Amid art deco and glittering nightlife

MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) -- South Beach was once a place where crime kept residents indoors at night and retirees lined porches. Forlorn hotels stood mostly vacant, and a popular outdoor mall was reduced to a desolate strip where bums slept.

A DIY 'Project Runway' tour

(Budget Travel Online) -- We're not the only ones excited that Bravo's Emmy-nominated "Project Runway" is back for its third season. On the widely popular reality TV show, 15 up-and-coming designers compete in weekly challenges for the chance to show their collections at New York's Fall Fashion Week.

Escape to Idaho's lake country

(Sunset) -- The lakes of northern Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene, Pend Oreille and Priest -- are deep, blue and busy. Scooped out during the Ice Age, the lakes now float yachts and kayaks. On the green shores, towns draw visitors to high-end resorts, restaurants and lakefront bicycle trails.

Some Northwest flights delayed for 2nd day

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- A computer glitch caused more delays for some Northwest Airlines Corp. flights Wednesday, as the carrier attempted to fly a full schedule while its technicians worked to fix the problem that delayed nearly 300 flights on Tuesday.

Alaska museum reflects drama of landscape

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- The museum on the hill looks like breaching whales. Or maybe the swooping white walls bring to mind shimmering northern lights. Or ships passing. Or the Earth's great tectonic plates shoved up and over one another.

Riding the rails to Lhasa: China opens train to Tibet

ABOARD THE BEIJING-LHASA EXPRESS (AP) -- Chugging past shaggy yaks and fluffy clouds that look low enough to lasso, the train from Beijing to Lhasa makes its final climb into nosebleed territory pulled by three locomotives instead of the usual one.

Computer glitch causes problems for Northwest

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- Northwest Airlines Corp. said a computer problem that developed Tuesday afternoon resulted in delays and cancellations of some Northwest and Northwest Airlink flights.

Get the most out of your African safari

(Budget Travel Online) -- It's a big trip in terms of time, planning, and money -- so before heading into the lion's den, conduct a bit of research.

The laughter of children carries Rwanda's hope

KIBUYE, Rwanda (CNN) -- Vast Lake Kivu sparkles, with its waves and lush islands. It conjures up visions of a tropical paradise, perhaps somewhere in the South Pacific.

Conquer the currency conversion conundrum

(CNN) -- Your plane landed at Barajas two hours ago. You've already picked up a rental car and checked into your hotel in downtown Madrid. But your meetings aren't until tomorrow, and you have some time to kill.

Fame dogs hotel's most popular worker

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The 94-year-old Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel spent $38 million on a facelift, refurbishing its soaring lobby with 21-foot-high Italian marble columns, gilded ceilings and Waterford crystal chandeliers.

Take high road and low road to Scottish Highlands

KYLEAKIN, Scotland (AP) -- There is indeed poetry in the geography of the Highlands of Scotland.

Maine rocks: Craggy peninsula shelters treasures

(Coastal Living) -- "With all the lighthouses in Maine," I ask, "why did they put this one on the state quarter?"

WaterFire brings magic to Providence rivers

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- A shirtless man spinning flaming chains stands on a long, narrow platform in the middle of the Providence River.

Minor-league ballparks: Fan friendly, affordable, fun

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Sitting at picnic table above the ballpark's left field wall, Susan Schaffer munched on sweet corn and a chocolate chip cookie.

US Airways to place ads on barf bags

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- US Airways wants to make the most out of a nauseating situation.

Dozens injured when cruise ship tips

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A cruise ship listed sharply off Port Canaveral, Florida, injuring at least 93 passengers, 16 of them seriously, according to the Cape Canaveral Fire Department.

Radar outage grounds planes in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A power outage knocked out radar and forced a halt to all incoming and outgoing flight in the Los Angeles, California, area Tuesday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Monumental opening

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) -- Under a sweltering sun, a mason struggles to slip a 200-kilogram (440-pound) stone into place atop an ancient temple that for decades has looked more like a giant jigsaw puzzle than one of the Angkor era's finest monuments.

Power outages interrupt train, air service in New York

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Scattered power outages in New York inconvenienced tens of thousands of travelers Tuesday as Con Edison struggled to meet high demand for power in the face of sweltering temperatures.