Vacation options like you wouldn't believe - By DAVID BEAR Looking for some offbeat vacation ideas? How about Chain Gang Fantasy Camps, escorted tours through the finest penal colonies in North and South America? Or Cumulative Four Star vacations, travel packages consisting of your choice of one-star acco...

The West Texas town may look wild, but it's pretty tame - The melody and words of Marty Robbins' gunslinger ballad "El Paso" rattled through my head as I walked off the plane to visit this classic West Texas town. Never mind that a rented minivan _ not a horse _ would be my means of transportation. And w... Driving in Ireland a bit scary  If you're the type of traveler who likes to explore, you'll probably want to see Ireland by car. But be prepared: Driving there is a pretty darn scary experience, and not just because gas costs almost $5 a gallon. For starters, you have to drive on... Traversing one of the most spectacular roads in America To drive on the Beartooth Highway is to dance on top of the world. The mountainous landscape possesses thrilling, take-your-breath-away beauty. We expect our time on the Beartooth Highway to be spectacular. It is a high performer on those exclamati...More Route 66 still revs up passions, memories - In its earliest days, the neon zig-zagging the top of the Grandview Motel was an eastbound Route 66 motorist's first sign of roadside lodging in Albuquerque, N.M. Today, the more-than-60-year-old motel has only two red letters alight. It's the "no...

Barcelo measures up as all-inclusive resort - The Barcelo Maya Resort occupies more than a mile of beachfront property 47 miles straight south of the Cancun airport. Developed by the 75-year-old Spanish-owned company that operates hotels and resorts in 16 countries, the resort campus is a comp...