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GOA,
INDIA
For many, Goa is synonymous with hippies, hedonism and all-night dance
parties held under a full moon. But India’s popular seaside destination offers
more than deadheads and cliches. For one thing, Goa is not a single beach, but
a rich and varied state – one that offers 63 miles of coastline along the
Arabian Sea. Beyond the beaches lies a lush landscape that conceals ancient
temples, rich ecosystems and the hilly farmlands that proved irresistible to
European spice traders. Centuries before the hippies, there were the Portuguese
– and it’s their lingering influence, not the lax laws, that makes Goa such an
alluring place.
Friday
6 p.m.
BOLLYWOOD BOOZE CRUISE
Before plunging into Goa’s various seaside idylls... read |
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BERMUDA
Bermuda has lots to celebrate in 2009. Four hundred years ago, an English sailing vessel was shipwrecked on this mid-Atlantic archipelago, giving birth to the island nation of Bermuda, one that is now in full-swing party mode. With regattas decked out in Christmas lights, folk dance performances and star-studded music festivals (Quincy Jones and... read |
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TULUM, MEXICO
It is hard to know who recited the first Om or unfurled the first yoga mat upon Tulum’s epic beach. But it is true that Tulum, on the southern edge of Mexico’s Riviera Maya (and a healthy distance from the bunkerlike developments there) is a hot spot for yoga tourists.
Don’t be afraid if you don’t know your downward dog from your dolphi... read |
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36 HOURS IN BANGKOK
The heat. The traffic. The crowds. That's all anyone ever talks about when you say you're going to Bangkok. All of it's true, of course - particularly the part about the traffic, as you will discover if you bypass this city's efficient mass transit system and instead find yourself trapped in a one-hour cab ride covering a distance that, on a map... read |
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MIDNIGHT IN COPENHAGEN
With its sometimes cloyingly rustic charms - cobbled streets, orange-tile roofs, streams of bell-ringing bicyclists - Copenhagen can seem like a postcard sketched by a Nordic Norman Rockwell. It's that rare civic-minded metropolis where everyone lines up for every service, the trains all run on time and no one crosses the street agains... read |
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36 HOURS IN MAUI
“I went to Maui to stay a week and remained five,” wrote Mark Twain in 1866. Whether it’s lazing on warm sugary sand or snorkeling with humpback whales, visitors to Maui today would be likely to do the same, if they had the means. Well, thanks to the economic downturn, visiting Maui is now cheaper than usual. Airfare has dropped, hotel r... read |
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36 HOURS IN ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND
Zermatt is defined by altitude, by the principle of the vertical, where the highest peaks in Switzerland tower overhead on all sides. To glide among the pale blue glaciers, breathing the hard, clean wind on nearly 200 miles of marked trails is the essence of skiing. Glitz and glamour may be the allure, but class and understatement are still the ... read |
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MYKONOS
Not so long ago Mykonos, one of the Aegean's most popular islands, onto which jumbo cruise ships deposit as many as 15,000 day-trippers a day, was awash in just about everything but glamour. The Greek island was easily dismissed as too crowded, too expensive, too much of a cliché. But over the past few summers, it has bounced back hard as one o... read |
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36 HOURS IN SANTO DOMINGO
Whether one believes it was Columbus who actually discovered America or not, he clearly left his mark on Santo Domingo, the breezy capital of the Dominican Republic and the most vibrant of Caribbean cities.
Columbus' remains are said to be there, and a bronze statue honoring the explorer sits in Zona Colonial, where one can retrace his steps.... read |
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