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A Boutique Retreat in Beijing’s 798 Art District
By CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN
Situated in an area stuffed with galleries and cafes, the Grace hotel is a chic, modern option for visitors to China’s capital.
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36 Hours in Innsbruck, Austria
By EVAN RAIL
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Innsbruck as seen from Seegrube mountain.
Sure, you can ski nearby. But the “capital” of the Austrian Alps pulses to everything après, from upscale dining to all-night dance clubs.
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Beach near George Town, on Great Exuma.
Off the Tourist Grid in the Bahamas
By PORTER FOX
On a six-day journey, the author goes island hopping on mail boats, soaking up local secrets and sleeping under the stars.
Marco Ferro/Acquastanca, Venice
A meringue dessert at Acquastanca.
Acquastanca, opened last April, offers a stylish, tasty refuge from tourist groups on the island of Murano.
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Should You Buy Travel Insurance?
By SETH KUGEL
There are a variety of factors to consider before getting coverage, from where you travel to your tolerance for risk.
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Going Abroad? How the State Department Can Help
By EMILY BRENNAN
Brenda S. Sprague of the State Department lists services you can use both before and during your trip overseas.
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Scenes from Crossing of the Gaspé Peninsula.
In Quebec, a Celebration on Skis
By TIM NEVILLE
During the Crossing of the Gaspé Peninsula, known to the author as the “coolest ski week on earth,” music, crepes and trailside cocktails are all part of the experience.
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Staff bungalows at the Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort.
The weather forces a family to make a vacation detour to one of the top diving destinations in the world.
Alex Hutchinson for The New York Times
Hiking through a muddy section of the trail.
Why were we doing this? A journey through Australian extremes tests the limits between vacation and hardship.
Heads Up
A Seat Belt Reminder and a Smile
By JESSE McKINLEY
Airlines are injecting humor, personality and even “The Hobbit” into their safety videos in an attempt to grab passengers’ attention.
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How to Get a Seat Out of Your Miles
By SUSAN STELLIN
Frustrated by the challenge of booking award flights? Here are strategies for scoring a seat, from timing to online searches.
The Year Ahead
The 46 Places to Go in 2013
From art in Rio to wine in China to food in Washington, D.C., here are dozens of reasons to escape and explore this year.
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Surfacing
In Richmond, Capitol Gains
By CARRIE NIEMAN CULPEPPER
After being vacant for decades, an area around Virginia’s capitol building is coming back to life.
What I Brought Home
From rabbits to turtles, see the latest items added to our collection of your souvenir stories.
Reader Photos: Why We Travel
Winning a lottery leads to a party dress pose in Arizona. See that story and more in this collection of your travel photos.
Marin County, Calif.
Just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, Marin offers a bucolic retreat from the Bay Area’s urban centers.
2012 in Review
The Colors of Travel 2012
From California to the Caribbean, London to Lyon, explore the places we visited in 2012 through the colors they revealed.
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