Thursday, October 25, 2007

The big goal these days is to pack so little that you can carry on your bag. That means doing more with fewer clothes—in other words, it's a question of style. Who better to help than Clinton Kelly, cohost of TLC's What Not to Wear? We asked him to teach our editorial production manager, Lauren Feuer, how to pack for a long weekend in the Berkshires. read more

• Slide Show: Clinton's Step-by-Step Packing Advice!
• Readers' Best Packing Tips
• Video: Packing Made Easy

Starting in January, low-cost airline Skybus flies out of Greensboro, N.C., to the following places: Boston (via nearby Portsmouth, N.H.); Fort Myers; Fort Lauderdale; Gulfport (which is 80 miles from New Orleans); Hartford, Conn.; Jacksonville; and Los Angeles (via nearby Burbank, Calif.). Fares start at $10 for at least 10 tickets on every flight—plus $12 in taxes and additional fees for checked bags and food. Tickets are now on sale at Skybus.com. learn more

• Crash Hong Kong's Biggest Party
• London: Tips on Cheap Sights, Eats, and Sleeps
• A Spectacular Plane Landing

On Saturday, locals in Manitou, Colo., will celebrate Halloween with their annual kooky coffin race along Manitou Avenue. Costumed impersonators of Emma—a 19th-century gal who was buried atop nearby Red Mountain—will ride on coffins pulled by teams of four mourners. View a slide show of contestants

• Slide Show: Bud Travel's Top Secret Tourism
• This Just In: America's Spookiest Destinations?
• Wacky Festivals: A Month-by-Month Guide
• 59 Jaw-Dropping Roadside Attractions

Windjammer Barefoot Cruises has long been known for a party-hearty philosophy (its first boat was named Hangover). But given the company's recent problems, is the party finally over? read more

More Cruise Advice:

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Discounted packages for a cozy lodge at Olympic National Park, a resort and spa on the San Juan Islands, and a boutique hotel near Pike Place Market in Seattle—available during the city's restaurant week promotion. Rates start at $149. why it's a deal

• Coolest Small Towns: Waitsburg, Wash.
• Road Trip: Washington State's Olympic Peninsula
• Road Trip: Mt. Rainier and the Northern Cascades

Eleven nights' accommodations, some meals, transportation within India, and sightseeing from $1,421. Highlights include sailing along the Ganges by the holy city of Varanasi, touring Old and New Delhi, riding an elephant near Jaipur, and visiting the iconic Taj Mahal.
why it's a deal

• Trip Coach: Delhi, Agra, Kerala, Kochi
• Slide Show: How to Buy and Wrap a Sari
• True Bollywood Story: How to Be a Movie Extra

Airfare, 10 nights onboard a cruise ship, sightseeing tours, activities, a shashlik traditional barbecue, and stops along the Volga River, from $1,999. why it's a deal

• Moscow Made Easier
• Dream Trips: The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Think you're funny? Now you can prove it! Write your best caption for this photo—and then come back on November 2 to vote for your favorite. write a caption

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