Saturday, May 25 2013, 12:23 PM

Travel

Mysore: A different flavor of India

Under the heat of the March summer, Mysore stands out from the rest of the cities in the Karnataka state…

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  • Unique stores, Christmas markets in NYC

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    Some 11 million people visited New York City last year between October and December, according to NYC & Company, the city's marketing and tourism organization. Even if that number drops…

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  • Toronto on a budget: See more for less

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    With the U.S. dollar surging against Canadian currency, a vacation north of the border is suddenly affordable again. The U.S. dollar was worth $1.23 Canadian in late November, a comeback…

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  • Christmas in Christmas: Places with holiday names

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    Douglas Taylor became postmaster of Noel, Mo., the week before Thanksgiving last year. "I came from California," he said. "And I had no idea."

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  • Skiing at Mount Bachelor, a West Coast favorite

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    Deep powder is standard issue at Mount Bachelor, a West coast favorite that averages 400 inches of snow per season, just 20 miles from the outdoors haven of Bend, Oregon.

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  • Singapore: A food writer's gourmet diary

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    They say never ever put food critics together in one room for more than ten minutes or they will start falling face down into each other's soups, telling the wait…

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  • 'The Miele Guide': The battle for the most democratic restaurant guide

    Now that restaurants have become big and necessary, the one industry we know doesn't cave in during a recession, cooks and restaurateurs and eaters and writers weigh in on the…

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  • `The Terminal 2'? Japanese man makes airport home

    Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport. It has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave.

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  • Australia hopes Nicole Kidman film spurs tourism

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    The film camera sweeps across the landscape, taking in flat plains, gushing waterfalls and a dusty country town. The color is brilliant, the emptiness palpable, and the soundtrack soars dramatically…

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  • Seoul: Up close and personal

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    Can you learn about a country's past, culture and tradition in less than a week and still find the time to get in touch with its people, as well as…

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  • Bringing sexy back, with $1B: Miami hotel reborn

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    It takes a lot to impress here, a place where magazine models shop and $100,000 cars creep by without a batted eye.

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