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Forget about buying some touristy travel guide. The Culture Smart! series of travel guides (Graphic Arts Center Publishing; Tradeback; 168 pages; $9.95) will give you insight into a country’s culture: attitudes, business world, customs, daily life, politics, religion, and values. The next time you are in France, you will know to kiss your fingertips to […]

Who wants to look like a tourist by carrying a bulky tour book? Be a stylish and discreet traveler by carrying a LUXE City Guide (LUXE Asia; Tradeback Foldout; $9) that easily fits into your pocket or handbag. The guide is available for fifteen Asian, Middle-Eastern and Australian cities. Whether you are in Beijing, Dubai […]

Who wants to look like a tourist by carrying a bulky tour book? Be a stylish and discreet traveler by carrying a LUXE City Guide (LUXE Asia; Tradeback Foldout; $9) that easily fits into your pocket or handbag. The guide is available for fifteen Asian, Middle-Eastern and Australian cities. Whether you are in Beijing, Dubai […]

Denver, the city with the most educated and thinnest citizens in America, is not the cowtown it used to be. Denver is as well-known for its culture and city park system, the nation’s largest, as it is for its breweries and sports teams. With a diverse ethnic population of over 2.4 million, the nation’s baby […]

Denver, the city with the most educated and thinnest citizens in America, is not the cowtown it used to be. Denver is as well-known for its culture and city park system, the nation’s largest, as it is for its breweries and sports teams. With a diverse ethnic population of over 2.4 million, the nation’s baby […]

For those of us cosmopolites who have a list of dream destinations, Paris, the most romantic place on earth, should be in your top ten. Consider walking along the famous Champs-Elysées after a day of shopping on Saint-Germain. Think about having a lot of historical treasures to discover. Imagine roaming through the quaint streets of […]

As an ultramobile traveler, you do not have time to thoroughly research travel destinations. Luckily, there is a series of travel guides that does that legwork for you. Art/Shop/Eat (W.W. Norton; Tradeback; $13.95) guides offer the best tips on visiting a city’s must-do hotspots, including museums, galleries, upscale boutiques, outdoor markets, fine restaurants, hip clubs, […]

When you travel, do you like to sleep in boutique hotels, dine at trendy restaurants, drink at chic bars, and party, shop and play like there is no tomorrow? If so, then a travel guide series called A Hedonist’s Guide to…(Hg2) is perfect for you. Hg2 is unique because it takes you off the beaten […]

Ten-foot glass doors part silently, granting access to a minimalist white lobby. A pyramid of green apples graces the glossy black reception desk, where two clerks speak to guests in the high-ceilinged room: one in perfect English, the other in perfect German. Behind another glass partition, a bar stands fully stocked with pastries and an […]

Atlanta, the capitol of the New South, is the perfect place to visit year-round to get a mixture of southern hospitality and city sophistication. When staying in town, make Four Seasons Hotel your home away from home. The upscale hotel is located in the Midtown neighborhood, which is the cultural center of the city. There […]

To spice up your relationship, the next time you and your lover go scampering off to a weekend getaway, check into a hotel as Mr. and Mrs. Smith. This pseudonym allows the two of you to become different people while enjoying your stay. To figure out which hip hotel you should play at, check out […]

If you want to visit a European city, but you do not want to fly across the Atlantic, then visit Toronto. Toronto, which means “meeting place” in a Native American language, is the world’s most diverse city and Canada’s largest city, with five million residents. Once you arrive at this metropolis, check your bags and […]