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10Best consulted its Caribbean experts when it needed nominees for Best Caribbean Island. Here are the top 20 islands, as chosen by the expert panel for this Readers' Choice contest. Which one speaks to you?

'Best Caribbean Island' nominees a tropical bucket list

The nominees for the 10Best Readers' Choice contest make a tropical bucket list.

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destinations

Past the town of Ushuaia in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego archipelago, there's nothing but miles and miles of water between you and the frozen loneliness of Antarctica.

10 exciting destinations at the edge of the world
Extreme destinations that inspire soul-searching as you stand at Earth's outermost reaches.

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Bordered by the famous wine regions of Napa (and Mt. St. Helena) directly south, Sonoma to the southwest and Mendocino to the west, Lake County today produces quite a few fine wines in its own right. Visit beautiful Brassfield Estate Winery without c

5 up-and-coming California wine regions
These AVAs outside of Napa and Sonoma are producing stellar grapes worth visiting for.

travel

Your credit card purchases are regulated by the Fair Credit Billing Act.

Travel Q&A: How do I handle a credit card dispute on a travel purchase?
Each week, USA TODAY Travel reporters and editors answer timely questions in a short video.

cruises

Two Carnival ships will be getting Dr. Seuss-themed play areas as part of a partnership between the line and Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

Dr. Seuss characters coming to Carnival ships
The line today announced a major partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

flights

A traveler talks on his cellphone as he walks past a parked American Airlines at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

Foreign-based airlines already have cell service
Airline passengers worldwide use cell service, mostly for texts or data rather than calls.

destinations

The 29-room, $25 million Fogo Island Inn, designed by Newfoundland-born and Norway-based architect Todd Saunders, looks to its surroundings for inspiration and invites guests to do the same.

Fogo Island Inn: The hotel at the edge of the earth
The luxurious $25 million inn looks to its stark Maritime surroundings for inspiration.

experience

Taste dishes from 20 Las Vegas restaurants at The Palazzo's Carnival of Cuisine.

Taste 40 Vegas restaurants at Carnival of Cuisine
The Venetian and The Palazzo host annual food frenzy as part of Winter in Venice.

flights

Delta Air Lines is attempting a year-end fare increase.

Nation's largest carriers raise fares
Just in time for the holidays, Delta raises fares

cruises

Named for the midnight sun, Hurtigruten's 638-berth, 16,000-ton MS Midnatsol carries cars, cargo and up to 1,000 passengers on a 1,330-mile journey along the Norwegian coast between Bergen in the southwest and Kirkenes, several hundred miles above th

Photo tour: The adventure of a Hurtigruten cruise
The line's 638-berth Midnatsol offers an offbeat way to explore the Norwegian coast.

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$San Francisco airport welcomes therapy dogs: On Dec. 3, San Francisco International Airport joined several other airports across the USA in welcoming certified therapy dogs into the terminals. The \$

San Francisco airport welcomes therapy dogs: On Dec. 3, San Francisco International Airport joined several other airports across the USA in welcoming certified therapy dogs into the terminals. The \"Wag Brigade\" comes to SFO courtesy of San Francisc