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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

"It used to be said that Yankees knew of only two places in Georgia—the Coca-Cola factory and Tara—and one of those was fictional," notes Greene (Atlanta's Olympic Park).

Some Don’t Like It Hot

Atlantans regard summer—and the overheated tourists it spawns—woefully

The top of the Great Pyramid is flat, providing a truly panoramic view. From this spot, visitors can also hear the wails of howler monkeys in the jungle that separates the Grand Plaza and the "Lost World."

Snapshot: Tikal

A virtual vacation to Tikal National Park in Guatemala

Last November, the three acres of land that makes up Astroland were sold to development company Thor Equities. It will close for good in September 2007.

Goodbye My Coney Island?

A new development plan may alter the face of New York’s famous amusement park

A boy peeks through a doorway that serves as the main entrance of a house.

Save the Casbah

In Algiers, preservationists race to rescue the storied quarter. But is it too late?

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“Mad, Stark Mad”

Thirty-five years after “defecting” to the Barbary Coast, the bestselling novelist still loves his city by the bay

This summer, one of Jackson Hole's most sublime wilderness parcels will finally open to the public.

Jewel of the Tetons

This summer, the Rockefellers are donating a final 1,106 acres, a spectacular parcel to be open to the public for the first time in 75 years

Trailed by reporters, Jimmy Carter launched his antimalaria initiative in the small community of Afeta. Some 50 million Ethiopians (Kemeru Gessese washes clothes in a river) live in regions where the disease is rampant.

The Ethiopia Campaign

After fighting neglected diseases in Africa for a quarter century, former president Jimmy Carter takes on one of the continent’s biggest killers malaria

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Ghosts in the Sagebrush

Tumbledown structures recall dude ranching’s heyday

Pheasants on the Prairie

Fields of Dreams

To help revive his North Dakota hometown, a former high-school principal created giant sculptures to grace a stretch of prairie highway

Locals prefer Turkish coffee without sugar, but first-timers often prefer to add sugar to make its powerful flavor a bit more palatable.

Getting Your Buzz with Turkish Coffee

Learn what makes this coffee unique and how to place an order for your own cup

A Turkish carpet could be the ultimate souvenir of your trip to Istanbul.

Buying a Carpet in Istanbul

A guide to types of Turkish carpets and techniques that go into making them

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