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New Day for Shanghai Nights
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Gay Pride Week in Shanghai included the essential “hot body” contest.
A growing gay scene is contributing to the city’s already vibrant night life in ways once hard to imagine.
Q&A
Cricket in Johannesburg
"My friends and I are planning to go to Johannesburg to watch the finals of the Indian Premier League Cricket. We wanted some advice on what we could do."
On the Road
Cutting Those Carry-Ons Down to Size
A bill recently introduced in Congress would standardize the size of carry-on bags and require the Transportation Security Administration to enforce the limits.
Airline Has Nothing to Hide. Really.
The in-flight safety instructional video and a companion ad series show employees of Air New Zealand unclothed, concealed only by body-painted uniforms and strategically placed props.
Frugal Paris
Even for those on a budget, summer in the City of Light can offer unexpected pleasures.
The Haggler
Who Exactly Is Protected by ‘Travel Protection’?
Think you’re getting a refund? Check the fine print.
36 Hours in Cork, Ireland
The city’s compact size makes it perfect for a tour on foot, providing you’ve packed walking shoes and a bit of ambition for a few hilly climbs.
Practical Traveler
The Soaring Cost of Car Rentals
While the global recession has sent prices plummeting on airfares, hotels and cruises, it is having the opposite effect on rental cars.
Journeys
Chicago’s New Wave of Microbrews
With local beers popping up all over town, the city is experiencing a brewing renaissance.
Explorer
Ottoman Whispers in a Secret Corner of Greece
An easing of border tensions has made Thrace, an Islamic foothold in the northeast region, accessible to travelers.
Taking The Kids
In Puerto Rico, a Rain Forest Full of Easy Adventure
Set among the Luquillo Mountains, El Yunque is the only tropical rain forest in the United States national forest system.
Globespotters: Madrid, Rome and Istanbul
Italian art in Spain, Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry on display in Rome and a graffiti exhibit in Istanbul.
Bites
Restaurant Review: Outerlands in San Francisco
This restaurant exists to refute the surrounding neighborhood gloom, or at least to offset it with fine food.
American Journeys | Mad River Valley, Vt.
Ski Country Abounding in Off-Season Charms
Bordered by the Green Mountains and Northfield Ridge, Vermont’s Mad River Valley reveals itself in warmer weather, when history, culture and a hyperlocal food scene come to the fore.
Where Public Enemies Went for a Little Peace and Quiet
In the 1920s and ’30s, Wisconsin was the refuge of choice for bad guys on the lam. Visitors can follow in these criminals’ footsteps, F.B.I. raids excluded.
Frugal Traveler
Frugal Travel: A Woman’s Perspective
Beth Whitman has been trekking the world for more than 20 years. In a Q&A, she talks about traveling as a single woman, luggage dilemmas and how to trust your “sixth sense.”
A Recession Summer Theme: Come On In, the Travel’s Cheap
Airlines, hotels, resorts and destinations are intensifying attempts to appeal to frugal would-be travelers.
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Matt Gross, the Frugal Traveler, cuts down on costs, not culture, on a weekend in the Windy City.
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Affordable Paris
Cheap bistros, picnics and fine old hotels make the city affordable.
Why We Travel
Konjsko, Macedonia
“It reminded me of maybe what Italy was like in the ’50s.”
Thrace, Greece: Vestiges of the Ottoman Empire
An Islamic foothold on a rock of Orthodox Christianity.
A Journey Through Mad River Valley
In Vermont, the towns of Warren and Waitsfield ooze New England charm.
Activity & Interest Guides
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Interest Guide: Gay and Lesbian Travel
Emerging gay hot spots like São Paulo, Brazil, and Shanghai, same-sex wedding destinations and more.
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