Cuba will allow its citizens to stay in hotels previously reserved for foreigners, the latest in a series of decisions to lift bans on good and services that the average Cuban can’t afford.

Taking the kids: Disney magic behind the scenes
The next time the kids balk at doing their math or science homework, tell them about Chrissie, Kevin, Marc, Dustin and Steph.

Mont St. Michel: Magnificence on a mud flat
I love to scamper, at low tide, shoes in my hands, far from shore, across the mud flat in the vast Bay of Mont St. Michel. Splashing across black sand and through little puddles, I head for a dramatic abbey reaching to heaven from a rock surrounded by a vast and muddy solitude.

With fuel prices high, airlines lighten the load
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Pay-what-you-like restaurants
Radiohead made news when it allowed its fans to pay whatever they thought was reasonable to download the band’s latest album. Now, innovative restaurants around the world are doing the same thing — letting their patrons decide how much their meal is worth.

Mass tourism swamps Asia’s remote places
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More chaos for Heathrow travelers
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