a fare differential is factored in. Is that too much? Or did the airline make a mistake?

Two airliners had to circle for 18 minutes and a plane ferrying human lungs for transplant was briefly delayed Friday while an airport's lone air traffic controller took a bathroom break, the controller's union said.