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Week of July 21, 2008

Traveling Tips

Three savvy locals suggest the best ways to spend it, a new crop of watering holes are pairing cocktail hour with a new generation of gourmet Singaporean snacks, a stylish spa hotel offers the best of Taiwanese design and nature, and how much longer will Agnes Water be the sum worshippers' best-kept secret?

Week of July 14, 2008

Marine life at a Greek eco-hotel, a Dubai hotel is an oasis of calm, a bilingual guide highlights 50 of the best outdoor dining spots, the outdoor sculptures at Sudeley Castle and immerse yourself in the seductive tango culture of Buenos Aires

Week of June 30, 2008

A Murano glass exhibition, David Cronenberg's film The Fly now a sci-fi musical, a full-length golf course at St. Andrews is no place for beginners, Seville's seductive hotel and food writer Lydia Itoi's tips on Finnish dining

Week of June 16, 2008

Stencil graffiti has moved from the streets of Paris into art books, a year-long party in Quebec City, a mix of medical review with the shameless luxury of a spa treatment and a museum in Italy melds beauty and function

Week of June 9, 2008

Close your eyes, lean back and sleep tight, at Mimolette, the scions of Singapore, three locals tell you how to spend a night down under and trekkers looking for alternatives to Tibet and Nepal are finding nirvana in the Indian Himalayas

Week of June 2, 2008

Design duo Le Tramac give worn-out antiques a colorful update, five of Nature's great spectacles across Africa, a new book about the Louvre treats and after a 25-year makeover, the historic New England capital is getting hip

Week of May 26, 2008

A new book looks at how landscaping transforms Asia's luxury resorts, a tranquil beach resort lies just a short drive from China's notorious boomtown, and Jakarta's Bunga Rampai offers home cooking in a sophisticated setting

Week of May 19, 2008

A Parisian hotel built in an old bakery, a new set of lead-crystal decanters inspired by the bird life of Murano, a Singapore crab dish served whole and eaten with your hands and four birdhouses that let you say "the flock stops here" in high-flying style

Week of May 5, 2008

A new museum gives China's avant-garde a wider stage, the biggest thing to hit sauna design in centuries: windows, and let locals in the know give you the lowdown on the bustling Taiwanese capital

Week of April 28, 2008

A reviving Libyan oasis town has a timeless allure, Franck Dangereux's Food Barn may offer the best value fine dining in Africa, a new book looks at the point where conceptual art meets landscape gardening, and for the best new films, hit the festivals

Week of April 21, 2008

Prepare for Tokyo's most boisterous celebration, Bhutan's as a travel destination now has a coterie of high-end hotels to match, and best-selling author Dewi Lestari and pop-star husband Marcell Siahaan plan your day in Java's café capital

Week of April 14, 2008

Get a closer look in X-ray photographer Nick Veasey's new book, a gallery of birds, beasts and spirits in Australia is a lively monument to a lost tribe and the most haunting thing about Edinburgh's finest restaurant is its gothic elegance

Week of Apr. 7, 2008

Locals tell you how to stay cool in Ghana's equatorial capital, get away from Phuket's throngs in the manicured jungle of Six Senses on Yao Noi, and grab a hard-to-find bottle from Colares in Portugal while you still can

Week of March 31, 2008

At the Dubai World Cup, thoroughbred horse racing comes home, attain the ultimate in indulgence by customizing handmade chocolates, and Italy's Cilento coast is home to the Palazzo Belmonte, a luxury hotel converted from a 17th century hunting lodge

Week of March 24, 2008

An ancient Himalayan religion comes to life in a striking exhibition, South Tyrol is becoming the Michelin star hub of Italy, online publishers turn your laptop's photos folder into your coffee table book, and Vietnam makes a bid for the high-end tourist

Week of March 17, 2008

A New York City exhibition traces the evolution of the rococo style, a night at Read's restaurant in Mallorca is about the strange and delicious and cut your MP3 player's volume by half with custom-molded earphones

Week of March 10, 2008

Kali Arulpragasam uses her dramatic jewelry to make political and personal statements, Kyoto welcomes its first cutting-edge boutique hotel and Samsung presents the house of the future

