Where Your Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Were Born
Two museums in Germany’s motor city, Stuttgart, supply automotive history, test drives and the awe of seeing cars being created.
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CreditMarc Serota/Getty Images Where to Evacuate: Irma Inspires a Travel Search
Airfares temporarily shot up and cruises were canceled as evacuees took to the road.
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CreditCarielle Doe for The New York Times My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise
Can Liberia be a place that people consider a dream destination? Depends on the dreamer.
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The Cheap Charms, Altered and Otherwise, of Portland, Ore.
The Rose City is full of great food, shopping and comedy — all enhanced by a legalized pot-tourism scene.
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CreditRobert Leon for The New York Times 36 Hours in Vancouver
With its urban forests, glassy downtown and undulating coastline, it’s easy to be infatuated with this city in British Columbia.
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CreditSara Essex Bradley for The New York Times We Wanted a Carefree Family Trip. So We Invited a Second Family.
A trip to New Orleans with friends fails to recapture the footloose feeling of life before toddlers. But it did make memories and save money.
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CreditMajlend Bramo for The New York Times Among the Masters at the Ferrari and Lamborghini Museums
The designs are dazzling at three automobile museums in Italy. And then you get to drive.
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Three apps that make it easy to connect with locals — without having to talk to them in person.
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CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times What Stephen King Can’t Travel Without (It’s Not a Mystery)
Books and audiobooks, of course. Also, an old Samsonite suitcase and a reservation at a Motel 6.
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CreditCharlie Riedel/Associated Press What You Tried That Summer
Summer is a time of exploration. Here is what you told us you tried for the first time.
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CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times Venus Williams Loves Museums, Vegan Food and Late Nights
The U.S. Open semifinals-bound star has traveled the world for tennis and is a fan of Hong Kong, hotels with a focus on design and the Musée Cluny in Paris.
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CreditCarlos Giusti/Associated Press What You Need to Know About Hurricanes and Travel
If you have a trip planned where a storm is expected, call your hotel and airline. If you have already arrived, have your bags packed — and phone charged.
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CreditCasa Palopó In the Rainy Season, Savings in Asia and Central America
Resorts in Cambodia, Thailand, Costa Rica and Guatemala are offering packages and lower prices in what is sometimes called the green season.
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There are thousands of getaways to explore this year. Here are some ideas to get you started.
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Mount Everest, the Chang Tang Plateau and the Sahara are among the landscapes captured by the photographer, filmmaker — and skier.
