Monday, November 5, 2007

Female photographers explain the little tricks that'll ensure you look your best next time someone takes your photo. Launch the slide show to see their tips demonstrated! read more

• Winter Photography Tips from a Pro
• Packing List: Cameras With Practical Tools
• Web Smart: Before You Buy a Camera, Check Here
• Reader Tip on Storing Photos While Traveling
• How to Create Slide Shows and Coffee-Table Photo Albums

Nearly one out of three travelers who use the Internet on a regular basis has stopped using websites to plan trips, book tickets, or make reservations, according to a survey of 60,000 people by Forrester Research. Are you happy with booking your trips on the Internet? Or you fed up with travel websites? Sound off

• If You Don't Fly Discount Airlines, You're Partly to Blame When They Fail
• A Google Map Tells the Stories of Chinese People in America

Melissa Marshall grew up on Aruba. Now, when she returns to the island, she gets a wave of nostalgia with her sun, sea, and sand. Here she shares her favorite beach hideaway and local restaurants—and wonders why she ever left. read more

More from our My Hometown series:

Chattanooga Miami Milwaukee

Niagara Falls Orange County San Francisco

Few people get to travel all the time, so we're pooling our knowledge: We ask you a question, you share your advice, and then we spotlight the most helpful tips in a future magazine issue. This week's question is: "I'm heading to Vietnam, and I've heard there's great shopping to be had, including custom-made dresses, leather jackets, and boots. Any boutique recommendations? Are there other Vietnamese specialties I should look for? I'll be in Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Hanoi, Da Nang, and Hue." —Laura MacNeil, Associate Editor Submit a tip

Previous Questions:

• What to do in Maine during cooler months?
• Shops and kid-friendly activities in Amsterdam?

Airfare, three nights in Quito, a three-night cruise among the Galápagos Islands, some meals, tours and activities, and regional airfare, from $2,099 per person. (You could get an up close look at blue-footed boobies like those pictured here!) why it's a deal

• Dream Trips: Galápagos Islands
• Best Places You've Never Heard Of: Sarayaku Nation, Ecuador
• Destination Unknown: Ecuador
• Ecuador Nuts y Bolts

Ski packages and discounts for Banff, Lake Louise, Mont Tremblant, and Whistler from $80 per person. why it's a deal

• 7 U.S. Ski Deals, From $33
• Shut Up and Ski: 10 Old-School Ski Resorts
• Web Smart: Ski Condos for Slackers

Not only does Los Angeles have a metro system, but it commissions original artwork for the 62 stations (more are on the way) and offers free guided tours on weekends. The tour is "a way that we try to get people to learn about the system and become good ambassadors for public transportation in L.A.," says Maya Emsden of Metro Creative Services. People who take the tour are rewarded with a day pass good for the metro and buses.
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• Maps: Where Celebrities Hang Out in L.A. and N.Y.C.
• Top Shops in Venice Beach, Calif.
• Los Angeles Snap Guide

Al Argueta, author of Moon Handbooks Guatemala, answers your questions on Tuesday, November 6, at noon (ET).
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