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Where ‘the beautiful game’ is king

The banner-waving, anthem-singing fans of Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo club formed a billowing mass of ruby-and-black-clad humanity. They…

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100 mountains in Japan: a mountaineer’s journey

When Akira Chiba reached the top of Mount Yarigatake a dozen years ago and stared out into the…

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Linking past and present in Bavaria

“This will be easy to see,” said Annelise, our guide, flipping off the lights in the chilly sandstone…

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Taking some mystery out of blind booking

For travelers willing to trade certainty for savings, Priceline, Hotwire and a new site called GetGoing are taking…

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Explore spots that will address your stress

April is National Stress Awareness Month. So in the month ahead, gather your family and make plans to…

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A $100 weekend in Boston

Philadelphia might claim Benjamin Franklin as its own, but I can think of two ways he’s more closely…

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Marveling at the ‘other’ great reef

After a hair-raising, tire-spinning, engine-overheating, 2½-hour drive through soft, shifting sand in temperatures well over 100 degrees, we…

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State department can help in a pinch

Here’s some perspective on how drastically our travel habits have changed in recent years: In 1989, 7 million…

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Go find your mountain

By the time you read this, I hope to have completed something as absurd as it is ambitious:…

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Off the tourist track, indulging in oysters

I should’ve known this would happen: oyster withdrawal. More than 24 hours had passed since my last dozen.…

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