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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Travel

Machu Picchu was first seen by an American 100 years ago. Close to a million visitors are expected to visit this year.
Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times

Machu Picchu was first seen by an American 100 years ago. Close to a million visitors are expected to visit this year.

Join the crowds and take the easy way up Machu Picchu. Or follow the trail of early explorers and discover a handful of rarely seen Incan masterpieces along the way.

FROM LEFT The Pan Dei Palais hotel is decorated with a Rajasthani theme; private yachts line the harbor; the Saturday market in the Place des Lices sells everything from paella to Iranian carpets

36 Hours in St.-Tropez

The capacity to indulge in this Mediterranean resort town is notching upward with new hotels, party spots and restaurants.

Practical Traveler

Pack a Picnic for Your Next Flight

Secrets from chefs on how to eat well on planes.

Frugal Traveler Blog
The harbor of the small town of Prozurska Luka on Mljet, a Croatian island on Dalmatian Coast.

Croatia: ‘Take Your Parents to Work’ Week

The Frugal Traveler hits the Dalmatian Coast with his mom and dad, the Frugal Parents.

Overnighter
An outdoor cafe in Évora, Portugal.

From Lisbon, Visiting the Storied City of Évora

A combination of stunning architecture and wonderful food and wine, less than two hours from the capital.

Personal Journeys

Barging in Burgundy: A Family Meets Its Match

Relaxing vacation? Does almost plunging over a dam count?

Choice Tables
An office party at Revolution.

Durham Dining: Pies, Panini and Barbecue

No longer a ghost town, downtown Durham, N.C., has emerged in recent years as an exciting, unexpected food hub.

Foraging

Slide Show: Barcelona Barrio: Medieval to Trendy

The medieval Barcelona neighborhood of La Ribera is booming with boutiques.

Heads Up
Diners at the Kashgar bureau restaurant in Beijing, one of the few in the city that serves authentic lamb rice pilaf.

Provincial Eating in Beijing

Each region of China has an outpost in the capital, offering some of the best regional cuisine in the country.

Bites

Restaurant Report: Hoofed, in Kuala Lumpur

Though in a country with a Muslim majority, this restaurant unabashedly flaunts its infatuation with the pig, luring the pork-deprived from throughout Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Check In/Check Out
Hotel Fort Canning, in a building that housed the British Far East Command's headquarters.

Hotel Review: Hotel Fort Canning

A luxurious hotel that blends the best of old and new Singapore, housed in a carefully restored colonial building.

Multimedia

Slide Show: Why We Travel

“For me, this picture represents what Paris is all about; love, art and joie de vivre.”

Interactive Feature: Why We Travel: Readers’ Photos 2010

We asked readers to submit their best travel photos and share the back story. Here is a curated selection of the images.

Book Your Trip

Featured Destination Guides
Multimedia
The Backdoor to Machu Picchu

The New York Times sent Piotr Redlinski to photograph a lesser-known route to Machu Picchu that avoids the crowds but challenges the hiker.

Slide Shows
The Incan Trail to Machu Picchu

A 10-day expedition sets out to trace the path of the explorer Hiram Bingham to the Incas’ most sacred city.

Exploring Évora

At less than two hours by car from Lisbon, an overnight visit to the storied Portuguese city of Évora and the surrounding area packs a lot into relatively little time.

36 Hours in St.-Tropez

Whatever your income bracket, there’s a place to play in St.-Tropez.

Multimedia

Slide Show
Back to Provence
Back to Provence
Slide Show
Finding Hemingway in Madrid
Finding Hemingway in Madrid
Slide Show
36 Hours in Newport, R.I.
36 Hours in Newport, R.I.

Interactive Feature: A Directory of Rare Wonders

A regional guide of endangered species.

Business Travel

A Return to Spending and the Front Rows

The years of trimming costs have given way to a rebound in travel as the economy picks up. This and other stories on business travel in a special section.

The Scoop

New York City iPhone App

An insider’s guide to what to eat, drink and do in New York from the staff of The Times, including a new category on favorite day trips outside of the five boroughs.

Eurofile

In Alexander Lobrano’s new column, Eurofile, the author of “Hungry for Paris” writes about the best tables (and beds) on the continent.

The 41 Places to Go in 2011

From the beaches of Mexico to the wilds of Kurdistan, the places on this year’s list take you to the end of the world and back.

Featured Interest Guide
Column Archive
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