Week of March 3, 2008

The biggest kinetic art show since the 1960s, at the Valsabbion hotel in Croatia where small is beautiful, and on Brazil's Emerald Coast in peace and quiet that has a European accent

Week of Feb. 25, 2008

An exhibit that gives "fender bender" a whole new meaning, eat, drink and be merry at a stylish South African retreat, a Hong Kong restaurant caters to expecting mothers with fetus-friendly meals

Week of Feb. 18, 2008

The Starck family reshapes a Paris hotel, metal gives a futuristic sheen to practical designs, and the lowly shipping container inspires a whole school of construction.

Week of Feb. 11, 2008

Jakarta's locals tell you how to spend your night properly, a new exhibition documents the effects of disease, and a student hobby in Sapporo is turned into one of Japan's biggest winter festivals

Week of Feb. 4, 2008

A new networking site helps flyers get connected, Lydia Itoi ventures into the wilderness, Pendjari National Park is one of the most compelling spots in western Africa, and Rochelle Canteen is a lunch spot converted from a bicycle shed

Week of Jan. 28, 2008

Raffles' latest venture lends Dubai some low-key high class, walk among the carnivorous lizards at Indonesia's eco-tourism hot spot, Komodo and explore Catalina's movie culture

Week of Jan. 21, 2008

Beijing's budding jazz scene focuses on saxophonist Liu Yuan's East Shore bar, lounging in the languid paradise of São Tomê and Prîncipe and burrowing beneath the Swiss mountains

Week of Jan. 14, 2008

A new park aims to foster better building in China, Jordan's Dead Sea is anything but, and hotels and Hong Kong's Mandarin Barber offers the traditional shave and a haircut for substantially more than two bits

Week of Dec. 31, 2007

Using a Vietnamese doctor's salvaged diary to understand war, exploring China through the crime novel, revolutionizing tropical architecture with modern ideas

Week of Dec. 24, 2007

Striking a balance between luxury and socially conscious travel at Vietnam's Victoria Sapa resort, introducing the waves of bliss at Nihiwatu, and shopping in Tokyo's hottest district

Week of Dec. 17, 2007

Scandinavia's Christmas capital lights up the holidays, style icons surround guests at a Paris hotel, South Africa's Karoo desert offers up cloudless skies and amber-hued mountains

Week of Dec. 10, 2007

Singapore's new Naumi hotel loads on the amenities while going minimal on the style, Shanghai's burgeoning arts scene, Down some tasty Iberian tidbits in Cambodia's only tapas bar

Week of Dec. 3, 2007

A tercentennial face-lift for London's fanciest retailer, gladiatorial training in Rome and the cosmopolitan creations of Vietnam

Week of Nov. 26, 2007

Heli-skiing in Colorado, Tokyoites get a bite of the Big Apple and a sleepy Mexican town becomes a fashionable getaway

Week of Nov. 19, 2007

Discover an eclectic concert at South Africa's National Botanical Garden, the best souvenirs from the world's best museums and a Milanese hotel with unparalleled customer service

Week of Nov. 12, 2007

Scooting your way through Bangkok traffic jams, the disabled volleyball championship in Cambodia and an evening in Beijing

Week of Nov. 5, 2007

Brazil's Campana brothers reuse materials to create fanciful forms, New York gets another look at Jack Kerouac's visionary work and London's Hayward Gallery explores the relationship between painting and photography and

Week of Oct. 29, 2007

A Japanese watchmaker crafts Victorian timepieces, in-flight tutorials help travelers learn the local lingo before they arrive and the inside scoop about Singapore

Week of Oct. 22, 2007

Exquisite Chinese snuff bottles, the world's best culinary festivals and the renovation of London's landmark St. Pancras station

Week of Oct. 15, 2007

Thailand offers child-friendly retreats in the form of eclectic villas, The Macau Grand Prix comes of age and French cuisine provides an oasis for Kabul's foreign community

Week of Oct. 8, 2007

Discovering the discreet charms of a fine art collection in Zurich, a magic carpet ride for your taste buds in Paris and a delicious treat for Russian history enthusiasts