Travel online

NEW YORK—The value of the U.S. dollar is surging, gas prices are at their lowest levels in four years, and hotel rates are softening. If you can afford a vacation, 2009 will be "the year of travel deals," predicts Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor of Travelocity. "As long as the economic slowdown continues, deals will abound for people who do have discretionary income to travel."
Pauline Frommer, the guidebook writer, agreed. "Because of Read the rest of this entry »

October 2, 2008
It took Mekenbek Osmonaliyev and his family about five years to design and construct their decorative yurt, which won a national competition celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan.
Today, the public can watch the award-winning yurt (a portable domed tent that nomadic cultures call home) assembled in the middle of the Mingei International Museum, Escondido. It will be the showcase of the exhibit “Nomadic Legacy, Read the rest of this entry »