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During my college years, I travelled to Europe every summer. Back then, I’d start hatching my plans in spring: First, I’d determine how much time I could get away for, and then I’d buy a cheap plane ticket to Europe.

STACEY PLAISANCE The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — It’s expensive to be a tourist in a town that’s hosting two of the biggest events of the new year — Mardi Gras and the NFL Super Bowl — but New Orleans has plenty of free things to do.

Twice a year, cruise lines reposition their ships across the Atlantic, either to Europe (spring) or North America (fall).

Light mist cloaked the ancient hills in Upper Normandy, and from somewhere within this tapestry of seaside cliffs and pastures of flowers, I expected a fire-breathing dragon or a white-haired wizard muttering ancient incantations would come bounding

When flying to Singapore, watch your language or you could face more than a stern scolding.

If you are a member of a hotel loyalty program, you probably are not very loyal.

TRAVEL BRIEFS The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio de Janeiro is mixing technology with tradition to provide tourists information about the city by embedding bar codes into the black-and-white mosaic sidewalks that are a symbol of the ci

YOUKYUNG LEE The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Google Inc.

MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans has celebrated plenty of milestones on its slow road to recovery from hurricane Katrina, but arguably none is bigger than hosting its first Super Bowl since the 2005 storm left the city

NEW ORLEANS — The cab careened past Washington Square and onto Frenchmen Street. It was close to 10 p.m., and the neighborhood was filled with locals adorned with tattoos, piercings and lots of ragged black accessories.