Next Stop Katmandu
As Turmoil Subsides, Tourism in Nepal Surges
By SETH SHERWOOD

Seth Sherwood for The New York TimesThe temple complex of Pashupatinath, and some of the many monkeys that live there.
For those who have deferred journeys to Katmandu, the good news is that the troubled decade did nothing to harm the city’s age-old appeal.
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Where to Stay, Where to Eat and What to Do in Katmandu.
Surfacing Bogotá, Colombia
A Cultural Heart Beats Anew
By KATHRYN JEZER-MORTON

Scott Dalton for The New York TimesThe rooftops of La Candelaria. Once considered dangerous, the area is now a cultural center.
With the violence fading, the city has started promoting La Candelaria, Bogotá’s oldest neighborhood, as a cultural and artistic center.
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Where to Stay, Where to Eat and What to Do in Bogota.
Practical Traveler Trans-Atlantic Flights
Getting to Europe Is About to Get Easier
By MICHELLE HIGGINS

Leif Parsons
Air travel to Europe is about to undergo a significant change, one that is likely to spell more choices and cheaper fares for travelers.
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In Mexico, on the Lam With Ken Kesey
By LAWRENCE DOWNES

Shonagh Ray
In 1966, the Merry Prankster fled to a dead-end town in Mexico to escape a jail term. Four decades later, a journey to that same town becomes a pilgrimage in search of both the man and the myth.
Audio Slide Show: Ken Kesey's Trip to Mexico
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On the Road

More Delay and Frustration, and All at a Higher Fare
By JOE SHARKEY
Last year was, as we know, the worst ever for flight delays. And this year, every business traveler I know says the situation has gotten worse.
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Finding New Inspiration on Business Trips
The Count
Adding Up Those Flights of Frustration
By PHYLLIS KORKKI
Airlines carried a record 769.4 million passengers (domestic and international) in 2007, up 3.3 percent from 2006. Perhaps planes are too popular for their own good.
Spring Break Rome House Museums

Intimate Palaces to Suit Every Taste
By ANDREW FERREN
Rome’s cardinals, wealthy nobles, royalty, imperialists and artists have left behind treasure palaces and curious cubby holes for visitors to explore.
Slide Show: Inside Rome
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Ideas & Trends

A Guide to the French. Handle With Care.
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
The Times’s departing Paris bureau chief offers eight lessons for living in France.
Times Topics: France
Paris Travel Guide
Weekend in New York Manhattan Teahouses

Morning or Afternoon, There’s a Kettle Brewing
By SETH KUGEL
Sample a few of the dozens of vastly different corners of Manhattan that devote themselves largely, if not exclusively, to the relaxing art of tea.
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36 Hours in New Delhi
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
A seat of power for more than a thousand years, the city-state of Delhi is a survivor of conquest and change. Today, new money has conquered the region, which includes New Delhi, the capital of a rapidly changing India.
Slide Show: Weekend in Delhi
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Islands of Calm
By RUTH LA FERLA
Between bustling downtown Miami and strenuously hip Miami Beach, the Venetian Islands have avoided the market’s ups and downs of the area.
Slide Show: Island Life
American Journeys

Monet Meets the Colt .45 in Hartford
By NANCY M. BETTER
What the Connecticut capital lacks — glamorous night life, a lively commercial downtown — it makes up for with its legacies from a wealthier past, its accessibility and its bargains.
Travel Guide: Hartford »
Ski Report
Racing the Slopes, Uphill and Down
By CINDY HIRSCHFELD
Ski-mountaineering races, also known as randonnée rallies, are growing in North America.
Interest Guide: Skiing »
Ski Guide

Vail Ski Resort
By BILL PENNINGTON
This is not only the biggest and most popular snow sports destination in the country, it is an American institution.
Travel Guide: Vail and Beaver Creek »
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Rituals

Checking In, Glamour-Free
By DAVE ITZKOFF
A writer prefers the luxury-challenged side of Los Angeles, the Koreatown and Thai Town neighborhoods.
Travel Guide: Los Angeles »
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