Cruizer transforms car seats into strollers
    KEEPS BABY MOBILE: A new travel item called the Infant Cruizer is an attachment that transforms infant car seats into strollers. It features all-terrain tires, a secure click and lock system and telescoping handle height. It costs $199. For information, visit www.gogobabyz.com.
   
   Top 10
    Beach resorts for families on a budget
    1 Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort, Bahamas
   
    2 Club Med Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
   
    3 South Seas Island Resort, Captiva Island, Fla.
    4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
   
    5 Disney's Vero Beach Resort, Fla.
   
    6 Beaches Negril Resort and Spa, Jamaica
   
    7 Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii
   
    8 Ocean Edge Resort and Spa, Brewster, Mass.
   
    9 Loew's Coronado Bay Beach Resort and Spa, San Diego, Calif.
   
    10 Rio Mar Beach Golf Resort Casino & Spa, Puerto Rico
    SOURCE: Parents Magazine
   
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   Travel reading
    Fodor's Green Travel:
    The World's Best Eco-Lodges
    & Earth-Friendly Hotels
    328-page paperback,
    $21.95, Fodor's
    One of the hottest trends in travel these days is going green. Increasingly, environmentally-conscious travelers are seeking out places to stay that practice sustainable travel. This might involve such topics as looking at the materials used in construction of a hotel, the effect of a resort on the surrounding environment, whether hotels use water-saving devices or biodegradable cleaning products or is locally owned and managed. This book offers tips for eco-friendly travel as well as reviews of 120 green hotels from around the world that are consciously minimizing their environmental impacts. The book covers North America, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia and Australia. It is well illustrated with beautiful color photographs.
   
   On the Web
    Water-based recreation
    A new Utah Web site, www.livelakeview.com, offers live camera views of some of Utah's most popular water-based recreation areas including Bear Lake, Deer Creek, Jordannel, Utah Lake, Willard Bay and Lake Powell.
   
   World Currency
   What your dollar buys
    Rates paid domestically for each dollar changed. These figures are intended only as a guide. Rates may be more favorable abroad (As of Wednesday.)
   
    Argentina (peso) 3.2
    Australia (dollar) 1.1
    Brazil (real) 1.7
    Canada (dollar) 1.0
    Chile (peso) 444.7
    Czech Rep. (koruna) 16
    Denmark (krone) 5.0
    Egypt (pound) 5.4
    European (euro) 0.63
    (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain)
    Great Britain (pound) 0.51
    Hong Kong (dollar) 7.8
    India (rupee) 40
    Indonesia (rupiah) 9,208
    Israel (shekel) 3.5
    Japan (yen) 103.4
    Mexico (peso) 10.5
    New Zealand (dollar) 1.3
    Norway (krone) 5.0
    Philippines (peso) 41.9
    Poland (zloty) 2.1
    Russia (ruble) 23.4
    Singapore (dollar) 1.4
    South Africa (rand) 8
    South Korea (won) 991
    Sweden (krona) 5.9
    Switzerland (franc) 1.0
    Taiwan (dollar) 30.3
    Thailand (baht) 31.5
    Venezuela (bolivar) 2,147.5
   
    Source: Yahoo! Finance