What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.

The herald of the change upending the traditional order of things along Kahuwai Bay came strolling up the beach one afternoon wearing tennis shorts, a polo shirt and a smirk.

Next stop, Antarctica, I muttered, as my little rental car swayed along the lonely, narrow road.

If I go down to Kapahulu Avenue on the last day of a trip to Honolulu, I am going to get into trouble. I may never make it back to the mainland.

So this guy is walking toward the parking lot with his wife, big guy with a small camera around his neck, and he's obviously not happy.

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.

Darn it, isn't anyone scrimping on their Disney World vacation? I'm here to look for families who can give cost-cutting tips.

The top dive destinations in the Caribbean/Atlantic, from Scuba Diving magazine's annual reader survey: Bonaire Dominica Cozumel, Mexico.

The top golf communities, from Travel+Leisure Golf magazine's annual listing. 1. Sea Island, Ga. 2. Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, S.C.

Paul Johnson spotted the unusual S-shaped trail of a sidewinder in the dust and stopped the SUV on the empty road to have a look. No snake in sight, but there was another desert dweller crossing the ruts up ahead.

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.

The top value-for-money countries, from the Country Brand Index 2006. 1. Thailand 2. Indonesia 3. United States 4. Turkey 5. Spain

You don't have to skate like an Olympic champion to hear oohs and aahs at the Curry Village Ice Rink. Matter of fact, you don't have to be much of a skater at all to enjoy a memorable setting where Mother Nature is the biggest star.

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.

It was 1996. Doug Lansky was in a phone booth in South America, trying to hook up a tele-coupler - an ancient, bizarre-looking device intended to connect a computer to the Internet using suction cups attached to a telephone's headpiece - and pumping coins into the phone.

Sure, they clog your mailbox. But e-mail newsletters also feed your wanderlust - and help you ferret out deals that might otherwise go unnoticed. Most travel e-mail newsletters are delivered weekly, though a few go out monthly. To sign up for them, just go to the company's Website listed below; the e-mail signup feature is usually obvious. You can cancel your subscription at any time.

Strangers in our home. People unseen, unknown, unrecommended by anyone my husband or I knew. Our friends thought we were nuts. My husband thought I was nuts.

MAJOR ONLINE AGENCIES Each of The Big Three offers airfares, hotels, car rentals and packages and sometimes has special rates unavailable elsewhere. All have agents available by phone and have worked to improve their service though, as consumer advocate Christopher Elliott points out, which suits you best may be a matter of personal preference. Here's a rundown on each.

A new world of maps is unfolding online, giving travelers the power to scout their destination from as close as curbside to as far out as space. Take, for example, a trip to Manhattan. While a traveler planning such a trip might once have felt lost trying to pick a hotel or figuring out what landmarks were worth the walk, today's traveler could: