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N.Y. Times travel stories

  • Choice Tables: Delicious Ways to Love Downtown Los Angeles http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ae9c0d8c2158af24c62806ff988e356a Smart new bistros are emphasizing creativity and cheap-but-chic fare is springing up from points east and west.

         Choice Tables: Delicious Ways to Love Downtown Los Angeles
  • Practical Traveler: Are Scanners Worth the Risk? http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e916113f99fdaa75759feaaaa6ecee93 Some passengers and experts are concerned about radiation, and about what happens if they refuse a scan.

         Practical Traveler: Are Scanners Worth the Risk?
  • Journeys: Vineyard Hopping, in Maryland? http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1d97e39a38d4f7c4d364301983daef01 With live music, food offerings and other activities, Maryland's wineries offer a good time as well as a good sip.

         Journeys: Vineyard Hopping, in Maryland?
  • Explorer: 6 Days, 6 States, 6 Peaks http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=fbbc6411e2045560d5fd74574909c8b5 Armed with a map, compass, hiking boots and a blue Honda, a hiker tackles the highest point in each New England state.

         Explorer: 6 Days, 6 States, 6 Peaks
  • Off Off Off Broadway? Try Dublin http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c574d4a39326d31bd40a8719ef67881e With top-tier actors and affordable tickets, the city's theater scene is rich and intimate.

         Off Off Off Broadway? Try Dublin

Frugal Traveler blog

  • A Taste of History in the South, and a Hint of Home in New York http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/the-final-stretch-and-home-again/ For the 13th and final week on the road, the agenda includes Birmingham, Ala., Savannah, Ga., and Washington, D.C. A Taste of History in the South, and a Hint of Home in New York
  • A Sucker for Spanish Moss http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/a-sucker-for-spanish-moss/ You could take any destination - an anonymous subdivision, a dying factory town, a garbage dump - pop some Spanish moss on the trees, and the Frugal Traveler is happy. A Sucker for Spanish Moss
  • The Worst Way to See San Antonio http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/the-worst-way-to-see-san-antonio/ I made the most ill-timed, bone-headed, rookie-error-filled, first-time visit to San Antonio in tourism history. And even then, I had a good time. The Worst Way to See San Antonio
  • Into Cajun Country: From Po'boys to the Pink Panther http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/into-cajun-country-from-poboys-to-the-pink-panther/ The Frugal Traveler leaves Mexico behind for swamp tours, jazz clubs and southern cooking in Louisiana and Mississippi. Into Cajun Country: From Po'boys to the Pink Panther
  • A Message to America's Youth http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/a-message-to-americas-youth/ My trip has been made immeasurably more enjoyable, and measurably cheaper, because I'm multilingual. A Message to America's Youth

In Transit blog

  • Photo of the Week http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/photo-of-the-week-67/ The Rome skyline with St. Peter's Basilica in the center. Photo of the Week
  • Q&A: A Family Christmas in Puerto Rico http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/qa-a-family-christmas-in-puerto-rico/ "My two brothers, mom, dad and I are all considering a trip to San Juan, P.R., over the holidays." Q&A: A Family Christmas in Puerto Rico
  • At Paris Biennale, Look if You Can't Buy http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/at-paris-biennale-look-if-you-cant-buy/ Few events could so completely satisfy an escapist fantasy of a life lived in luxury than the Biennale des Antiquaires at the Grand Palais in Paris. At Paris Biennale, Look if You Can't Buy
  • Prague Music Festival Transcends Genre http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/prague-music-festival-transcends-genre/ It's unexpected combinations of musicians that make the Strings of Autumn festival one of Prague's most innovative musical undertakings. Prague Music Festival Transcends Genre
  • Q&A: Christmas in Mexico for Two http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/qa-christmas-in-mexico-for-two/ "My boyfriend and I want to take a vacation to an international urban destination over Christmas break." Q&A: Christmas in Mexico for Two

USA Today travel stories

  • For sale: Italian castle comes complete with dungeon http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomTravel-TopStories/~3/y0fj0m2bFRM/2010-09-09-italy-carbonana-castle_N.htm Carbonana Castle sits on 20 acres of beautiful Umbrian hillside and has a sentry tower and prison cell.


         For sale: Italian castle comes complete with dungeon
  • Victim in Vegas lion attack at the MGM Grand is on the mend http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomTravel-TopStories/~3/nWzPhBR41qc/1 A man who worked at the popular Lion Habitat at the MGM Grand resort in Las Vegas is "doing well," after being attacked by one of his charge ...


         Victim in Vegas lion attack at the MGM Grand is on the mend
  • Political bluff led to post-9/11 reopening of D.C. airport, politician claims http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomTravel-TopStories/~3/7kTPPPUEkTU/1 A political bluff led to the reopening of Washington's Reagan National Airport in the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Rep. Jim Moran, ...


         Political bluff led to post-9/11 reopening of D.C. airport, politician claims
  • The plane with a mustache http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomTravel-TopStories/~3/-RbPm5DIyaQ/1 Ever flown on a plane with a mustache? You can if you're lucky enough to get a flight on the Delta jet with a painted-on, curly 'stache in honor ...


         The plane with a mustache
  • DOT deals Delta, Virgin Blue a 'surprise' setback in alliance effort http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomTravel-TopStories/~3/D_hLWLLWFo8/1 Federal regulators say they plan to reject an anti-trust immunity request that would have allowed Delta and Australia's Virgin Blue and affiliates ...


         DOT deals Delta, Virgin Blue a 'surprise' setback in alliance effort