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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Travel

36 Hours in Galway, Ireland

Clockwise from top left: Galway Market, along the seaside promenade, Oslo, Club Aras na nGael, Hall of the Red Earl. Center: a dish at Ard Bia at Nimmos.
Derek Speirs for The New York Times

Clockwise from top left: Galway Market, along the seaside promenade, Oslo, Club Aras na nGael, Hall of the Red Earl. Center: a dish at Ard Bia at Nimmos.

Nestled along the country’s western coast, Galway is often called Ireland’s most Irish city. And while you can still get a Guinness served with Gaelic, a global flavor is emerging.

The Getaway

How to See Fall’s Leaves for Less

Left to right: C.J. Gunther for The New York Times, Joshua Bright for The New York Times, Paul O. Boisvert for The New York Times

The thermometer may not show it, but the calendar does: Fall foliage season is almost upon us. Here are tips for scoring leaf-peeping deals in five Northeast locations.

Looking out over one of the city's many canals.
Seth Kugel for The New York Times

Looking out over one of the city's many canals.

Frugal Traveler Blog

Saving Rubles in St. Petersburg

On his first trip to the Russian city, the Frugal Traveler scores two deals from the Hermitage, finds ideal budget boxers and does a shot to get a shot.

Driving Russia’s Revived Golden Ring

Medieval churches, hot springs and clouds of butterflies. All part of a magical, if harrowing, road trip through a circuit of ancient towns near Moscow.

Jessica Fortner
Personal Journeys

They’re Souvenirs, Not Stuff!

After years of resisting exotic bazaars and stands selling trinkets, the author is done holding back. Her finds aren’t things, but memories.

Reader Photos

What I Brought Home

Whether kitschy or chic, enduring or ephemeral, our souvenirs tell stories. And we want to see yours.

Next Stop

A Challenger to the Amalfi Coast?

By the town of Vieste, in the Gargano Promontory.
Franco Cautillo/La Chiusa delle More

By the town of Vieste, in the Gargano Promontory.

The Gargano Promontory, on Italy’s eastern coast, has been known as a budget destination. Now it’s trying to change that.

Explorer

Biking in Vermont, Body Armor Optional

The Kingdom Trails offer adventure for downhill riders and gentler tracks for more leisurely cyclists.

Heads Up

Chicago’s Meal-Market Hybrids

At these spots, you can sit down for a meal and then shop for house-made goods to take home.

Bites

Restaurant Report: Minh Hoa Restaurant & Cajun Seafood in Wichita

At this spot, where cuisines collide, you can start with the pho before pivoting to a po’boy.

Check In, Check Out

Hotel Review: Hôtel Americano in New York

At this Chelsea hotel, opened last September, the rooms cross midcentury elegance with Asian-inflected simplicity, bicycles are free and the High Line could be a back porch.

Multimedia Feature: An Unconventional Guide to Charlotte and Tampa

With the political conventions upon us, burning questions arise: What are the best spots for takeout? A night on the town? Locals from each city weigh in.

An Unconventional Guide to Charlotte and Tampa

With the political conventions upon us, burning questions arise: What are the best spots for takeout? A night on the town? Locals from each city weigh in.

The 45 Places to Go in 2012

London, Havana, Lhasa and, yes, even the final frontier. A year’s worth of reasons to pack your bags and take off.

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Photos
Surfacing
An Art Scene Blooms in a Toronto Neighborhood

Industrial spaces are turning into galleries in once-neglected Bloordale Village.

Reader Photos: Why We Travel

See “eye candy” in Mexico, “time travel” in Cuba, “conversation about snakes” in Utah and more.

Going to Galway, Ireland

An ancient arch, shopping on Shop Street and pints at a former dance hall in this city on the country’s western coast.

Circling the Golden Ring

Onion domes, high-wattage cottages and cows in the road on a trip through old Russia.

Tradition and Flavor at a Malay Market

Now is the time to visit Chow Kit market, one of the oldest wet markets in Kuala Lumpur.

Interview
Q&A;
Traveling to Farms, From Dirt to Dining

Whether you’d like to do some planting yourself or just eat food grown on the premises, the founder of Farmer D Organics has tips for working farms into your vacations.

T Magazine — Travel Issue — Summer 2012 — The New York Times

From Oslo to Guatemala, it’s all about celebrating joie de vivre.

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