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In ancient times, a low hill on the west side of the Tiber River in Rome overlooked a sports field, or circus, marked by a red granite obelisk from Egypt. In A.D. 64, the Apostle Peter was crucified and buried in its shadow, incising the place in history....

Some people view left-leaning, free-thinking Sebastopol as part of an axis of liberalism that extends from this west Sonoma County town to Berkeley and Santa Cruz. Though Sebastopol garnered some attention a few years back when it had a Green Party majority...

While none of them is earth-shattering in significance, at least six small tips can save you a bundle on travel. 1. Free admission to Walt Disney World in Orlando or Disneyland in Anaheim: From a company that normally never discounts or waives the admission...

Basel, Switzerland - Ah, Venice! La Serenissima (the Divine Republic). Queen of the Adriatic. A city between the sky and the sea. Hardly a city has fascinated writers and artists more than Venice, the favourite of painters as early as the 18th centur...

YORK, Maine - We arrived at Dockside Guest Quarters in a classic Maine pea-soup fog. Was that really a building 50 yards in front of us?

It was 4:30 a.m., and they were already talking potatoes at a small television station on the outskirts of town. In the waning hours of summer, with the thermometer struggling to reach 28 degrees, I arrived half asleep and half frozen to listen to the conversation firsthand.

The line on the plaza was hardly a proper new york queue. people weren't jostling for position, and except for British high school boys showing off for British high school girls, they were unfailingly polite. But then I was a good 200 feet outside of New York - 200 feet outside the United States, for that matter. The United Nations ...

You might think it outrageous to consider buying a new car at the same time you are planning a trip to Europe. But automakers offer incentives for car buyers to...

With fuel costs and airfares soaring, budget travelers have to find the best possible prices. You know that advance booking is often a crucial element in getting an affordable airfare....

Flights can be tiring. Flights can be long. Flights can be stressful. These are just a few of the responses I received when I ask people to fill in the...