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"Tut, tut! Miss Lucy! I hope we shall soon emancipate you from Baedeker," Eleanor Lavish says to her charge, Lucy Honeychurch, who seems more taken with the must-have German guidebook of the day than the wonders of Florence in "A Room With a View."

The same could be said of today's travelers who spend as much time looking down at their phones or tablets as they do at the sites.

If you're tired of the 80-degree weather that dogged us all winter, you're probably not looking forward to what summer will bring: more of the same, if slightly hotter, with a dusting of smog.

Here's one antidote: an Alaska cruise.

Not only will you get a break from sweltering Southern California weather — summer temperatures in the 60s are common in Alaska — but you'll also see some spectacular scenery.

Wayne Newton has been performing since he was 6 years old. He turned 74 last Sunday -- and he’s not even close to calling it quits.

Newton, the crooner known as Mr. Las Vegas, will begin a new residency on the Strip starting April 21. The singer will be performing in the Windows Showroom at Bally's Las Vegas.

Tickets go on sale Thursday.

Two Southern California food institutions -- In-N-Out Burger and Canter's Deli -- are coming to the Linq Promenade in Las Vegas this summer.

OK, there are other In-N-Outs in Vegas (16 in Nevada, the website says), but not one on the Strip until now. It's cool news for burger-loving Angelenos and East Coast tourists who wonder what a Double Double is.

As for Canter's Deli, the L.A.

John Wayne would have turned 109 on May 26. Maybe the Duke would have invited everyone to party aboard his private yacht if he had lived that long.

That's what Hornblower Cruises & Events in Newport Beach is doing by hosting eight birthday cruises between May 19 and 29 aboard the Wild Goose.

Wayne's former U.S.

Want to learn how to take fabulous photos and discover secret spots on the island of Maui? If $7,000 sounds about right for a photo-intense getaway, pack your bags -- and your camera.

The Maui Photo Expedition from June 14 to 19 teaches photographers at all levels how to improve their skills.

The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea serves as home base for participants.