Practical Traveler
How to Find Lift Tickets for Less
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
There are more options now, but timing your purchase has become important.
36 Hours: Lake Placid, N.Y.
By LIONEL BEEHNER
Nancie Battaglia for The New York Times
From left: Young hockey players in action in the 1980 Olympic Center arena in Lake Placid, NY.; Winter view from Treetop guestroom at Lake Placid Lodge Lake Placid, NY. Whiteface Mt.; scene at Saranac Sourdough a breakfast/lunch/deli in Lake Placid, NY.
Lake Placid has quietly been adding non-Olympic attractions, including farm-to-table restaurants, classier lodgings and a gleaming convention center.
My Life in Hotels
By GUY TREBAY
Growing up, I knew them as places of romance and intrigue. Now they are islands of cosseted repose, where life’s clutter is kept at bay and strangers know what I like to drink.
Plunging Deep (in Pockets) to See Titanic at 100
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
There are many ways to mark the 100th anniversary of the world’s most famous shipwreck, but time is running out for a submersible trip to the deep.
Practical Traveler
Airlines Cut Back, Hotels Step In
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
To ease the way for harried travelers, hotels are adding services, from wardrobe storage to airport concierges.
36 Hours in Mérida, Mexico
By ELISABETH MALKIN
The city, now one of the safest in Mexico, is an architectural jewel, with one of the country’s largest historic centers outside Mexico City.
Explorer
Stand-Up Paddle Boarding in the Virgin Islands
By WENDY PLUMP
Better than boating or diving, paddle boarding is a 360-degree experience, with vistas of land and sea all around.
FRUGAL TRAVELER
A Palm Beach Story, Millions Not Required
Seth Kugel golfed, rented wheels, shopped for fine clothes and sunned on private sands in Palm Beach — all for well under $200 a day.
Next Stop
The Waimea Valley Reveals Its Secrets
By BONNIE TSUI
The valley, in Hawaii, is home to thousands of acres of tropical rain forest, as well as archaeological finds. Now guided tours are available to areas previously off-limits.
Heads Up
Art Meets Leisure in Arkansas
By SARAH STODOLA
Thanks to an impressive new American art museum, Bentonville, Ark., is drawing visitors and new attractions.
Bites
Osteria dei Mulini in Polignano a Mare, Italy
By NICK CZAP
This restaurant in Puglia, reopened in January, has been serving traditional Puglian cuisine for centuries.
Check In, Check Out
Hotel Review: In Amsterdam, Hotel de l’Europe
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
An $85-million renovation adds a Dutch nod to kitsch while keeping the continental high style.
Ask an Expert
It’s the Season to Earn, and Spend, Points
By RACHEL LEE HARRIS
The holidays, with all that gift giving and traveling, are a great time for getting and spending points.
Letters
Even More Frugal Miami
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Readers respond to “Miami After Dark” on the Frugal Traveler blog on Nov. 15.
Frugal Traveler
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Travel Lessons From the World of Academia
By SETH KUGEL
What can academics who study the world of travel teach the budget traveler?
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At Home in Hotels
Guy Trebay on some of the hotels he has stayed at, including the Park Hyatt in Tokyo, the Bauer in Venice, a parking-lot motel in New Mexico and the Sunset in Los Angeles.
36 Hours in Mérida, Mexico
Mérida, a languid city of pastel mansions and evening promenades, is in the midst of a restoration boom, and the city’s cultural and restaurant scenes are flourishing.
SURFACING
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta Neighborhood on the Upswing
As a cradle of culinary and artistic innovation, the area is seeing a wave of new art galleries, nightclubs and restaurants.
Explorer
The Island From a Board
A trip to St. John as seen on a stand-up paddle board offers wide-ranging views of the land and fish beneath.
Gift Guides
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Twelve Gifts for the Compact Traveler
As airlines continue to hike fees for checked bags and overweight suitcases, fitting everything into one compact bag is more important than ever.
Frugal Traveler
Ten Gift Ideas for the Frugal Traveler
Seth Kugel’s holiday gift guide for travelers features items for $50 and under (way under), and ideas for the really frugal: make-it-yourself gifts.
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The 41 Places to Go in 2011
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
From the beaches of Mexico to the wilds of Kurdistan, the places on this year’s list take you to the end of the world and back.
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The Scoop is an insider’s guide to what to eat, drink and do in New York from the staff of The Times. Want more? Check out our lists on coffee, shopping and home furnishing stores.
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In Alexander Lobrano’s new column, Eurofile, the author of “Hungry for Paris” writes about the best tables (and beds) on the continent.
