Misty and meat pies By Jamie Allen
Reflections on a girl I once knew -- and the most famous food in Natchitoches, La. (06/09/2000)

Wave rage By J.A. Getzlaff
Some Aussie surfers are attacking tourist "kooks" for stealing their breaks. (06/09/2000)

Kenyan schoolchildren take over town By J.A. Getzlaff
Outraged by a classmate's death, hundreds go on a "drunken rampage." (06/08/2000)

Truffles and other sins By Ann Hodgman
Why must they be tubers? (06/08/2000)

Little boat, big whale By Donald D. Groff
How to kayak with the biggest fish, hunker down on the California coast and make it up the Northeast Corridor in one piece. (06/08/2000)

From famine to feast By Burt Wolf
Virginia's capital is rich with America's history. (06/07/2000)

Black magic woman? By J.A. Getzlaff
A court sentences a United Arab Emirates woman to four months in jail for casting a spell. (06/07/2000)

Artichoke power! By J.A. Getzlaff
Spanish villages plan to burn giant veggies for electricity. (06/06/2000)

My Beirut hostage crisis By Rolf Potts
Taken under the wing of a Lebanese detergent tycoon, our correspondent learns that there's a fine line between hospitality and kidnapping. (06/06/2000)

Yo! I ride through the valley in the shadow of death By David Darlington
A quartet of intrepid mountain bikers tackles the far, unfriendly reaches of Death Valley National Park -- and learns some lessons about life. (06/05/2000)

Mugged by a serpent? By J.A. Getzlaff
Thieves in New Delhi, India, use snakes to hold up victims. (06/05/2000)

Nights of the iguana By Amelia Hansen
We are all susceptible to the charms of the luminous creature that captures our imagination. (06/02/2000)

Vatican makes French school remove condom machine By J.A. Getzlaff
Officials claim a dispenser "legitimized behavior which was not acceptable." (06/02/2000)

Digging for dinosaurs By Donald D. Groff
Our expert offers tips on family-oriented dino sites, historic Route 66 and Welsh bardic tourneys. (06/01/2000)

Welcome to Cowshit Lane By J.A. Getzlaff
English villagers love their street's name, and they're going to keep it after all. (06/01/2000)

Sexual harassment in the skies By J A. Getzlaff
Frustrated passenger groped flight attendants (05/31/2000)

Donated statues and prayerful pretzels By Burt Wolf
Munich's got the best of Germany -- open plazas, a commitment to art and food so fatty you'll never want to leave. (05/31/2000)

Sumo wrestler flashes Japan on TV By J.A. Getzlaff
The giant star loses his loincloth and his match, too. (05/30/2000)

Just another flight to Cali By Elliott Neal Hester
Mini-dramas unfold on a Colombian odyssey. First of two parts. (05/30/2000)

Chickens attack toddlers in California By J.A. Getzlaff
Henpecked by angry citizens, the Sonoma City Council calls foul on free-roaming birds. (05/26/2000)

Into the jaws of destiny By Bill Belleville
Whatever you think a shark is, you're wrong -- until you look it in the eye. (05/26/2000)

Flying behemoth By Chris Colin
United Airlines, the world's largest carrier, announced plans to acquire US Airways. If the deal takes off, will competition nose dive? (05/25/2000)

London's "Millennium Wheel" bungles Wordsworth By J.A. Getzlaff
The poet's sonnet makes no sense and no one notices. (05/24/2000)

Intrigue under the big screen By Rolf Potts
At a 1-dinar cinema in Amman, Jordan, the real story has little to do with the movie itself. (05/25/2000)

Backpackers stealing from homeless Down Under? By J.A. Getzlaff
Cheap travelers are helping themselves to meals designated for Australia's homeless. (05/22/2000)

Sydney, revised edition By Deirdre Macken
With the Olympics approaching, it's time we cleared up a few misconceptions about Australia's beloved town. (05/22/2000)

Kentucky distillery goes up in flames By J.A. Getzlaff
Lawrenceburg finds itself short 17,000 barrels of bourbon. (05/18/2000)

Catalan conception By Michele Back
The night I conceived, there was no light from the heavens, just weariness -- and that Barcelona music. (05/18/2000)

Englishman smuggles dead relative onto tour bus By J.A. Getzlaff
His fellow passengers are unaware the corpse is a corpse. (05/17/2000)

