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Austria — Dawdling along the Danube

Some people prefer to see the Danube River by boat, but my husband, Claude, and I decided that a leisurely drive along its banks, stopping at picturesque medieval villages along the way, would be our cup of tea. We found Austria in the springtime to be magical.

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Enjoying the party-like atmosphere of Oaxaca’s Day of the Dead festival

In Condé Nast’s 2009 Readers’ Choice poll, Oaxaca, Mexico, was listed among the top 10 cities in the Americas (excluding the US). After my late-October ’09 trip there for the marvelously colorful Day of the Dead festivities, I can certainly understand why.

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Finding a Paris apartment with a spectacular view

by Julie Skurdenis, Bronxville, NY I’m not a surfer in any sense of the word, certainly not in the electronic sense, but one bleak, rainy Saturday I found myself surfing the Internet. Without knowing exactly why, I sat at my computer searching for short-term rental apartments in Paris — but only those with terrific views [...] Read more »