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  • Local skiers taste alpine fun

    2010-02-12 10:14

    Lounging on a sunny terrace munching a margherita pizza hot from the oven sounds like Italy. But there are no lift queues here and the slopes are nearly deserted.

  • Book, magazine must-have travel accessory: survey

    2010-02-12 10:11

    The must-have travel accessory that most people would not fly without isn't an iPod, laptop or a portable DVD player. It's a printed book or magazine.

  • Royal ceremony awaits visitors

    2010-02-12 10:07

    To celebrate the Spring Festival, a spectacular ceremony of worship will be held in Tiantan Park, or the Temple of Heaven, from February 14 to 18.

  • Step-by-step guide to Harbin's best sights

    2010-02-11 11:21

    When snow birds flock to warmer climes in Hainan, bolder travelers head to the spectacular Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, in northeastern Heilongjiang province.

  • Disney in ice

    2010-02-11 11:19

    Harbin's world-famous shimmering ice festival is truly worth the risk of frostbite.

  • Aquarium may land in Times Square office tower

    2010-02-11 10:49

    As if Times Square wasn't enough of a zoo, just wait for its newest neighbor: a giant aquarium in a new office building.

  • Travel pamphlet offers top tips from netizens

    2010-02-11 10:23

    As the Chinese Lunar New Year approaches, the annual Spring Festival transport peak, or chunyun, is on us again. Getting your hands on homebound tickets from any major Chinese city is difficult for some of us.

  • Ritz-Carlton to close 5-diamond Las Vegas hotel

    2010-02-10 09:26

    The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co will close its five-diamond property in Las Vegas this May, after the hotel struggled with a slide in demand and revenue.

  • Tourist's texts to Greece save him in New Zealand

    2010-02-08 15:14

    A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday.

  • Three gems of Jiangnan

    2010-02-09 10:06

    Wuzhen is 10 minutes from my hometown of Lianshi. Even before the days of motor vehicles, it took only half an hour by steamboat.

  • Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Miami

    2010-02-08 09:20

    Subtropical Miami basks in the limelight of the Super Bowl football championship this weekend, showing off its sunny beaches and devotion to revelry.

  • Tea, sweetened with talk and tamale

    2010-02-09 10:03

    Jiangnan is as moist as Sichuan, but Jiangnan people have a sweet tooth. The amount of pepper a typical Sichuan family consumes a day can last a month in my hometown.

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