Top 10 U.S. water parks

(Budget Travel Online) -- It used to be that anyone with a hose and a Hefty bag could claim to operate a water slide. Not anymore.

Quickie weddings in Vegas get tougher

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Spontaneous lovebirds and celebrities take note: There won't be any more early morning quickie marriages in Vegas.

Easing into Nevis

(Coastal Living) -- From the moment I arrive at Montpelier Plantation Inn, bone-weary after 14 hours of air travel and a bumpy ride up the mountain, something feels different.

Company selling unlikely location for relaxation

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Imagine gazing at the Caribbean's turquoise waters from a hammock strung between two palm trees. The hotel chefs who offered either fresh lobster or shrimp for dinner will soon bring the dishes to the beach. Cocktails are quickly refreshed.

Bargains abound in Bangkok's maze of markets

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- They're crowded, sticky and sweltering hot, but when it comes to bargain-hunting, Bangkok's markets are well worth the effort.

Istanbul's sultry groove

(Budget Travel Online) -- On Saturday evenings, all of Istanbul seems to stroll along Istiklal Caddesi, a pedestrian avenue in the Beyoglu district. Couples, packs of young men, and extended families share the sidewalks with lottery ticket vendors, men roasting corncobs on street carts and café singers belting pop tunes.

Conservatives ask FBI to investigate hotel porn

NEW YORK (AP) -- Pornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America's hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at triggering a federal crackdown.

How not to be the ugly American

(CNN) -- Dr. Jeanette Martin recalls conducting cultural training with a group of Japanese workers in Memphis, Tennessee, a few years ago when one of the attendees approached her warily.

United, American drop fare increases

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- United Airlines and American Airlines said on Monday they have backed away from fare increases, signaling that profit-boosting price rises have come to an end -- at least for now.

Nation's first chartered copper mine a cool retreat

EAST GRANBY, Connecticut (AP) -- Entering the mine at Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine is like being hit with a burst of air conditioning.

Woman freed to fly after tests on explosives negative

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Pakistani woman, whose carry-on items initially tested positive for explosives and prompted the evacuation of a West Virginia airport terminal, later was put on another flight with her luggage, said an airport official.

Nova Scotia: Fish, fog and ferries

WOLFVILLE, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Ten minutes into our ferry ride and we're enshrouded in fog. Not some light summer mist, but a soup so thick we can barely see in front of us.

Good-bye grits, hello quinoa

(Budget Travel) -- Creative chefs across the country are reinterpreting the greasy spoon. Sleek interiors and inventive cuisine define a new crop of diners.

BA planning to run full schedule

LONDON, England -- British Airways said Friday it is planning to operate a full schedule for the day.

Passenger's liquid sparks airport evacuation

CEREDO, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia airport terminal was evacuated Thursday after two bottles of liquid found in a woman's carry-on luggage twice tested positive for explosives residue, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said.

Timeout in Mexico

(Coastal Living) -- In Mexico's remote Isla Holbox, hours are measured by shadows shifting across agave leaves. Minutes have no meaning. "You don't know what time it is, what day it is," says vacationer Joseph Arreola. "This place is a psychiatrist. It takes away worry or stress."

Passenger describes dramatic events on diverted flight

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Antony Nash grew nervous watching the petite woman in a jogging suit seated near him in the back of United 923 as the plane flew over the Atlantic from London toward Washington.

Fighter jets escort diverted flight to Boston

BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- A woman whose altercation with passengers and crew led to the diversion of a trans-Atlantic passenger flight Wednesday will be detained and likely will face federal criminal charges, a U.S. federal prosecutor said.

No grapes at Connecticut fruit winery

SHERMAN, Connecticut (AP) -- White Silo Farm and Winery isn't very big or elaborate.

Flight diverted to Boston over passenger disturbance

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Fighter jets escorted a London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after the pilot declared an emergency because an apparently claustrophobic passenger caused a disturbance, a federal official said.