This was one squirrel that was ready for a close-up. A curious squirrel is an Internet star - thanks to a Minnesota couple’s photograph.

City dwellers can get their hands dirty and reconnect with Mother Earth, too, by exploring several pick-your-own fruit farms within driving distance of New York.

Connecticut Escape: Treat yourself to a romantic stay at the Water’s Edge Resort & Spa, in Westbrook, with a Bed & Breakfast package.

The Galapagos Islands, home to a host of unique wildlife and the place where Charles Darwin formed his theory of evolution, are being threatened by foreign mosquitos arriving on tourist boats and planes.

Cuba, in the grip of a serious economic crisis, is running short of toilet paper and may not get sufficient supplies until the end of the year, officials with state-run companies said last week.

Mermaids really do exist. So say a new wave of believers in the town of Kirvat Yam, Israel, who swear theyve seen the fabled fish in the flesh.

Forget oysters and Champagne. A British ice cream company thinks it has a better aphrodisiac on its hands: an ice cream cocktail called The Sex Pistol, which they liken to a dose of Viagra in a frosty glass.

A luxury resort in San Diego is offering rooms for $19 a night if you don’t mind sleeping in a tent.

When it comes to vacations, celebrities are just like everyone else - it’s not how much money you spend, it’s where you spend your time that makes for a memorable getaway. Here’s what some New York-based celebs are doing this summer.

Forty years after Woodstock, it’s not hard to notice the ironies when visiting the upstate New York town of Bethel, site of the most famous rock concert in history.