Carolina on our minds By Donald D. Groff
Dive in South Carolina, drive to South America and zip over to Venice without intimidation: Travel tips from our expert. (05/17/2000)

Meat is gross, but it tastes good By Sallie Tisdale
Desperate to find that my hunger for animal flesh was alien, I overlooked the fact that it was all too human. (05/17/2000)

Hey, man, it's Cayman By Burt Wolf
Turtle meat, pirates and 10 sunken ships: The grand island has something for everyone. (05/16/2000)

Paris cash machines run dry By J.A. Getzlaff
A strike by armored truck guards means a shortage of francs for the French. (05/16/2000)

Wanted: Canada's Loch Ness monster By J.A. Getzlaff
British Columbia's mysterious "Ogopogo" has a price on its slippery head. (05/15/2000)

Eating on the fly By Elliott Neal Hester
Better than anyone, flight attendants know the nightmare that is airline food. (05/15/2000)

Do not disturb By Jason Wilson
On a small Nicaraguan island, two strangers and I find paradise. Naked on a pristine beach, I wonder if there's anything wrong with cliché. (05/12/2000)

Oslo man drives onto runway By J.A. Getzlaff
A speeding plane misses his car by 10 feet. (05/11/2000)

As we waft out into the world By Megan McNamer
Notes from a bar in Thailand: Potential binds us passengers together. Then, at the point of arrival, our camaraderie evaporates. (05/11/2000)

India opens first superhighway By J.A. Getzlaff
The six-lane freeway runs from Bombay to Pune. (05/10/2000)

Pay to cross By Donald D. Groff
Expert advice on getting to Prince Edward Island, checking out the Santa Fe Trail and boning up on the Baltics. (05/10/2000)

Trent Lott, wandering hero By Chris Colin
A new report names the Senate majority leader the worst of the corporate sluts. But our slut may be the greatest living American. (05/09/2000)

Oaxaca grills world's largest tortilla By J.A. Getzlaff
The Mexican bread spans 14-plus feet in honor of the city's 468th birthday. (05/09/2000)

Fire and ice By Burt Wolf
Scorched by volcanic eruptions and scored by passing glaciers, Edinburgh offers fertile ground for literary minds of all kinds. (05/09/2000)

Dancing at the blood festival By Rolf Potts
Armed only with curiosity and a stained pair of pants, our correspondent tries to make sense of the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice in Aqaba, Jordan. (05/08/2000)

Japanese court throws book at foot cult By J.A. Getzlaff
The cult tells followers they'll die if their feet aren't inspected. (05/08/2000)

Close quarters By Eric Lawlor
In the compartment of a train leaving Cape Town, South Africa, I discover something about race, witchcraft and toaster ovens. (05/05/2000)

Photographer gets spooked by his own subjects By J.A. Getzlaff
Lost in a Florida swamp, he climbs a tree to avoid alligators. (05/04/2000)

Cafes ... with legs By Felipe Ossa
In conservative Santiago, Chile, an uncharacteristically leggy trend has slipped into the puritanical mix. (05/04/2000)

Way to go By Rahsaan Maxwell
My Japanese cooking teacher drills "the way" into my head. But on the night of a "chef battle," I surrender it to some pathetic pickles. (05/03/2000)

Italian protesters vote in undies By J.A. Getzlaff
Upset about noise pollution at the nearby airport, voters in Agrate Conturbia make a scene in their skivvies. (05/03/2000)

Land ho! By Donald D. Groff
Our expert weighs in: Ships from over 60 nations tour the Eastern Seaboard; lighthouses offer beds to travelers; plus he's got the goods on Mount Rushmore. (05/03/2000)

Belgian delights By Burt Wolf
Brussels is great, but Antwerp has its own giant-killing hero. (05/02/2000)

Ryans fly free By J.A. Getzlaff
Virgin Express and Ryanair are giving free flights to people named Ryan. (05/02/2000)

Snoring in Paradise By Elliott Neal Hester
Murderous thoughts are generally discouraged at Club Med. Leave it to the Canadians to send you to the brink. (05/01/2000)

L.A. to serve toilet water By J.A. Getzlaff
Endorsed by environmentalists, the proposed solution to Southern California's chronic water shortage has some residents feeling queasy. (05/01/2000)