In an ultraluxury self-drive group tour, travel at your own pace in a choice of classic cars from the late ’50s to early ’70s — Alfa Romeos, Lancias and Fiats — with Italy by Vintage Car Tour (based in Italy, with US office at Whitman, MA; 781/275-1188, www.vintagecartour.com).

Example from October 2008 — with a group of four to eight cars (two per car) and starting and ending in Naples, the 5-day Amalfi Coast trip cost $9,995 per person, double occupancy.

Included in the price...

Two underwater archaeological parks have been set up in the bay off of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, Azores.

At Naufrágio do Vapor Lidador, scuba divers can tour the wreck of the Lidador, a steamship from the 1800s. The passengers survived, but the ship was pushed against the shore and sank into 30 feet of water. Divers can read underwater plaques and follow a line around the Lidador.

Cémeterio Das Âncoras is a collection of anchors left behind by ships escaping to open...

Beginning in June 2009, any traveler entering the U.S. by land or sea from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda will be required to show a document proving both citizenship and identity. A U.S. passport will suffice, but many travelers living in border communities who frequently cross the land borders are signing up for “passport cards.”

Issued by the State Department after application and verification, the credit-card-sized card has a photo and ID information printed on it and...