Articles Tagged with #travel
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Personalities
Letters from Egypt: Short, Cautionary Tales
Hotel bombings and terrorism aside, it’s the daily alien frustrations and local rituals that put the grit into living abroad. Our writer reports from Cairo on the small infuriations that make her city unique.
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New York, New York
The Morning News Guide to the Republican National Convention
With New York overrun by delegates and helicopters, dragon-burning anarchists and the president’s twin daughters, we present a mid-week survival guide for Republicans confused by the city that never sleeps or says thank you.
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Gallery
Jerusalem Journal
There’s no easy way to tour Israel on foot, especially when people are trying to steal your art supplies. Our staff illustrator returns to the land where his family’s been for more than 70 years.
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: Return to Sender
In the final installment of her letters from Scotland, our writer returns home with a heart full of remembrance for the experiences she’s had, as well as for friends she’s made in her time abroad.
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Opinions
Confessions of a Hired Belly
Roaming Italy for a perfect risotto, or sampling the new Bordeaux while staying in four-star resorts—the life of a food and travel writer rarely evokes pity. But is that only because its hardships haven’t been explained?
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: Bulgarian Rhapsody
In the seventh installment of her letters from Scotland, our letter jets to Sofia to meet a friend, explores the city in all its relative weirdness, and learns to speak, or at least gesture, a new language.
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: Term Break Fashion
In the sixth installment of her letters from Scotland, our writer, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, considers the weather on her term break, then jaunts down to London and attends an alternative fashion show.
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: Lazy Sunday Afternoon
In the fifth installment of her letters from Scotland, our writer, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, settles into a routine abroad, learns from a friend how she needs to break away from the everyday, then does her Sunday shopping.
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: A Calm Uncharacteristic
In the fourth installment of her letters from Scotland, our writer, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, visits Italy, where she marvels at people and architecture, and can never seem to elude those church bells.
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: London Calling
In the third installment of her letters from Scotland, our writer, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, visits London, where she fights crowds and considers looting the British Museum.
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Stories
Welcome Back From Baghdad, Mr. President
After taking off on a top-secret Thanksgiving Day jaunt to Baghdad, President Bush appears to be on a mission to be the Badass-in-Chief. Or are there other motives at work? Our writer chases the paper trail.
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Personalities
Letters from Edinburgh: Quick Change Terrain
In the second installment of her letters from Scotland, our writer watches Neighbors, hits the Highlands, and meets the most helpful shaggy dog in Scotland.