Photos of Alpnach, Switzerland
Travel articles If You Had Only 10 Days For a Trip to Asia, Where Would You Go? A reader asks: "For the young adventurous couple with no constraints except time, what is the best Asia itinerary? We are trying to plan a trip in May, but we have only 10 days for it . . . I lived in Hong Kong in 2002 and my husband has never been, so we definitely want to start our trip there." I've got two possible solutions. The first comes from my Conde Nast Traveler partner in crime Hanya Yanagihara, who hops around Asia all the time and wrote the magazine's Southeast Asia Iconic Itinerary.
"In the Event of a Water Landing": What Flight Training Says About Ditching Jan. 15: Today, the coldest day of the season, saw the unreal spectacle of 155 passengers and crew ditching US Airways flight 1549, bound for Charlotte in a ice cold Hudson River just minutes after it had taken off from LaGuardia.
Winter Comfort Food: Regional specialties Every region in America has its own comfort-food specialties, from the stalwart hot puddings of New England to the creamy chowders of the Pacific Northwest.
Bed Bugs Bed bugs are making a comeback in some upscale hotel rooms. Learn to recognize bed bugs and avoid being bitten. Falling Overboard - Are You at Risk? Recent news reports, including CNN's coverage of a cruise ship worker who accidentally fell from the Carnival Sensation, have once again brought cruise ship safety into the limelight.
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