Who said airfare deals would peter out in 2011? I suppose they still might, but here's one I like from JetBlue that features good fares for spring from Long Beach. One-way fares start at $39 to Sacramento, San Francisco and Oakland, and $49 to Seattle -- but you must book by Tuesday night.

Right Bank or Left Bank?  Visitors have a choice of three exciting exhibitions at two major Paris art museums. 

Thompson Hotels' Donovan House in Washington, D.C., has a lot going for it this spring -- its downtown location at Thomas Circle, for one, and a room sale in February and March that starts at $109 a night.

It's 4 a.m., and an IT geek with scruffy blond hair called Bunny is sipping beer and swallowing chunks of bread dipped in cheese fondue. Other people are passing around joints, or just chilling — literally.

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Halong Bay in the Quang Ninh province of Vietnam, about 100 miles east of Hanoi, is on the short list of finalists for possible New7Wonders of Nature, a global campaign to elect the official new seven wonders of nature. The seven will be named on Nov. 11. Halong Bay has nearly 2,000 limestone islands -- many of them hollow, with massive caves. There are several operators offering up excursions on the bay, but Emeraude Classic Cruises says it offers up something a little different.

Here's a passel of spring packages for the Caribbean that pair round-trip airfare from Los Angeles with hotels on 10 islands in the Bahamas. And prices start at less than $1,000 per person, based on double occupancy.

Now you can take your guitar on the road and polish up your pickin' with the help of the little Guitar Sidekick ($29.99).

This app (and a website) is for foodies who aren't content with just reading restaurant reviews. It gives them a sneak peek at the dishes.

Question: I love reading while on vacation. In the past, I have been known to bring — and read — five to 10 hard-cover books for a one-week trip. I am going to Europe this summer, and I have no idea if my electronic-reading devices will be able to download anything. Should I purchase and download all of my reading material in the U.S. before I leave, or is it possible that my gadgets will be able to hook up?

What I've dubbed the "most anticipated new roller coaster of the summer" has arrived at Six Flags Magic Mountain --and I'm already salivating.

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A new queen is visiting Los Angeles this winter: The Queen Victoria ocean liner. This sedate and oh-so-British Cunard Line vessel, which called Jan. 30 in L.A., will return Feb. 13 for a four-night round trip to Ensenada, Mexico.

• Victoria is latest queen in Cunard's lineage

The lofty Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas offers a February deal that might make your heart beat faster: Stay two nights and get a third night free at this AAA Five Diamond hotel in the swank CityCenter complex. It works for Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day or anything else you want to celebrate this month.

Hotel rates in the Dallas area are running about 200% higher than normal, according to Priceline.com data. Welcome to the Super Bowl!

SeaWorld trainers won't return to "water work" with killer whales in the new 2011 Shamu show after the death of an animal trainer forced a complete reworking of the marine park's signature attraction, SeaWorld officials said.

• SeaWorld to replace Shamu show in 2011

Former USC safety Troy Polamalu will be easy to spot when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl on Sunday.