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Friday, March 19 Destinations The passion of Argentina Michael Buerk salutes the variety and vitality of one of Latin America's greatest countries... Telegraph (London) Scotland: Mud cake and whisky On foot and mountain bike, Kathryn Heyman crosses hill and dale in the country's south-west... Sydney Morning Herald Literary Guide to London Thumbing through first editions, rare volumes, and obscure political tracts, Travel + Leisure finds there is no city for bibliophiles quite like London... Travel and Leisure 36 Hours in Phuket, Thailand In recent years the island has firmly reasserted itself as a premier beach resort in southern Thailand... New York Times Tours and Activities Universal Studios opens in Singapore Southeast Asian destination hopes to become top regional tourist draw... MSN.com Vacation Boot Camp: Top 10 action-packed adventures From paddle surfing in Oahu to perfecting your polo game in Barbados to rappelling over waterfalls in Brazil, these ten fitness vacations are sure to jack up your heart rate... MSN.com Headfirst Down the Slopes, on an Airboard Some resorts are making way for a new downhill activity aimed at those who prefer to experience winter sports horizontally and with their feet unencumbered... New York Times 10 great places to honor our foremothers March is Women's History Month, and Heather Huyck, author of a guidebook for the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites, shares her favorite locations. "These are not your grandmother's lace doily museums," she says... USA Today Cruise Cruise Insurance: Are You Protected in a Natural Disaster? With recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, rogue waves impacting cruises, and hurricane season rapidly approaching, you might be wondering how to protect your cruise vacation from a natural disaster or other unforeseen event... CruiseCritic.com Recession hurting cruise ship builders The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships... Yahoo Travel News Cunard: Longer trans-Atlantic crossings are here to stay One of the oldest traditions in the cruise business, a trans-Atlantic crossing between New York and Southampton on a Cunard Line ship, is getting longer... USA Today Alternative lifestyle cruise pioneer RSVP vacations to offer first voyage to Hawaii The creator of the alternative lifestyle cruise concept has chartered a Norwegian Cruise Line ship for a seven-day sailing around the Hawaiian islands... USA Today Oasis of the Seas makes a huge impression This cruise isn't about ports. Heck, it isn't even really about the ocean, which seems a mere backdrop to the whiz-bang onboard spectacle — the wave pool, zip line and ice rink; Broadway musical, dive show... USA Today Transportation FAA proposes new $300,000 penalty against American Federal regulators have hit American Airlines with $300,000 in new penalties over maintenance issues... Yahoo Travel News Delta adding new service in L.A., N.Y. The world's biggest airline seeks coveted business travelers... MSN.com Lodging 7 Tips for Villa Rentals Thinking of renting a villa for your next vacation? Start here... Travel and Leisure Stretching the limits of 'pet-friendly' Increasingly, hotels, inns and resorts are adopting pet-friendlier policies to attract pet-loving guests. Unfortunately, patrons don't always pack good behavior or common sense... MSN.com Where Kipling Reared Mowgli (in Vermont) At Naulakha, Kipling's retreat, guests have a chance to lie in his bed, read at his desk, turn his faucets and, yes, even bathe in his tub... New York Times Hard times send hotel industry into 'survival mode' Many frequent travelers say they see the tangible effect that the recession has had on the nation's hotel industry... USA Today Other and Odd World's Strangest Traffic Laws Everyone knows not to speed. But these arcane traffic rules could catch you by surprise—and cost you—when you're driving overseas... Travel and Leisure Which is more useful, a guidebook or a travel app? A comprehensive travel guidebook can feel like a brick in your luggage. Yet smart phone travel guides are not always a good alternative... Yahoo Travel News 365 Guide Tip for the Day The Image You Project Your travel agency has an image. 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