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Zurich: By Boat, Train, and Tram

August 24, 2010
By Ruth Rovner
Zurich: By Boat, Train, and Tram

Strolling around lovely Zurich is easy enough — but riding the rails, plying the waters, and chugging up the hills is so much fun. Ruth Rovner samples as much as she can.
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Houston: A New “Discovery” in Space City

August 10, 2010
By JoAnn Greco
Houston: A New “Discovery” in Space City

Can a park spur downtown growth? Houston goes for the green in all manners of speaking with a new $122 million space crafted out of two former parking lots.
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Lyon: Gastronomie Galore

July 20, 2010
By Stacia Friedman
Lyon: Gastronomie Galore

Who is visiting the great chefs of Europe? In Lyon, Stacia Friedman eats and then eats some more.
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Honolulu: Surf’s Up and the Livin’ is Easy

July 9, 2010
By Cathleen McCarthy
Honolulu: Surf’s Up and the Livin’ is Easy

Honolulu is buzzing over the remake of Hawaii Five-0, the van driver tells me on the way from the airport. Unlike Lost, which was shot in the tropical wilderness of Oahu, this series is being filmed in the city itself. just like the original. I look out at the passing cityscape and start having...
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Hong Kong: Dim Sum, Tai Chi, & Feng Shui

July 6, 2010
By Becca Hensley
Hong Kong: Dim Sum, Tai Chi, & Feng Shui

In the great island city of Hong Kong, Becca Hensley acquaints herself with a host of Chinese traditions.
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Florence: Have Bicycle (and Gelato) Will Travel

June 18, 2010
By Winnie Atterbury
Florence: Have Bicycle (and Gelato) Will Travel

Over cobblestones and through clusters of Vespas, a bike rider gets a taste of Florence.
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Ruhr: Forging A New Industry (Tourism)

June 8, 2010
By Ron Bernthal
Ruhr: Forging A New Industry (Tourism)

In Germany, one region has come, er, Ruhring back to life.
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Dubai: Away Up High

April 16, 2010
By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey
Dubai: Away Up High

Dubai's newest sandcastle is very, very tall. Our local correspondent ascends to the top of the world — with nary an earpop.
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San Antonio: Wonderful Watercourse

April 6, 2010
By Arnold Berke
San Antonio: Wonderful Watercourse

San Antonio is world-famous for its River Walk, the linear park that snakes through the center of town, one story below street level. Enhanced greatly over the years, this Paseo del Rio become a crowd-pleaser that, instead of fading away like so many urban innovations, seems to keep getting better. And longer: Lately, the...
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London: Jolly Good Deal

March 23, 2010
By Nicole Pensiero
London: Jolly Good Deal

How to get more out of one of the world's priciest cities by spending less.
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