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Austrian Tradition - Traveler Delight: Advent, Christmas & New Year

In November, Christmas markets open their doors and the scent of Gluehwein, roasted chestnuts and Punch fill the air

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Lost Cities & EcoAdventure on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera

History, culture, eco-adventure and the stunning Caribbean are all within reach where Mexico’s Yucatan merges with the sea. Scuba dive off the coast to take in the sights of the Great Meso-American Barrier Reef. Explore ancient Mayan ruins of Coba, Tulum and the underground rivers and pools known as cenotes.

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Snapshot: Paris Underground

Tunneling into the fascinating dark underbelly of the City of Lights

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Points of Interest

This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings

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Point. Shoot. See

In Zambia, an NYC photographer teaches kids orphaned by AIDS how to take pictures. They teach him about living

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A Prayer for the Ganges

Across India, environmentalists battle a tide of troubles to clean up a river revered as the source of life

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Have Roots, Will Travel

Like the four generations of Angelenos who preceded her, the best-selling author likes to get around

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Points of Interest

This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings

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Swamp Ghosts

In Papua New Guinea, a journalist investigates the controversy over a World War II bomber

Everglades, Florida

Everglades, Florida

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Snapshot: Yangtze River

A virtual vacation along China's mighty waterway

Building on the past is one of Singapore's strengths. Bathers at the Fullerton Hotel—a former British post office—enjoy a view befitting the nation's prosperity.

Singapore Swing

Peaceful and prosperous, Southeast Asia's famously uptight nation has let its hair down

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Points of Interest

This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings

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Beyond the Fringes

The author traces some abiding infatuations—and old antagonisms—to his seaside boyhood home

This panoramic view of Prague was taken from one of three ballustraded balconies of the Lobkowicz Palace.

Americans in Prague

A second wave of expatriates is now playing a vital role in the renaissance of the Czech capital

At the height of the season, there isn't a table to be had in Positano's elegant restaurants. Fresh seafood reigns, often served in a broth called "acqua pazza" made with garlic, oil, parsley, white wine and small tomatoes, washed down with wine from grapes cultivated in the terraced vineyards that line the cliffs.

Snapshot: Amalfi Coast

A virtual vacation to southern Italy's historic and charming seaside

The almost proprietary interest that Cubans take in Hemingway can be seen in the lobby of the Ambos Mundos Hotel (above), where photographs of the author overlook the lobby.

Hemingway's Cuba, Cuba's Hemingway

His last personal secretary returns to Havana and discovers that the novelist's mythic presence looms larger than ever

Cubans had fought vehemently for independence from Spain from the 1860s to the 1890s, but by the 20th century, the country had become beholden economically to the United States (a Cuban street, with a classic American car, today).

Before the Revolution

Socialites and celebrities flocked to Cuba in the 1950s

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Points of Interest

This month's guide to notable American destinations and happenings

Prague

Almost a Fairy Tale

Jonathan Kandell, author of "Americans in Prague," talks about one of Europe's most beautiful cities

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