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Saturday, August 14, 2010

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Teresa Ambler, left, and Tammy Bostic, of the Greenbrier, in the main ballroom.
Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times

Teresa Ambler, left, and Tammy Bostic, of the Greenbrier, in the main ballroom.

Long steeped in tradition, the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia hopes a casino will help preserve its past.

At the new Brasserie t!, a selection includes chicken liver mousse, duck terrine and fromage de tête.

36 Hours in Montreal

In super-friendly Montreal, a music-charged night life, meat-centric restaurants and post-industrial revival add to the allure.

On the Isle of Skye, most of the restaurants, including the Glenview, a relative newcomer with a menu that changes daily, also function as inns

From Scottish Waters, the Freshest Catch

On the Isle of Skye, there’s no shortage of great restaurants serving shellfish and other treats straight from the nearby lochs.

At the Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort near Truckee, Calif., summer stargazing programs merge science and the arts.

Stargazing at a Resort, in Comfort

Stargazing has increasingly become an alternative to traditional after-sundown dining and drinking at hotels and resorts. Call it night life for nerds.

In Datca, in southwest Turkey, a promenade runs along the harbor. Five years ago the author and her husband visited for the first time.

The Pull of an Idyll as Years Pass By

Turkey’s Datca Peninsula is an undiscovered Eden that inspired a novel.

The Melrose Market in Capitol Hill is a collection of local food purveyors.

Seattle’s New Food Market

Melrose Market features some of the city’s best independent food purveyors, as well as a restaurant from a renowned Seattle chef.

D.O.Carrer Verdi 3634-93-218-9673Perhaps the best known boîte on Carrer Verdi, Gràcia's food-focused  alley, D.O. has a casual wine bar attitude but takes its tapas  seriously, from rustic croquetas to the more Italianate bresaola with  shaved mushrooms and arugula. Residents pack in before and after  screenings at Cine Verdi, a nearby movie theater.

Slide Show: A Beloved Corner of Barcelona

Barcelona natives love — and many live in — the quirky residential neighborhood of Gràcia.

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Google Leads, You Pedal

Computer mapping programs, including Google Maps, are reshaping how bike enthusiasts travel.

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