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A walking meditation exercise at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts.
By ANDY NEWMAN
Kripalu, a New Age retreat, makes hard choices in finding the courses with the most appeal.
WEEKEND IN NEW YORK | HOTEL BARS
By SETH KUGEL
From swanky Midtown to the hip Lower East Side, a guide to imbibing in (and on) the city's rooftop hotel bars.
THE POUR
By ERIC ASIMOV
It may be hot, but - repeat after me - we want red wine. And how are we going to drink this red wine? Chilled! Cold, cool, brisk, whatever you want to call it.
FREQUENT TRAVELER Q & A
By ROGER COLLIS
When booking an around-the-world ticket you should compare fares and route and airline combinations offered by the two major airline alliances: Oneworld (www.oneworld.com) and Star Alliance (www.staralliance.com).
By ROBERT TURNBULL
The new Angkor National Museum in Siem Reap, which was opened by a Thai company, has stirred controversy in the country.
THE MINIMALIST
By MARK BITTMAN
Picnic foods need not be boring. With a little shopping, a little effort, and 20 minutes or less for assembly, you can easily vary the menu a bit.
By JULIA MOSKIN
Done right, jerk is one of the great barbecue traditions of the world, up there with Texas brisket and Chinese char siu.
JOURNEYS | ISRAEL
By SARAH WILDMAN
Once socialist collective farms, the kibbutz is being transformed into vacation retreats with flat-screen TVs, swimming pools and yoga classes.
By DAVID G. ALLAN
The Massachusetts island, a fabled retreat for the upper classes, has plenty to offer those on a more modest budget.
PRACTICAL TRAVELER | FREQUENT FLIERS
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
New online services have quietly begun testing ways for travelers to leverage unused miles.
By STUART EMMRICH
Leafy temple complexes, graceful neighborhoods and inviting restaurants offer surprising pockets of tranquillity in the city's mesmerizing chaos.
By SUSAN STELLIN
A new class of service is emerging in the aircraft cabin that fits between economy and business class.
By JOE SHARKEY
The Transportation Security Administration will let passengers use newly designed carry-on bags so they can pass through security without taking their laptops out for the X-ray inspection.
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
In Montreal, a city known for its festivals, thousands are enjoying the annual international fireworks competition that runs for two months every summer and draws millions of viewers.
By HENRY SHUKMAN
Three London restaurants - Le Café Anglais, Great Queen Street and Hereford Road - hint that the days when good food in Britain was foreign are over.
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
Analysts say cuts by the airlines will reduce U.S. flights this year by almost 10 percent, with deeper cuts in store.
FREQUENT TRAVELER
By ROGER COLLIS
Airlines blame airport authorities or air traffic congestion, along with civil aviation policy; airport management blames customs, immigration and security staff; and travelers are as likely to blame an airline as an airport, or anyone else in range, when things go awry.
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
The city has hundreds of gardens, many of them out-of-the-way corners of tranquil beauty. Finding them is half the fun.
By ADAM PILLSBURY
For seven years, Beijing has spent lavishly to prepare its "coming out party" for the 2.5 million guests, among them 500,000 visitors from overseas, who are expected during the Olympic Games in August.
By SAM SIFTON
You could go to art galleries in Berlin for a solid week and find yourself not halfway through a master list. You could also make your way into the glamorous heart of a city that has borne witness to horror and majesty alike, to eat.
By ERIC ASIMOV
The scandal in which the Tuscan authorities accused well-known producers of violating laws that let them use the prestigious "Brunello di Montalcino" appellation, mainly by using unapproved grapes continues to drag on.
FREQUENT TRAVELER Q & A
By ROGER COLLIS
Options on travel to multi-cities.
AT HOME ABROAD
By MAXINE SWANN
An American writer who moved to Argentina finds it takes a while to settle down in an eternally unsettled place.
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Ten luxurious ways to visit the Continent without going broke.
By ANDREW FERREN
Expo Zaragoza 2008, an international exposition on water and sustainable development, is putting a spotlight on the ancient Spanish city of Zaragoza.
By MELISSA CLARK
My family's worship of garlic inspired a celebration — a vampire-repelling repast showcasing garlic in its many incarnations.
ON THE ROAD
By JOE SHARKEY
Business aviation has grown in the last few years, at the expense of the premium categories of the commercial airline industry.
