Taste your way through Maine

(AP) -- Lobster pounds and clam shacks. Pick-your-own berries and local corn. Whoopee pies and Italian sandwiches. Baked bean suppers and fiddlehead ferns.

Virgin Galactic on track to begin space flights

LONDON, England (AP) -- Former "Dallas" star Victoria Principal, "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer and designer Philippe Starck have booked their flights for tourist trips into outer space, an executive for Virgin Galactic said Monday.

Social climbing on Cape Town's Table Mountain

(Budget Travel Online) -- "This bush is called the Climber's Friend," said the guide, pointing at a plant on Cape Town's Table Mountain. The prickly bush certainly didn't look amicable. "Grab onto it if you think you're going to fall," he continued. "It might save your life."

Tips to avoid getting lost in translation

(CNN) -- American businesspeople have it pretty easy, at least in terms of communicating when doing business abroad.

National Geographic on music expedition

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -- National Geographic is known for bringing the world alive through images and stories. Now it has expanded its representation of global cultures by creating a music exploration and purchasing site, enhanced with content from its National Geographic Channel and elsewhere.

Valley Forge spotlights role of black colonials

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania (AP) -- George Washington. The Marquis de Lafayette. Hannah Till.

Fuel surcharges growing in Hawaii

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- Visitors to Hawaii may be in for a surprise -- the high cost of getting around doesn't end after that long and expensive airline flight from the mainland.

Big Dig safety worries Boston visitors

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- As Wisconsin teacher Scott Wallace contemplated how to get into the city from Worcester for a harbor cruise, he had a couple of options: He could zip to the downtown pier using Big Dig roadways, or jump on a commuter train.

Highlands, N.C. blends rustic charm, rich history

(Southern Accents) -- Since this North Carolina town arranges itself on a ridge 4,000 feet above sea level, the "high" in Highlands is entirely justified.

Planes still flying with TWA 800 problem

(CNN) -- Ten years after the explosion of TWA Flight 800, the very problem that led to the disaster still has not been fully fixed -- despite a warning from the Federal Aviation Administration that it is "virtually certain to occur" again without additional safeguards.

Plastic route to earning free flights

(CNN) -- When it comes to choosing a credit card that can earn you air miles, prepare for a confusing and complicated search -- there are 900 on the market.

Cold War bunker reopens to tourists

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) -- The once-secret shelter built to house Congress after a nuclear attack will reopen to tourists after a two-year renovation, but the $15 million monument to the Cold War still has some secrets.

CouchSurfing.com wipes out

MONTREAL (AP) -- For the last three years, thousands of travelers around the globe have used a Web site called CouchSurfing.com to find like-minded folks who would let them sleep on a couch or in a spare room so they wouldn't have to stay in a hotel when they traveled.

Picnic with an appetite for ocean views

BEAVERTAIL STATE PARK, Rhode Island (AP) -- The salt water breeze cools the heat from the afternoon sun and fans the sweet smell of grilled hot Italian sausages, peppers and onions, wafting around us from the portable grills. We're quickly building up an appetite for a perfect picnic.

Some cruisers are smarter than others

(Budget Travel Online) -- There are a million things I didn't know about taking a cruise. For instance, this: Upon boarding, you're separated from your luggage for an indeterminate amount of time. Until then, you're stuck wearing what you're wearing. In the case of my cruise to Alaska aboard the Norwegian Sun, that would've meant jeans -- less than ideal when you have four hours to spend poolside before heading into the mist.

Dry Tortugas a remote refuge

DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK, Florida (AP) -- Many visitors to the Florida Keys snap a picture with the marker in Key West that designates the southernmost point in the United States. Or they buy trinkets bearing images of another famous local landmark -- the "Mile 0" road sign, marking the end of the Overseas Highway (U.S. 1), which begins more than 100 miles to the north.

U.S. hostels pale next to European counterparts

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Wander through any major European city and you're bound to stumble upon dozens of hostels, their doorways crowded with rucksacks and chatting, laughing backpackers.

Tips on traveling for an interview

(CNN) -- Congratulations! You've been asked to come in for an interview. Traveling to meet with a potential employer is no vacation, but it doesn't have to pack on additional stress.

Use of work air miles up for debate

(CNN) -- Clocking up air miles while you are traveling for work might seem like an attractive prospect -- until your employer tells you they are not yours to use.

Versailles offers new Marie-Antoinette tour

PARIS, France (AP) -- Visitors to Versailles now have access to attractions related to Marie-Antoinette which are newly restored or have not previously been open to the public.