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Beijing's Moment |
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| Atop the World of the Maya (El Mirador, Guatemala) The Los Angeles Times (Jan. 7, 2007) BEFORE the torrential rain and the ankle-deep mud, before the quarter-sized blister and the mouse-sized cockroach, before all that, I climbed a 2,000-year-old Maya pyramid, watched the red orb of the sun sink into the jungle canopy and felt the thrill of being an anachronism. ... read article |
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| Chiapas,
Without Reservations The Washington Post (Nov. 26, 2006) "Go! Go like a bullet!" the man yelled as I stepped out of the taxi and into the heavy Mexican air. This insistently gesticulating stranger had approached as we pulled into a tiny bus stop. I had just asked him about the next bus south, and he'd started yelling and jabbing his finger down the dusty road. ... read article |
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| Niseko,
Japan: Downhill Skiing in the Land of the Rising Sun The New York Times (Nov. 19, 2006) JAPAN is a country with extensive mountain ranges, literally hundreds of ski resorts and plentiful snow, yet a language barrier and the country’s distance from Western markets have long prevented it from becoming a major international ski destination. But that's starting to change, especially at a resort called Niseko. ... read article |
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| Serenity
Amid the Shoguns (Nikko, Japan) The Los Angeles Times (Oct.8, 2006) VISITORS come to Nikko to gawk at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and craggy, evergreen-covered mountains. But the element that animates this tourist town is water. ... read article |
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| A Quiet
Southern Town, Writ Large (Milledgeville, Ga.) The Los Angeles Times (July 9, 2006) CARMEN ALARCÓN, a native of Colombia, tore through the farmhouse kitchen as if chasing a misbehaving child about to escape into the warm Georgia evening. ... read article |
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| Tokyo
Is Expensive The Washington Post (June 25, 2006) Well, it can be. Our reporter spent a week there for under $1,000 -- including air. And he only had to sleep in an Internet cafe once. ... read article |
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| In Durango,
Don't Worry, Be Funky The Los Angeles Times (May 21, 2006) I saw the members of the wedding party twice. The first time was on a sunny Colorado afternoon as they bicycled down Durango's Main Avenu in gowns and tuxedos, waving at tourists... . read article |
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| Martin
Luther King, Jr 101: In the Footsteps of Dr. King The Washington Post (Jan. 15, 2006) Seventy-seven years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. Here are destinations marked by King's work and redolent with his memory. ... read article |
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Atlanta
Takes the Plunge (Review of new Georgia
Aquarium) |
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| In
Atlanta, A New Arts District Catches On The New York Times Like almost any activity in car-dependent Atlanta, browsing the city's contemporary art galleries normally involves driving - largely between locations in the wealthy Buckhead district but also through midtown and elsewhere. Recently, though, the city's core has sprouted a place to visit a diverse array of galleries on foot: the emerging Castleberry Hill Arts District. ... read article |
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Rock, U Roll The Washington Post Pink Floyd told us that we don't need no education. I don't want no argument with rock-and-roll royalty, but perhaps the band failed to consider higher education. I say this because -- to borrow one of Jack Black's lines from the movie "School of Rock" -- colleges quite clearly "service society by rocking."... read article |
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| Chaco
Canyon Mystery Tour The Los Angeles Times After a two-hour walk through a desert canyon, I spotted it: a blazing star painted on the underside of a sandstone overhang. ... read article |
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Ouray
or the Highway: Jeeping in Colorado |
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Mammoth,
in Depth (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky) |
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| 500
Years? Seems Like Yesterday in the Andes The Los Angeles Times On a busy Peruvian street, crammed between a video store and a restaurant, is a narrow, stone storefront with the words "ransom room" carved above the door in Spanish. ... (no online version available) |
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| Does
This Guy Look like a Model to You?
(humor essay) The Washington Post Most people who travel love seeing foreign places. This is obvious. What is less obvious, but equally true, is that we love what those places do to us. ... read article |
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| The
Soul of Colonial Quito The Los Angeles Times Jesus came to Quito with a heavy military escort, nine brass bands and a crown of thorns made of barbed wire. ... read article |
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| In
the Andes, Surprising Twists (skiing in Argentina) The Los Angeles Times I first road a South American ski life last year, on a sparkling June night in the Argentine Andes. ... read article |
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| Huacachina:
Head over Heels (sandboarding in Peru) The Los Angeles Times "Do you like to fly," Jose asked me, the silver rims around his teeth glinting in the desert sunlight. ... read article |
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| Aspen,
Without the Trust Fund The Washington Post While I was recently walking the streets of Aspen, Colo., the driver of a white Suburban with Oregon tags stopped beside me, rolled down his window and asked if I lived there. ... read article |
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| Charleston,
By Night and Day The Washington Post Loose sand is hissing across the beach in 25 mph winds as my shaggy, blond kiteboarding instructor squints up at the 65-square-foot kite that he is inching upwind -- barely -- by hanging his entire weight off its steering bar. ... read article |
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| Bargaining:
Where the Buck Stops YHA Backpacker Essentials We budget travellers can sometimes push the quest for a bargain a bit far. I saw the walking embodiment of this at a market in Ecuador, where a young man with frizzy blonde hair and John Lennon glasses was attempting to buy a pair of pants from a tiny indigenous merchant. ... read article |
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| Star Parties in
South America The Los Angeles Times The astronomer was annoyed. Luigi "Rolly" Bedin, a young researcher from Padua, Italy, had traveled to northern Chile to study dense groupings of stars called globular clusters. Instead, he'd spent several nights hopelessly waiting for the clouds to clear. Considering northern Chile's reputation for perpetually perfect astronomical conditions, this was sort of like visiting the Bahamas in the middle of a blizzard. read article |
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| Look Out Below!
(Biking Bolivia's "Road of Death") The Washington Post In the course of dropping nearly 12,000 feet in less than 40 miles, Bolivia's "Road of Death" poses a number of challenging questions to mountain bikers. Here's a sample ... read article |
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| Peru: The Ruin
of Me The Washington Post Here's a tip for visiting remote ruins in the cloud forests of northern Peru: If someone offers you a donkey, take it. ... read article |
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| The Anti-Aspen
(Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colo.) The Washington Post When skiing through the trees in nearly a foot of fresh powder, the violent release of one's ski bindings can sound a bit ominous. ... read article |
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| The Faithful Flocked
to See the Holy Tortilla The Dallas Morning News |
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