Monday, November 3, 2008

They've played in some of the coolest clubs around. So it goes without saying that these six jazz greats know a thing or two about where they like to chill out between gigs. read more

• Take My Word: Authors on Places That Inspire
• Experts' 10 Favorite Gardens

Our new blog series will inspire you and help you get the most from a visit to the City of Light. Meg Zimbeck, our main Paris-based blogger, recently covered the ins and outs of French cafés as well as two stunningly designed hotels whose rooms are under €100 a night.
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• How to Buy Euros at Today's Low Rates for a Future Vacation
• Orbitz's Price Assurance: Data on the Top 20 Flight Routes for Refunds
• New York: See the City's Beating Heart
• San Francisco: The Good Hotel Introduces a "Philanthropy Concierge"

Last Friday, New York City's Greenwich Village celebrated Halloween the only way it knows how: with a huge stream of the paranormal, the gruesome, the campy, and the just plain weird. We have the shots to prove it. see more

• Plus: Been to NYC? Share your photos, Travel Journals, and videos at myBudgetTravel—you'll be entered to win a trip to Fiji!

Blog: TSA's Invasive Body Scans See the photos and debate whether these "virtual strip searches" violate your privacy (100+ comments)… A Perfect Day in Eugene Tell us where to eat, shop, play, and make every second count in Eugene, Ore.… Transylvania's Revamped Guesthouses Romanians have reclaimed ancestral estates and opened guesthouses in the infamous stomping grounds of Dracula.

It's easy to see your favorite gridiron gang in action thanks to these autumn hotel rates from $55/night at football powerhouses: Austin, Boulder, Columbus, L.A., and South Bend. why they're a deal

• Austin: Still Weird After All These Years
• Long Weekend: Discovering Columbus, Ohio
• Snap Guide: L.A.

Round-trip airfare, transfers, and four nights in a thatched-roof bungalow on Moorea—one of idyllic French Polynesia's 118 islands—from $1,455. why it's a deal

• Trip Coach Transcript: Tahiti and Polynesia Advice
• Dream Trips: Overwater Bungalows
• Photos: Zooming In on Life Under the Sea

We want to know the spots on the globe that truly make you swoon: Savannah? Paris? Buenos Aires? Santorini? All you have to do is choose an option in each category. vote now

• Blog: Your Every Spa Question, Answered
• The Lost Girls on How to Start a Travel Blog
• Travel Advice From High-Flying Female Executives

Eric Wechter, editor of the Fodor's guidebook to Boston, answers your questions about the city on Tuesday, November 4, at noon (ET).
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