KEY WEST, Fla. - Imagine that Hieronymus Bosch and Federico Fellini got together with the express purpose of creating an island. The artist and the filmmaker - both known for their bizarre flights of fantasy - would probably have come up with something resembling Key West.

Dear Travel Diva: When you buy a plane ticket, is the space directly above your seat in overhead storage yours as part of your ticket? By the time I get on the plane, someone usually has put their bag in the space where mine was supposed to go. Am I wrong to feel that I'm entitled to that space? - Feeling Crowded

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.

Q. We're planning to visit Washington, D.C., in 2009. Is there a better time of year to go? Should we rent a car? What are the "must" attractions? - J.M., Santa Clara, Calif.

AVELLA, Pa. - Meadowcroft is a word very familiar to archaeologists and less to tourists. But that could be changing.

BETHESDA, Md. Hotel company Marriott International Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit dropped 28 percent, compared to 2007, and it warned investors about deteriorating conditions for 2009 amid the ongoing financial crisis.

Both volunteering and vacationing with your sweetie can help bring you closer together. So why not get the best of both worlds through "voluntourism," which is all about helping others and enjoying some fabulous perks along the way, instead?

HONOLULU Hawaii's tourism industry is offering new deals, incentives and packages as it grapples with turbulent airline industry and Americans holding tight to their wallets.

Holidays are a special time, but you spend so much energy running around buying gifts, visiting relatives across the country and hosting parties that by the time it's all over, you're probably feeling a little ragged. With the hustle and bustle, you've abandoned your daily routines and your diet's gone out the window. You need to turn over a new leaf, and you might need some help doing it. That's why the Lodge at Buckberry Creek in Gatlinburg, Tenn., is hosting the New Leaf Weekend. With instruction in yoga, Pilates, fitness and nutrition, they'll help you start the new year with a focus on personal wellness of the mind, body and spirit. The restaurant chef will even host a hands-on cooking session to teach you about wellness cuisine and healthy eating habits. All those special features, plus access to the Lodge's scenic hiking trails and in-room spa opportunities, might be just what you need to embark on a new year with energy, focus, and a commitment to wellness.

AVELLA, Pa. - Meadowcroft is a word very familiar to archaeologists and less to tourists. But that could be changing.

Q. Do you have any recommendations for cruising with teenage boys? They will be 17, 13 and 11 when we are thinking of taking this trip. - A. T., San Rafael, Calif.

Kenya is slowly recovering from an economic lost year after violence in the wake of December's close elections left up to 1,000 people dead. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were on the move.

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Marcia McMacken stepped off the boardwalk and took a long look at the sweeping scene around her - bright green meadows in front, craggy tan peaks and deep forbidding canyons behind. She was clearly enamored.

The polar bear is 3 years old and hungry. "Ursus maritimus" has spent two years with his mother, and now on his own, he prowls the shoreline of an Arctic island, his fur the yellow-white of summer. He is vulnerable to the appetites of older and larger bears; this first year on his own may be the most treacherous in his life.

CORONADO, Calif. - Sometime around 2013, an oceanography professor at Florida International University will emerge from his office in Miami and declare Coronado Beach the best sand strand in the United States.

It's another absurdly gorgeous day in Hawaii. The sunlit sky is a neon blue. A gentle breeze caresses the tops of the palm trees. And the turquoise ocean is calm and inviting.

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. State planners recommend spending $16 billion to replace an aging bridge over the Hudson River in New York City's northern suburbs.

LONDON British Airways canceled more than a dozen flights Friday following an air traffic control computer glitch a day earlier, the airline said.