‘Best Job’ winner stung by dangerous jellyfish (AP)

AP - Trouble struck paradise this week when a British man who has the “Best Job in the World” as the caretaker of a tropical Australian island was stung by a potentially lethal jellyfish.

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Airport attractions, from polar bears to music (AP)

AP - With the latest terrorist incident over U.S. skies, air travelers are more on edge than usual and security lines are even longer. But if you’re looking for something to distract yourself from all the worries and the waiting, a few airports actually offer unique attractions.

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Skiing East v. West: It’s not just ice v. powder (AP)

AP - Long before settling amid the soaring peaks of southwestern Colorado, where she helped create a ski experience unlike any other in North America, Jen Brill learned to carve turns on blue ice at some of the better known ski resorts in the East.

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Visiting bathhouses in Budapest, the city of spas (AP)

AP - Sometimes called the “city of spas,” Budapest is home to over a dozen thermal spas.

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Southern skiers reveling in snow blast (AP)

AP - Skiers in North Carolina have an unusual treat this year: The Blue Ridge Mountains are dressed in winter white from an early snowstorm coating native rhododendrons in iridescent crystal ice and creating a solid base on the slopes. The ski resorts and snow guns are going full bore

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Travel 2010: Shanghai, Vancouver, Mexico, Orlando (AP)

AP - Forecasts for 2010 predict that more people will be traveling, but the numbers are still well below what they were before the recession. Still, if you can afford to get away, interesting events will drawing visitors to destinations around the world, from Shanghai to South Africa to Orlando.

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Elephants, guests find sanctuary in Ozarks (AP)

AP - As you walk through the field beside them, it’s difficult to tell if that rumble is the sound of their mighty footsteps or your heart thumping in your chest.

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Alabama casinos go upscale to rival Mississippi (AP)

AP - Alabama casinos are making a $500 million bet that luxury hotels, celebrity restaurants and big-name entertainment will give southbound tourists an alternative to Mississippi’s Gulf Coast gambling destinations.

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Rainbows underwater in Belize even if sky is gray (AP)

AP - It was a dark, rainy, gray day. We don’t go for monochrome excursions during our tropical adventures, so this kind of day was not acceptable.

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Miami offers a taste of Haiti, no passport needed (AP)

AP - From his corner convenience store in Little Haiti, Ashraf Mashni sees a thriving Caribbean village.

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