Gray Line New York, best known for bus tours, is launching a discount card for Big Apple visitors that offers savings for up to four people on restaurants, attractions, stores and even some theater tickets. The card is good for 30 days from the first day you use it and costs $24.99 plus tax.

Iceland’s airports were closed Sunday and transatlantic flights were being diverted around that country’s airspace after a major volcanic eruption.

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In July, Machu Picchu, Peru's biggest tourist attraction, will mark its 100th anniversary of rediscovery. Hiram Bingham III, a Yale professor, came upon the vine-covered ruins on July 24, 1911. Here, then, as we lead up to the century mark, are 100-plus facts about Machu Picchu, its country, its history and its players. We will post one each day for the next 100 days.

Save your Internet for when you really need it. These offline recipes — sure to appeal to vegetarians and carnivores alike — will make even a rookie camp cook look like a top chef at chow time.

Question: My husband and I recently traveled on KLM from LAX to Amsterdam. We used Transportation Security Administration-regulated locks on our suitcases, which we've done several times. When we arrived in Amsterdam, the locks were missing, and there was no note that the luggage had been searched. Nothing had been disturbed; it looked as though someone had merely removed the locks and kept them — theft, pure and simple. This is a small thing, but I find it quite upsetting that a TSA employee committed this petty crime. Have you heard of this happening to others?

Steven Tramz captured this image of San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission while on a driving drip in February.

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In 1930, Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias and his wife, Rose, traveled to the island of Bali in Indonesia and promptly fell in love with what they saw. They stayed nine months, soaking up the natural beauty and distinct culture. Covarrubias later wrote a classic book called "Island of Bali," which somewhat overshadowed the art he made on the trip. One of those paintings is a stylized map of Bali, showing the diamond-shaped island dominated by smoking volcanoes towering over lush valleys and hillsides terraced into rice fields. Temples dot the terrain and in the ocean dragons and mermaids swim while a cruise ship steams away.

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In July, Machu Picchu, Peru's biggest tourist attraction, will mark its 100th anniversary of rediscovery. Hiram Bingham III, a Yale professor, came upon the vine-covered ruins on July 24, 1911. Here, then, as we lead up to the century mark, are 100-plus facts about Machu Picchu, its country, its history and its players. We will post one each day for the next 100 days.

You can minimize soreness in your neck and shoulders when you tote around your big SLR camera, with its zoom lens and other gear, thanks to the new SLR Camera Sling ($89.99) from Case Logic.

I don’t know what you can take with you for the "rapture," which some people believe will happen Saturday, but I do know there are things you can’t take with you on an airplane (and one thing I didn’t know about). And now, the owners of these objects know that too.

The new Star Tours attraction that will soon debut at Disneyland adds several layers of 3-D realism to the 1980s-era simulator ride, making the experience less like watching a movie and more like being in the middle of the action.

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The Ravella at Lake Las Vegas will kick off Memorial Day with a package that includes two poolside parties on the holiday weekend -- a Caribbean bash on Saturday and a traditional barbecue on Sunday -- and a benefit concert featuring Skip Martin, former Kool & the Gang member.  Prices start at $119 a night. With these extras, you may never make it to the Strip. 

In July, Machu Picchu, Peru's biggest tourist attraction, will mark its 100th anniversary of rediscovery. Hiram Bingham III, a Yale professor, came upon the vine-covered ruins on July 24, 1911. Here, then, as we lead up to the century mark, are 100-plus facts about Machu Picchu, its country, its history and its players. We will post one each day for the next 100 days.

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After 14 years in the making, the long-rumored and oft-delayed remake of the Star Tours attraction at Disneyland is about to become a reality.

• Photos: Concept art for Star Tours 2 at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios

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La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., is finishing a $50-million renovation of rooms, a spa and golf course. In honor of the new look, online travel company Travel-Ticker.com has a good offer for this 400-acre resort. Rooms start at $199 a night, including several extras.