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Sun-Sentinel Travel

• Thomas Swick: A beginner's tour of western North Carolina

• Around Florida: Scallop, beer and watermelon festivals

• Dewayne Bevil: Proof there were tourists before there were theme parks

• 2008 most expensive states to visit Photos

• Around Florida the week of Aug. 3: Lighthouse celebration, homeless fund-raiser, concert series

• Theme Park Rangers: Plan a getaway to Universal Studios during Halloween Horror Nights

• Key West's taxis are going green

• How to say Mickey Mouse in American Sign Language

• Vacation at home:Take a staycation! Photos

• Florida has 3 of nation's top 10 beaches, including No. 1

• Calendar: Hemingway Days in Key West, Summer Jazz in Naples

• Theme Park Rangers: Which of Orlando's water rides will get you a good soaking

• Orlando parks

• Theme Park Rangers: Discounts to the theme parks attractions

• Party all day and night in glittery, glamorous Miami

• Midtown hotel prices: The real story

• Hollywood by the Sea review

• Florida festival makes Coastal Living's top 10 seafood and wine festivals

• Sabal Palm House review

• Grandview Gardens an oasis steps from downtown

• Sundy House review

• Florida residents get multiday, multipark deal at SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens

• South Florida B & B's: Get away from it all in your own backyard

• Loxahatchee River, a stream of consciousness

• Around Florida: Cape Coral, Melbourne, St. Augustine, Pensacola, Big Pine Key

• Best water parks

• Thomas Swick: How I worked my summer vacation

• SeaWorld AfterDark

• Orlando entertainment discounts

• Eating smart at Disney World

• Disney for Less: Orlando Theme Park discounts

• Thomas Swick: Veni, vidi, vendor: Enjoying the charms of street food

• Theme Park Rangers: Finding a quiet retreat at Disney's Animal Kingdom

• Nostalgic for Florida

• The most amazing main street in Florida

• Spring time!: Florida's high springs

• Pelican Grand Beach resort's day-rate targets local market

• New Orlando theme-park twists keep repeat riders on their toes

• Thomas Swick: Solutions for hopelessly outdated landmarks

• Travel for the history buff: Florida Museum Of Natural History

• Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park is home to the elusive ghost orchid

• Theme Park Ranger: Party with Shamu after dark

• Travel: Five lesser-known Florida islands

More Travel Ideas

• Family cruise takes separate courses

• Cruises that cater to the blues fan

• Tom Swick: Travels: Thinking of Iowa

• Search seatguru.com before you sit on that plane

• Music and film festivals in Chicago, Jersey City, N.J.; Providence, R.I.; and Montreal

• London: Murder, mystery and monarchs

• Place your bets on bargains to be found in Las Vegas

• Leaving stone unturned no

• Cruising in Alaska can be a nightmare or a dream

• Travel book reviews

• Celebrity travel: Go away with...

• Celebrity travel: Go away with Clay Aiken

• 2008 best golf resorts

• Celebrity travel: Go away with Henry Winkler

• Celebrity travel: Go away with John Cho

• Eats.com is great for the dining traveler

• Young & Restless: Learning golf in exotic locales

• Celebrity travel: Go away with KT Tunstall

• Enjoying New England's fall on the coastal route

• Statue of Liberty's crown may reopen to public

• 2008 least expensive states to visit Photos

• Georgia Aquarium adds 'Sistine'-like mural

• What you need to know about Alaska's Denali National Park

• Here's a vacation tip: Sift through some New York trash

• What to expect at a dude ranch: Visiting Tanque Verde

• Branson keeps polishing its acts

• Maid on a mission: 6 secrets for avoiding housekeeping hell

• Reims rhymes with France

• Record tourism could harm Easter Island statues

• New guidebooks target niche audiences

• 9 ways to stretch a euro in Paris

• Eco-resorts around the world

• California honeymoon spots for same-sex couples

• New website offers deals on all-inclusive vacations

• Muir Woods in San Francisco: What to see

• 10 budget-friendly tips for enjoying Paris

• Touring the barbecue side of Alabama

• Parents magazine names top beach resorts for families

• Oahu's other attractions

• Mexico a go-go: Adventure sports are plentiful south of the border

• A river barge journey in the South of France

• Young and restless: Breaking down walls in Morocco , with camels and couscous

• Bonaire: Dutch mariachis, nude snorkelers and the incomparable Captain Don

• Thomas Swick: Your country is happier than our country