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Money Magazine: Are we protected enough?

Jim and Carol Nelson are living the life they'd like to continue through retirement: combining travel with charitable work. Though Carol still works to maintain health insurance for the couple -- Jim retired from banking in 2003 -- the Nelsons are able to get away two to three times a year to go on missions with their church and Rotary International. Recently they assisted doctors in a poverty-stricken area in Ecuador, following that up with a vacation to the Galápagos Islands.

Holiday travel that won't bust the budget

I'm perched in a wooden treehouse lazing on a cushy double mattress atop a white sand beach along Mexico's Riviera Maya. Overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea, I'm about as far away from holiday hoopla and craziness as I can get when the beach butler comes by to see if I need anything.

Planning a family reunion in tough times

I'm done. I'm done with cooking and cleaning for family guests, with giving presents I'm not even sure anyone wants.

IUCN Red List for birds 2008

In May 2008, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published its Red List for birds.The latest research shows that one in eight bird species are at risk of extinction. Climate change, the report says, is firmly established as an accelerant to many of the factors contributing to loss in the number of species.

Taking the kids: Gather away from home for the holidays

It's only October but Sandra Arthur has her extended family's Thanksgiving gathering entirely planned out. And she's not going to spend a single minute in the kitchen.

Bo Derek: We all must battle wildlife traffickers

When I first visited the Galapagos Islands Marine Reserve, I expected to see an untouched paradise. While it is still beautiful to the naked eye, behind the scenes, all is not well. While there, I learned that the famous sharks of the Galapagos were under siege for their fins.

CNNMoney: Super yachts for the ultra rich

In the summer months, when the beaches get overrun with sun bathers, the super rich secure a yacht and head a little farther out to find solace on the high seas.

Taking the kids: Trips for part of the family

Patricia Pasechnick was sailing to some of the most romantic ports in Europe, but she'd left her husband home in New Jersey. Instead, she was sharing Rome, Tuscany and the French Riviera with her mother-in-law and 13-year-old daughter.

Taking the kids: To the Galapagos Islands

The teen was having a fit. He was hungry, and his mother had left to go to work. His father couldn't calm him down and finally gave up trying. The teen stomped around, squawking. Sound familiar?

Turtles in race to beat extinction

The tortoise famously beat the hare, but now conservationists are turning to racing turtles in a bid to raise awareness and learn more about the plight of one of the planet's oldest species.

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