By JOSHUA HAMMER
The writer takes a journey through landmarks of a forgotten era: the 30 years, from 1884 to 1914, when Germany ruled Deutsche Sudwest Afrika, a vast, sparsely populated protectorate bordered on the west by the Atlantic, on the east by the Kalahari Desert.
THE MINIMALIST
By MARK BITTMAN
If you've decided to eat less meat, or are considering it for whatever reason, here are some suggestions to ease your path.
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
United joins American Airlines in assessing a $15 luggage fee for passengers flying on the cheapest tickets.
By ERIC ASIMOV
If you can dodge the minefields of oak substitutes and other winemaking tricks that are intended to imitate expensive wines, you just might find some inexpensive wines in which you can taste simple essences rather than fancy mock-ups.
FREQUENT TRAVELER
By ROGER COLLIS
The credit crunch and the concomitant soaring price of oil, which is sending world airlines into a tailspin, may perversely turn out to be good news for travelers.
By KATE SINGLETON
In Sicily and in parts of Italy, ancient caves, some of which were used as burial sites, are being upgraded as living quarters, from homes and small hotels to restaurants and bars.
CHOICE TABLES | ASPEN, COLORADO
By KATIE ARNOLD
Bordered by fertile agricultural land, the city is becoming emblematic of the organic farm-to-table movement that's blossoming throughout Colorado.
By KATE SIBER
Rafting along the San Juan River in southeastern Utah is one of the most intimate ways to see a region rich with history and prehistory.
By SUSAN STELLIN
The Transportation Security Administration is trying to speed up airport screening by asking passengers to choose a line based on their checkpoint skills.
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- OAGflights.com: Shows flight schedules for 1,000 airlines (including low cost carriers) serving 3,000 airports around the world.
- Opodo.com: Powered by Amadeus, offers more than 350,000 fares from 480 airline partners.
- Trailfinders.com and Airline-Network.co.uk: Cheap long-haul flights from the UK.
- Orbitz.com: A travel site created by American Airlines, Continental, Delta and Northwest.
- Flightbliss.com: Strategies and deals for buying first-, or business-class, tickets at a discount, or upgrading with frequent flier miles for U.S.-based travelers.
- Travel.com.au: Australian site offering round-the-world deals, stop-over packages, activity holidays and more.
- Skyscanner.net: Searches airline and travel sites for cheapest flights between European cities; to and from a wide range of regional airports; and worldwide from Britain.
- Flighttime.com: Online booking facility for executive aircraft charter, from more than 2,000 operators around the world.
- Bestairfares.ca: Discounted fares from Canada to Europe, Africa, Middle-East and Central Asia.
- TravelMaker.co.il: A useful option for travelers based in Israel to book travel abroad.
- Imperialconsultants.com: Montreal-based specialists in creative ticketing for first- and business-class travelers.
- Travelonweb.com: More than 1 million negotiated fares from France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland to destinations around the world.
- Asiatravelmart.com: A Malaysia-based site that offers flight and hotel bargains.
- Expedia.com: The Microsoft U.S. site links to sites in the UK, Germany, Canada, France, Italy and Netherlands.
- Zuji.com: Based in Singapore for Asia-Pacific-based travel.
- Star-alliance.com: Check schedules and published fares and book flights for any of the Star Alliance partners for trips starting at most business destinations worldwide.
- Europebyair.com: A Flight Pass program intended for North Americans visiting Europe allows you to build your own itinerary and to book one-way travel.
- Travelocity.com: Airline, hotel and car rental information, scheduling and booking service from the Sabre global distribution system.
- Airlinequality.com: Skytrax airline research compares seat pitches and recommends the best seats to ask for on all the major carriers.
- Flatseats.com: Compares first- and business-class 'lie-flat' seat-beds and (nearly) horizontal 'angled flat-seats' along with 'sleep comfort ratings' on many carriers.
- Lovemyseat.com & Seatscorecard.com: A seat selection tool showing you the best leg room, recline and locations for over 80 airlines.
- Seatguru.com: Tells you which seats to choose and which to avoid on long-haul flights.
- Globalflight.net: Mileage junkies can check the status of more than 120 frequent flier programs and partner programs and plan their strategies.
- MaxMiles.com: MaxMiles Mileage Miner consolidates all your mileage accounts into one document.
- Webflyer.com: Comprehensive, up-to-date information on all frequent flier programs. More than 2,000 screens of news and resources in an easy-to-use format.
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