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Take a dip in these gorgeous pools -- the world's sexiest swimming holes.



Swimming - Recreation - Outdoors - Scuba Diving - Sports

Labor Day is a time to honor our country's workers, head to the beach and soak in the last days of summer. It's also a time to fire up the grill, heat up some meat (or vegetables for those vegetarians out there) and spend some time with friends, family and neighbors.



Labor Day - Holidays - Meat - Cooking - Vegetable

There are some indications of nightmare airfare pricing ahead. FareCompare's Rick Seaney explains why you should not expect to see many airfare wars or even bargains this fall.



FareCompare - Travel - Recreation - Rick Seaney - Transportation

How to have grape fun in Napa Valley vines without crushing your budget.



Napa Valley AVA - United States - California - Grape - Napa

Texas business owners say casinos will bring in more tourists and money.



Tourism - Texas - Gambling - Casino - United States

Inside his small third floor office at Vatican City, Father Gabriel Amorth, prepares for his next client. In the corner, a bed with restraining ropes. On the walls, pictures of the Virgin Mary. Near an armchair there is a Bible and other copies of prayers. Looking his 85 years, Father Gabriel is still dressed in his pyjamas, but his face shows signs of energy that has helped sustain him as the chief Exorcist for the Vatican during the last 25 years. In a rare interview with the Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, Father Gabriel, stongly defends his work and that of the Association of Exoricists. "The devil is not everywhere," he says, "but when he is present it is painful." He says he has treated over 70,000 cases.



Vatican City - Gabriele Amorth - La Repubblica - Italian language - Mary

Brown bread molasses and salted butterscotch. Cheese-course duo and bananas Foster. Yellow-cake batter and avocado-honey-orange. These are just a few of the signature flavors scooped out by America's top ice cream parlors. Here, we identify one great ice cream shop in each state and the District of Columbia, picked by experts for a cool end-of-summer treat.



Ice cream - Cook - Home - Baking and Confections - Frozen

Costumed characters protest Los Angeles police ban on unlicensed performers.



Police - Los Angeles - United States - Counties - Los Angeles Police Department

Family Vacation Critic has gathered together 10 family resorts that offer great deals. Each property provides something special for the kids, without breaking the bank.



Travel and Tourism - Lodging - Caribbean - Resorts - Canada

Casino proposed near Gettysburg battlefield divides townspeople.



Gettysburg Battlefield - United States - Casino - Gambling - American Civil War

Many airlines are deciding it's time to spend some money to spruce up their cabins, and not just in first class. Even the lowly coach passenger may notice some differences. American Airlines, for instance, is doubling the capacity of its overhead bins.



Business - Advertising - Marketing and Advertising - Airline - Luggage and Bags

If your road-trip refueling stops are limited to a bathroom break and a cup of murky coffee, you're not stopping at the right place. Head to a truck stop and you'll be amazed. Today's biggest stops have food courts, doctors' offices and movie theaters.



Truck stop - Business - Truck - Coffee - Transportation and Logistics

Thrill seekers can ride a four-story slide at Singapore's Changi Airport.



Singapore - Asia - Government - Embassies and Consulates - Changi Airport

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still trying to draw tourists back to the Crescent City. Travelers are coming back, but not yet to full pre-Katrina levels. For tourists looking for great food and music, no American city is better to visit than New Orleans.



New Orleans - Hurricane Katrina - Tourism - United States - Meteorology

A closer look at Post-Katrina tourism.



New Orleans - Hurricane Katrina - United States - Weather Phenomena - Meteorology

Of all the things that people have tried to take on vacation with them, this has got to be the strangest. A 31-year-old Thai woman was arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle a baby tiger cub out of Thailand in her checked luggage.



Thailand - Asia - Tiger - Iran - Suvarnabhumi Airport

As many as one in every four grown men have a teddy bear or other stuffed animal tucked away in their suitcase, according to a new study.



Teddy bear - Stuffed toy - Shopping - stuffed-animal - Toys

Drew Lawrence plans to spend the next month flying more than 33,000 miles across the nation to spread awareness about cancer and honor his late mother thanks to JetBlue's "All You Can Jet" unlimited travel pass.



Cancer - JetBlue Airways - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Michael Douglas

Hurricane Earl isn't just threatening East Coast beaches with its high winds and strong downpours. The hurricane could also ruin thousands of people's vacations. Here are some tips for traveling during hurricane season.



East Coast of the United States - Tropical cyclone - Hurricanes - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences

The string musicians of Amsterdam Sinfonietta play an impromptu Mozart concert.



Amsterdam - Orchestra - Netherlands - Music - North Holland

Want to escape the heat? Cool off (and have a blast!) in lazy rivers, cascading waterfalls and sky-high water slides at one our 10 favorite hotel swimming pools.



Lazy river - Swimming pool - Hotel - Travel and Tourism - Lodging

The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing the Federal Aviation Administration to require parents to restrain their children in a car seat when flying.



Federal Aviation Administration - National Transportation Safety Board - Car seat - Children - Home

Are you a first-time cruise traveler? Cruise ships schedule so many activities that a day at sea can be almost as much fun as a full day of sightseeing. From cooking classes to rock-climbing, trivia contests to line-dancing, wine-tasting to Wii-playing, there's truly something for everyone.



Cruise ship - Rock climbing - Recreation - Travel - Specialty Travel

In April 2000, husband and wife Neville and Catherine Hockley fell head-over-heels for the sailboat Dream Time in a Long Island parking lot. In June 2007, they packed up their stationary lives in New York and set sail for an eight- to ten-year adventure on the water.



Long Island - New York City - New York - Dream Time - United States