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Getaways without kids

Discover the many options for a babymoon, a couple’s last hurrah before they welcome their new bundle of joy.

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Silence and solitude

Discover Saint Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Mass. and learn a monks' rituals and routines.

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Living large in Rhode Island

See the biggest things in the littlest state.

Where in the world is Flat Stanley?

Trace the history of the children's storybook character turned interactive world traveler.

Q&A Stanley remembers his travels

Night life in Newport

Newport comes alive in the summer months. Steve Morse offers his nightlife picks. See map

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Gorillas in Rwanda

Discover a wild, tiny haven for gorillas that makes people earn their every visit.

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Wild, handled with care

Find adventure, sights, and solitude on the docks of a floating lodge and the shores of Princess Royal Island.

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Ride the rails

Follow the tracks and find steam engines, conductors, and a caboose. Explore 10 New England railways.

New England gardens

Enjoy the earthly delights of gardens beyond your ken. Explore over a dozen gardens, and their beautiful blooms, throughout New England.

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The rural touch

Life is newborn and cuddly this time of year. Explore the sights at family-friendly N.E. farms.

Revolutionary history

Boston is still leading the revolution, one story at a time. Take a tour of the Freedom Trail.

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Capital addition

The Newseum exhibits relics and realities of modern media in a monumental setting. Take a tour of this interactive shrine to journalism.

At the edge of New England

Explore the boutiques and cozy storefronts that line Greenwich, Conn., the southwestern most point in New England.

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Sweating out a midlife crunch

From ziplining to deep sea fishing, get your adrenaline flowing. Explore the adventurous side of Costa Rica.

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Gathering enough salt to be at the helm

Learn to heel, tack, and sense a burst while sailing the seas in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.

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New Orleans' pub crawl

Take a spirited tour of the French Quarter and get recipes for classic cocktails.

Changes at Gettysburg

Careful renovation breathes new life into hallowed ground.

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Talking trash

Learn what happens to all the stuff you throw away. Explore the Children's Garbage Museum in Stratford, Conn.

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Connecticut travel guide

Explore its maritime traditions, unique boutiques, and plentiful farm country. From Hartford to Stratford, Connecticut's diverse attractions will keep you busy.

11 places to roam with Rover

From summer camps to cozy inns, tour dog-friendly destinations throughout N.E.

Pet-friendly travel guide

Madrid's Big Dig

Innovation inspires museum makeovers and cuisine that enticing Europe. Take a tour.

Continental shift

In Panama, big money brings with it changes and chafing as foreign investors dig into the isthmus.

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Portland travel guide

Discover the sights and sounds of Maine's largest city.

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Maine travel guide

Explore its rocky coastline, decadent seafood, and cozy communities. From Portland to Bar Harbor to Bethel, Maine will put some spring in your step.

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Bethel's enterprising women

Chinese traditions in Honolulu

Where East meets West, galleries, shops, and clubs jostle Asian traditions. Explore the evolving culture of Honolulu's Chinatown.

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Did Roger Williams ever see flora like this?

PROVIDENCE - Think of it as a zoo for plants, where the floral equivalent of African elephants, South American parrots, and Asian monkeys share a vast, sunlit space behind glass. For exotic effect, these plants rival their animal counterparts in the nearby Roger Williams Park Zoo. Towering toward the sky and hunkering around fountain pools, they sport the similar diverse ...

Going into the mist

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - It's before dawn when we rise and sleepwalk to the bus that will take us from our hotel in the capital, Kigali, to this northwest corner of Rwanda. But we are pumped: We are going to see the world-famous, highly endangered mountain gorillas, the ones featured in the 1988 hit movie "Gorillas in the Mist."

Turn that stimulus check from the IRS into FUN

Got your economic stimulus payment from the government yet? Regardless of your opinion of the economy and its direction, using the $300-$600 windfall plus any income tax refund for travel will definitely help you to have a good time. Here are some untaxing offers to consider:

A tripod with grip

This compact tripod allows your camera to balance on narrow, uneven surfaces or cling to tree branches, light posts and other slim poles, so that you can capture sharper images as you travel. The Gorillapod by Joby has prehensile legs with flexible joints and rubber rings that allow them to easily bend and grip, and rubber, knobby feet that keep ...

Globe-trotting

Delta lounge closing Hemmed in by surging fuel costs, Delta Air Lines is cutting back on perks it has offered to passengers even before they stepped onto the plane. The airline is closing nine of its 42 members-only airport lounges, including its main one at Boston's Logan International Airport. The Crown Room Club located between Gates 6 and 7 in ...

You can feel the love at this parade

JULY 19 DORTMUND, GERMANY Loveparade: In recent years, the reliability of this annual cavalcade of thumping dance music, exhibitionism, and good will has been spotty at best. There has been bickering among organizers, problems securing permits, and a general lull in the rave culture that initially helped turn the Loveparade into an international draw when it was first introduced in ...

