Thursday, October 16, 2008

Travel to the birthplaces of golden retrievers, Boston terriers, and five other popular breeds. Here are seven vacation ideas you—and your pooch—can both dig. Plus, a slide show guaranteed to make you smile. read more

• Readers' Tips for Pet Travel

Fall's crisp weather is great for camping. We're highlighting gadgets that will help you survive the great outdoors, including souped-up hammocks, a solar-powered flashlight/water bottle, and a way to bring massive amounts of wine to the campfire with 0% chance of breakage. read post

• This Weekend: Philly's Please Touch Museum Reopens
• Molvania Through the Back Door
• Naples's City Center Cleans Up Its Act

The wooded hills of Ohio hold a secret: thousands of Native American ceremonial grounds that date back nearly three millennia. A new online self-driving tour maps out some of the major sights.
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• Long Weekend: Discovering Columbus, Ohio
• America's Coolest Small Towns: Yellow Springs, Ohio
• 59 Jaw-Dropping Roadside Attractions

Thanks for all your terrific Italy submissions through our new community feature. We'll be using your photos and journals periodically as we cover Italy. We're now looking for photos, videos, and journals from France, particularly Paris, Normandy, Lyon, and the Riviera. You'll have to register once for the site, so to sweeten the deal, we'll enter you to win one of three prizes if you contribute. The grand prize is airfare and seven nights at a beachfront resort in Fiji. share now

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Set the pace and itinerary of your own German road trip by choosing among these destinations: Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich. This package covers four nights' accommodations, a car rental, breakfast, and taxes for $315. why it's a deal

• Eat Like a Local: Munich
• Trip Coach: Germany
• Germany's Castle Hotels: Fairy Tales Do Come True
• Tips for Driving in Europe

A seven-night tour—planned with kids in mind—covers Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, Pamukkale's otherworldly mineral formations, a village frozen in time, mud baths, and a cruise along the Fethiye Gulf, for $999. why it's a deal

• Best Places You've Never Heard Of: Gaziantep, Turkey
• Sleep Tomorrow: A Night Out in Istanbul
• Trip Coach: The Perfect Honeymoon in Turkey
• Turkish Tree-House Hostels

Flights on award-winning Singapore Airlines, nine nights' accommodations, some meals, and guided tours of the sprawling temple complex Angkor Wat; Laos's enchanting capital, Vientiane; and caves outside Luang Prabang, from $1,849. why it's a deal

• Where Next: The Lost Cave City of Laos
• A Tour of Laos That Even Loners Can Love
• Dream Trips: Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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