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Cohen, Caetano and the Circus: Madrid's Fall Festival Celebrates Culture

For the past 24 years, culture enthusiasts anticipate the Madrid Fall Festival, or Festival de Otoño (www.madrid.org/fo2007/en/elfestival.html), which is organized by the culture and…

Romance & Shopping in Montréal

Yes, romance and shopping can go together -- especially in a place like Montréal. Up front I must disclose that my husband proposed to me in Montréal so I am particularly partial, but…

Summit County Skiing Basics, Mountain by Mountain

First, the bad news: Summit County is not the most pristine part of the Rockies. In the heart of the county, a large reservoir stalls water before diverting it to Denver via a tunnel…

Walk the Rhine: Basel from Cobblestones to Contemporary Art

View Larger Map There are two rail stations in Basel, one practically on the French border, the other not far from the German border, each on opposite sides of the Rhine. The 170,000…

Exploring Yosemite National Park with Your Kids

You can't avoid being impressed by Yosemite Valley. On the valley floor, you might get caught up in the everyday world of buses and campgrounds, but then a patch of light will catch…

Trading Spaces: The Park Service Turns Over the Presidio to Private Parties

If you've ever had to fix up an old house you'll know that they are difficult to manage: wood rots out and needs to be replaced, foundations must be patched, and wires for…

Get an Education in ... Las Vegas?

Care to know how the residents of Las Vegas live? How they learn their trades, hone their skills, pursue their ambitions, and kick back? In a city as weird as this one, those subjects…

Favorite Small Museums from 9 Travel Experts

There's nothing quite like walking into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or the Louvre, or the Vatican Museum. The kinds of museums that have row upon row of masterful works of art…

Park of the Week: Bryce Canyon National Park

Established in 1928, Bryce Canyon National Park was named for an early Mormon pioneer, sent to this remote part of Utah in the 1870s to develop what was then known as Deseret. (The…

Download This: Homegrown Podcast Tours Give You a Local's Look

With new technologies come new ways to waste our time and make our lives more complicated instead of easier -- or so I jokingly say every time I have to upgrade something I own.…

Glasgow to Scotland Now From $699 With Air

Although it can't compete with Edinburgh's setting and architectural charms, Scotland's largest city Glasgow has quietly developed a reputation as a vibrant urban center and stylish…

New York City With Kids: Top Picks for Cold Days

New York City may be frozen right now, but that hasn't kept the visitors away. To cram the most into one day while exposing your family to as little frostbite as possible, start out…