Old-time Providence, inside and out

PROVIDENCE - It's called the "mile of history": an architecturally magnificent street, bordered by cobblestone sidewalks and lined with handsome houses dating to Colonial days. It ascends gently to a pretty hill that overlooks the Providence River and this capital city's modern downtown.

The domino effect

Surrounded by Panama jungle darkness, Vicente settles at a roadside table and urges a just-met teammate to follow his lead in a game of dominoes.

Kiln-fired memories of Nevis

NEVIS, West Indies - The impulse to purchase a souvenir on a tropical island vacation is a common one, though it does not always have the effect one wishes. Witness the glut of monkey key chains, parrot earrings, and palm tree mugs at yard sales all over New England.

A holiday escape in St. Lucia

WHO: Gene Hunt, 52, and Carla Ramos, 51, of North Andover. WHERE: St. Lucia.

Stanley remembers the Alamo and Madison's fantastic pizza

Many people have described Flat Stanley's travels around the world. But seldom, if ever, has he had the opportunity to speak for himself. John Ambrosino plays Stanley Lambchop in a national touring production of "The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley," which was at the Colonial Theatre in March. Ambrosino, 28, a native of Avon who graduated from Thayer Academy in ...

Murder most foul touched thousands and tainted even more

KIGALI, Rwanda - Though tourists generally come to Rwanda to see the mountain gorillas, there's another attraction that is both incredibly gruesome and incredibly moving: memorials to the 1994 genocide in which at least 800,000 people were slaughtered in 100 days. The radical Hutu government targeted the minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus, literally decimating the country's population with machetes and ...

The hum of seaside night life in Newport

NEWPORT - In the warmer months, when day fades into night, Newport comes alive. Its labyrinth of lanes such as Thames Street, Broadway, and America's Cup Avenue fills with tourists and locals headed to taverns, restaurants, and live music clubs.

Ecotourists find wildlife aplenty in Uganda

KASESE, Uganda - A warthog grazed on the thick grass outside my front door and by my back door stood a waterbuck. Both wild animals were harmless from a distance, I was told. Yet guests at this safari lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park were warned not to wander off on their own. I discovered why when I was jolted ...

For Tokyo's nature-starved, rafting sans raft

MINAKAMI, Japan - This is a nation of trends, from funky gadgets to fad diets. The latest, canyoning, may surprise those unfamiliar with the rugged side of Japan. A world away from the neon madness of Tokyo and the tranquil temples of Kyoto, this is a hot spring town turned adrenaline junkie paradise.

Where in the world is Flat Stanley?

Flat Stanley may be a paper doll, but he's no couch potato. He has gone dog sledding in Antarctica, sat behind the controls of a U-2 spy plane in Texas, visited Mount Everest, and marveled at the Taj Mahal. He has been to all seven continents and met world leaders like President Clinton. And he has the pictures to prove ...

A paper ticket can sometimes be a flight saver

A paper airline ticket? You're kidding. In an age when air tickets live in the electronic ether, the paper version seems as quaint as a steamer trunk.

Join the stampede

CALGARY, ALBERTA DISTANCE FROM BOSTON: 2,580 miles

Continent's best birthday f�tes in Quebec City

One of the least expensive and quickest ways to get a truly foreign travel experience is to visit Quebec City. And what better time than as it celebrates its 400th birthday in grand style.

Chefs aim to perfect the recipe for a Conn. inn

WOODSTOCK, Conn. - The air was charged with anticipation during our visit to the Mansion at Bald Hill last month. Two young chefs, Joel Theriaque and Scott Plantier, were preparing for the opening of their fine dining restaurant in the elegant library of this architectural gem.

Out from behind the wheel to Whistler

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - As the train nears the town of Squamish, we round another bend and see for the first time the white dome atop 8,787-foot Mount Garibaldi. Soon the Whistler Mountaineer climbs a steep grade through Cheakamus Canyon, where a foamy river tumbles below through the craggy gorge. My family of four takes it all in as we ...

Enjoy the earthly delights of gardens beyond your ken

If you're looking for new gardens to visit beyond Greater Boston's Interstate 495 ring, here are a dozen of my favorites, and each is worth the journey.

This year, give Mom a whole Maine garden

BOOTHBAY, Maine - For some of us, the perfect road trip would be to follow spring and watch the crocuses, snowdrops, hyacinths, daffodils, tulips, and irises open again and again.

An oasis of books, art in Vermont

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. - A library's jewels are usually found exclusively in the pages of its books. At the ornate hilltop St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, there is also treasure on the walls.

Hungering for beauty and the bistros

Interstate 89 north of Burlington, Vt., is as big, remote, and windswept as the Western plains. I cross the Canadian border at Highgate and drive through the flatness, past miles of tidy dairy farms - pert suburban-type houses with barns and cows in back - and keep going over the Saint Lawrence River, looking down to spot Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" ...

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