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Bend, Oregon
Oregon isn't all remote mountains and rustic cabins. In Bend, Portland's quirkier cousin, you can live the high life while getting back to nature.
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25 Reasons We Love New Orleans
You thought a hurricane or two could keep this city down? Not a chance in a place so steeped in traditions, from boucherie to fleurs-de-lis.
Tour de Friends
Come hills or high water, Lisa Schwarzbaum and an old college buddy were determined to bike from Salzburg to Prague—with nothing but a GPS device to guide them.
On the Chocolate Trail in Belize
Mayan kings once traded cacao seeds as currency. Now, local farmers are cashing in, thanks to the world's growing appetite for specialty chocolate.
The Secrets to Happy House Swapping
What would possess someone to open her home to people she doesn't even know? The opportunity to stay in theirs! Welcome to the wild world of house swapping.
Zoo Babies 2008
Overdose on some cute newcomers: four playful meerkat pups, an endangered Bonobo named Mali, and a leaf froglet teeny enough to perch on a fingertip.
Scouting Report 2008
Our third-annual rundown of the best new places—as determined by people lucky enough to have exploration be part of their job description.
America's 10 Coolest Small Towns
They have fewer than 10,000 people, but these towns rival larger cities when it comes to good food, culture, and quality of life.
San Francisco, My Cut
A local photographer shoots impassioned street art, improbable scenes, haunting waterfronts, and other slices of life.
Southern France River Cruise, From $1,399
A seven-night river cruise along the picturesque Rhone packs in guided tours of Lyon, Vienne, Arles, Avignon, and wine-producing towns like Beaune.
Road Trip: New England, Old Haunts
Years ago, a father and son spent two summers by the lake in New Hampshire. Now they're back for the fall foliage and a near-vertical train ride that turns their views of the state on end.
Online Trip Coach: House Swapping
On Tuesday, October 14, Joanna Goddard, whose house-swapping experience has included stays in other people's homes in L.A., Paris, and Switzerland, answers your questions.
5 Ancient Villages Are Back in Business
In our last issue, we wrote about old Italian villages where guest rooms are spread out across town. Now we're spotlighting five hamlets that have been turned completely (or nearly so) into hotels.
2008 Extra Mile Awards
We recognize Hotels.com and other companies going out of their way to make travel easier and more affordable during an especially trying time for trip-goers.
Traveling the World to Reach a New State of Mind
If you're fresh out of college, globetrotting for a year sounds great. But it's a lot scarier—and more fulfilling—when you already have a career.
Laos: A Tour That Even Loners Can Love
Somewhere between a fully guided coach tour and a do-it-yourself expedition lies a category that sounds a bit like an oxymoron: the independent traveler tour. On a trip to Laos, Karen Valby happily hands off the planning headaches to a guide—and discovers that she might even enjoy traveling with a group.
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