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Campground restrooms becoming ecologically correct

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) -- When nature calls, campers at Michigan's Grand Haven State Park can now go "green" at a new, environmentally friendly toilet-shower building that is the first of its kind in the state park system....

Buddhist festival: Sri Lankan answer to Mardi Gras

KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A cannon booms and the crack of a dozen whips pierce the warm night. The colorful, pulsating Esala Perahera procession has begun....

Budget Bangkok: 15-cent trains, $1 meals

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- From 15-cent train rides to excellent, one-dollar meals, Thailand's tropical capital is teeming with budget options for the penny-pinching traveler. Where else in the world can you get a free vasectomy?...

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