HAMBURG, Germany -- Hamburg is a business city going back to medieval times and right through to the present with its world-class harbor and bustling downtown filled with the companies that power Germany's media and other industries. ... (Today)
NEW YORK -- Conde Nast Traveler magazine's annual ski poll named Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia the best ski resort town in North America. ... (Today)
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An aerial view of the ancient Roman town of Pompeii, near Naples in southern Italy. In the background is the volcano Mount Vesuvius.
POMPEII, Italy -- Few things fuel the imagination like the story of a long-lost and forgotten city that somehow gets found. (Yesterday)
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Oscar Dios, founder of Jumbo Hostel, is seen near a Boeing 747 as it is being turned into a hostel at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- When you exit Arlanda Airport on the highway toward Stockholm, you'll see a Boeing 747 on your left that looks curiously out of place. (Yesterday)
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The fountains of the Bellagio hotel and casino dance to the music in Las Vegas. Lounge acts and good people-watching posts are plentiful on the Strip, but it's tough to beat the beauty of the fountains at Bellagio. Sidewalk space is free for people to gather and watch the water dance to whatever's playing that moment; classical music, opera and popular tunes are common choices.
LAS VEGAS -- Things are noticeably quieter on the Las Vegas Strip these days, and casinos usually known to boast excess are dropping prices to cope with a bad economy that has hit Sin City particularly hard. ... (01/03/2009)