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A tour of eight of Florida's Gulf Islands reveals that each key of the archipelago has a unique vibe -- offering enough variety to match any personality.
 
We take a look at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, a space established in 2000 to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world. A $60-million addition will be unveiled Nov. 6.
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We take a look at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, a space established in 2000 to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world. A $60-million addition will be unveiled Nov. 6.
 
Meet the racing crabs of the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. John and St. Thomas.
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Meet the racing crabs of the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. John and St. Thomas.
 
 
A look at the melting pot culture of Zanzibar, an East African archipelago off the Tanzanian coast, as seen by travel writer Christopher Vourlias.
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A look at the melting pot culture of Zanzibar, an East African archipelago off the Tanzanian coast, as seen by travel writer Christopher Vourlias.
 
An early look at the longest, tallest, widest, heaviest and most expensive cruise liner in the world, before its much-anticipated maiden voyage in December.
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An early look at the longest, tallest, widest, heaviest and most expensive cruise liner in the world, before its much-anticipated maiden voyage in December.
 
These days, you're likely to find some of the best meals in Singapore's seedy red-light districts.
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These days, you're likely to find some of the best meals in Singapore's seedy red-light districts.
 
Winter comes early in Manitoba, bringing some furry white visitors both darling and deadly.
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Winter comes early in Manitoba, bringing some furry white visitors both darling and deadly.
 
From a pilot's-eye view, the magnificent wilds of the South African bush fulfill the imagination.
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From a pilot's-eye view, the magnificent wilds of the South African bush fulfill the imagination.
 
Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market, is also the world's finest fish theater -- a daily drama you can witness for free in Tokyo.
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Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market, is also the world's finest fish theater -- a daily drama you can witness for free in Tokyo.
 
"Pop-up" restaurants are, yep, popping up around New York. Brooklyn Fare chef Cesar Ramirez welcomes up to 12 diners, just three nights a week, to taste his improvised gourmet cuisine.
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"Pop-up" restaurants are, yep, popping up around New York. Brooklyn Fare chef Cesar Ramirez welcomes up to 12 diners, just three nights a week, to taste his improvised gourmet cuisine.
 
More than 1,300 entries poured into our 10th annual contest, meaning we had some tough decisions to make. From Alaska to Kenya, Italy to India, explore this year's breathtaking winners.
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More than 1,300 entries poured into our 10th annual contest, meaning we had some tough decisions to make. From Alaska to Kenya, Italy to India, explore this year's breathtaking winners.
 
A modern-day look at the towns in which Martin Luther began to protest the power and practices of the Roman Catholic Church nearly 500 years ago.
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A modern-day look at the towns in which Martin Luther began to protest the power and practices of the Roman Catholic Church nearly 500 years ago.
 
Nothing gets a camper van's motor running like heading out on Hawaii's Big Island and Maui.
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Nothing gets a camper van's motor running like heading out on Hawaii's Big Island and Maui.
 
Former president
George W. Bush called Slovenia "a little slice of heaven" during his first visit in 2001 and after a few days in its capital city, you'd be hard-pressed to disagree.
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Former president George W. Bush called Slovenia "a little slice of heaven" during his first visit in 2001 and after a few days in its capital city, you'd be hard-pressed to disagree.
 
A city both ancient and modern is quickly paving over its past. But its character remains.
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A city both ancient and modern is quickly paving over its past. But its character remains.
 
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Five years after the Taliban fled Kabul under the cover of night, signs of fragile but real progress abound. Simple pleasures once prohibited -- song and dance, the flutter of kites -- have resumed. And for the first time, women and girls once repressed under Taliban rule are able to take better control of their lives and their futures.

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Alberto Korda was born Alberto Diaz Gutierrez in Havana in 1928, the same year as Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. Korda captured the celebrated photograph of Che during his work as personal photographer to Fidel Castro. In the book 'Cuba by Korda,' available Sept. 15, 2006, rare photos of Fidel Castro and Guevara, as well as the stories behind the photographs.

In the 25 years of the epidemic, treatment has improved, but the issues of social isolation, and, often, economic instability remain.