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Rolling by the River If you want to pay your respects to New Orleans' damaged neighborhoods, consider exploring the area by bicycle. MY HUSBAND, PETER, AND I were in New Orleans for the French Quarter Festival, but we wanted to do more than listen to big brass bands. Read more at Budget Travel--> There's More to a Guidebook Than Its Cover We've all felt baffled about which guidebook we should buy. RULE OUT OBVIOUS mismatches right away. The student authors at Let's Go, for example, won't have the time or budget to ferret out boutique hotels. Read more at Budget Travel--> A Weed by Any Other Name Or, stalking the not-so-wild purslane A FEW YEARS AGO, my friend Peter came back from Cyprus with seeds in his pocket and tales of a tart, succulent mystery green the locals called anthrakla. It took us two years of research to find that same plant growing literally beneath our feet in New York City. Read more at eGullet.org--> Comfort Me with Falafel An Egyptian chef in Queens dishes up international home cooking I LIVED in Egypt for a year, and I miss a few things about the country -- but not the food. Read more at eGullet.org--> The Deckchair Detective Nurture that curiosity. It might grow into something special WHERE ARE the neighbors from? It’s a little guessing game that’s always fascinating in Astoria, a small corner of Queens. Read more--> What Kind of Meat? ON THE INLAND ROADS of the Yucatan, hitchhikers are common, trying to get from the middle of nowhere to the edge of nowhere. I pick up nice- looking women and children to break up the monotony of the greenery and practise my Spanish. Read more--> The Whale Sharks of Isla Holbox HAVING GROWN UP in a landlocked state, I’ve never been a strong swimmer. I saw Jaws at a very tender age, and for many years I would be overcome with shark panic in the smallest of swimming pools. After near hyperventilation while snorkeling in the Red Sea, I decided that humans just don't belong in the water. Read more at RoughGuides.com--> |
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