A sizzling ‘Top Chef’ cruise

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  • A sizzling ‘Top Chef’ cruise

    A sizzling ‘Top Chef’ cruise

    On the “Top Chef” cruise, foodies get up close and personal with their favorite reality-show stars.

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  •  Up for an adventure? Cruise Canada and New England

    Up for an adventure? Cruise Canada and New England

    Sail from Montreal to Boston, the St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic, with whales and poutine along the route.

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  • Smart Mouth: Memorable Mexican on Cozumel

    Smart Mouth: Memorable Mexican on Cozumel

    At this Mexican restaurant on Cozumel, a second visit makes you part of the family.

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Overcoming cellphone photo-mania

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New service at Union Station prints photos from gadgets

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A tour of London thrift stores

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George Washington’s boyhood home, via iPad

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The gardens — and gulls — of New England’s Isles of Shoals

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Disability travel: Resources and tips

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The 14th annual Travel photo contest

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Readers send in amusing signs from the road.

Luxury over land mines

A new resort tries to make it in the heart of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge territory.

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Travel Deals

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What a Trip

A cruise with friends and fjords

Alesund from the hill top, Norway.

An Atlanta couple and their Dutch friends take a cruise around the breathtaking Norwegian fjords.

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Bed Check

LONG BEACH, NJ - JUNE 28: Interesting art and even a pool table are available at the Bungalow Hotel in Long Beach, NJ on June 27, 2013. (Photo by Andrea Sachs / The Washington Post)

Celebrity design on the Jersey Shore

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WEST POINT, NY - JUNE 28: The vast two-story lobby of the Thayer Hotel is furnished in traditional but comfortable style. (Photo by Zofia Smardz / The Washington Post)

A friendly spell at West Point’s Thayer Hotel

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A stylish hotel near, but not in, Richmond

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The Navigator

When your river cruise becomes waterlogged

An undated picture of the Costa Allegra cruise ship in Genoa's Harbor, Italy. The Italian coast guard says a fire has broken out on an the Costa Allegra cruise ship off the Seychelles islands, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, and the ship is adrift, but the passengers are safe. The ship owner Costa Crociere says in a statement there were no injuries or casualties among the 636 passengers and 413 crew members. (AP Photo/Tano Pecoraro)

Flooding in Europe has wreaked havoc with river cruises, disappointing passengers.

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Impossible D.C.: A photo project

Views of modern Washington through the lends of an older medium: instant film.

Travel Photo Contest 2013 winners

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Bristol: Britain’s street art capital

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