Life on a giant cruise ship, dealing with canceled flights, an alternate route to Machu Picchu — these are all subjects that attracted Web readers in 2011. As with last year’s version, this year’s list is topped by our annual Where to Go roundup. Other popular articles included spring weekend getaways, a different way to look at Paris and an essay on why we travel in unsettling times.
1. The 41 Places to Go in 2011
From the beaches of Mexico to the wilds of Kurdistan, the places on this year’s list take you to the end of the world and back.
From the beaches of Mexico to the wilds of Kurdistan, the places on this year’s list take you to the end of the world and back.
2. Practical Traveler: 11 Tricks to Cutting Travel Costs in 2011
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
In a year of higher prices, there are still plenty of ways to find bargains if you know where to look.
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
In a year of higher prices, there are still plenty of ways to find bargains if you know where to look.
3. A City on the Sea
By TONI SCHLESINGER
On the world’s largest cruise ship, with four pools, 22 restaurants and an ice-skating rink, the ocean can feel like an afterthought.
By TONI SCHLESINGER
On the world’s largest cruise ship, with four pools, 22 restaurants and an ice-skating rink, the ocean can feel like an afterthought.
4. Practical Traveler: How to Fight Back When Your Flight Is Canceled
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
Flights get canceled. Passengers get bumped. But there are steps you can take to minimize the damage.
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
Flights get canceled. Passengers get bumped. But there are steps you can take to minimize the damage.
5. 10 Restaurants Worth a Plane Ride
By GISELA WILLIAMS
From new offerings by marquee chefs to more modest openings in out-of-the-way spots, here are 10 restaurants around the globe to keep an eye on in 2011.
By GISELA WILLIAMS
From new offerings by marquee chefs to more modest openings in out-of-the-way spots, here are 10 restaurants around the globe to keep an eye on in 2011.
6. Lost Cities, Found Anew
By MARK ADAMS
Join the crowds and take the easy way up Machu Picchu. Or follow the trail of early explorers and see a handful of rarely seen Incan masterpieces.
By MARK ADAMS
Join the crowds and take the easy way up Machu Picchu. Or follow the trail of early explorers and see a handful of rarely seen Incan masterpieces.
7. Practical Traveler: Plane Tickets — Buy Early or Wait?
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
When airfares rise, should you buy now or wait and take your chances? It depends on when and where you’re going, fare-watchers say.
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
When airfares rise, should you buy now or wait and take your chances? It depends on when and where you’re going, fare-watchers say.
8. 14 Easy Weekend Getaways
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
From New York to Portland, Ore. (and cities in between), quick trips that can have you poolside — or cliff diving — in half a day.
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
From New York to Portland, Ore. (and cities in between), quick trips that can have you poolside — or cliff diving — in half a day.
09. A Paris Farewell
By AMY M. THOMAS
Guidebooks divide Paris into the Left Bank and the Right Bank. But living there revealed a city split along a new axis: the edgy east and the refined west.
By AMY M. THOMAS
Guidebooks divide Paris into the Left Bank and the Right Bank. But living there revealed a city split along a new axis: the edgy east and the refined west.
10. Why We Travel
By PAUL THEROUX
As the traveler’s map is redrawn, parts in unsettling and tragic ways, voices might whisper, “Stay home.” Don’t. There are opportunities to be had.
By PAUL THEROUX
As the traveler’s map is redrawn, parts in unsettling and tragic ways, voices might whisper, “Stay home.” Don’t. There are opportunities to be had.
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