A crash course in online travel planning.

With Josie Bennett.

The hard road taken.

In case of rip current, swim parallel to shore.

Research is a tricky word, which is why I try to avoid it at all costs.

There’s more to a cruise than meets the eye.

Travel headlines for the weekend of 03/11/07

In this weekend’s travel pages: traveling in Japan, last-chance winter fun, and urban travel in a new crop of destinations.

In the headlines this weekend: continued fallout from the JetBlue fiasco, planning a different kind of Spring Break, with a few tropical beaches thrown in for good measure, and the New York Times’ guide to cruising.

Number one on your lists this week, Travelistic viewers: beaches in top tags, and Jamaica in top searches. Do I sense Spring Break planning in the works?