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Namaste! Burlington, Vt., the latest airport to add yoga room to make travel less stressful

Namaste! Burlington, Vt., the latest airport to add yoga room to make travel less stressful

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Travellers don't equate the hustle and bustle of airports with yoga but now some airports are adding tranquil spaces where practitioners can stretch, meditate and get away from it all.
African-American baby doll tradition is undergoing a revival in New Orleans for Mardi Gras

African-American baby doll tradition is undergoing a revival in New Orleans for Mardi Gras

NEW ORLEANS - The "baby dolls," an on-again, off-again Mardi Gras tradition of New Orleans' African-American community, are on again.

Tourism, turtle nests set records in Dare County, but not all businesses benefit

RALEIGH, N.C. - It seems that tourism and sea turtles can thrive together, if visitor and nesting figures from coastal Dare County last year are any indication.

Shifting sands yield mystery shipwreck on remote Ga. coastal island that likely dates to 1800s

SAVANNAH, Ga. - The odd skeleton of wooden beams barely poked above the sands, exposed just enough by wind and tides for a beachcomber to report the curious find.
Investigators turn focus to Japanese maker of Boeing 787 batteries

Investigators turn focus to Japanese maker of Boeing 787 batteries

TOKYO - Japanese and U.S. investigators began a probe Monday into the maker of the lithium ion batteries used in Boeing's grounded 787 jets.

Sightseeing rules evolve in continental Europe

Three countries with a rich heritage — Germany, Hungary and Austria — each have a constantly evolving sightseeing scene.
Spy-laden past lurks in Tallinn

Spy-laden past lurks in Tallinn

TALLINN, Estonia — You could easily lose yourself while exploring the Estonian capital’s well-preserved medieval Old Town or become absorbed in Tallinn’s gritty Soviet and spy-laden past.

Fare discounts fade as bookings grow stronger

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Beyond Obama's oath of office, what inauguration visitors can see, do and taste in Washington

WASHINGTON - Whether visitors want to try one of the first family's favourite restaurants, discover a sense of history or escape from the crowd to find a museum off the beaten path, Washington is the nation's cultural capital this weekend for inaugur

TSA to drop X-ray airport scanners by June because of privacy concerns; other scanners staying

Those airport scanners with their all-too revealing body images will soon be going away.