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Venice is quiet this time of year – and affordable, with a trip package that also hits Rome and Florence.
Deals

Tour Italy for $1,208

…a Boston hotel where cold nights mean cheap rates, and more Nov 13, 2009 3:13PM EST

Your H1N1 travel questions answered

The info you need to travel safely Nov 03, 2009 2:26PM EST

Air Canada to text, e-mail passengers about flights

Airline to automatically notify travellers about cancelled trips Nov 14, 2009 3:15AM EST

Tripping: Vancouver Island

Roughing it, mostly, on the trail

Nov 14, 2009 3:21AM EST

The Saskatchewan Legislative building looks even better seen from a caleche.

World Junior Hockey Championship

Off-ice action in Saskatchewan

This year, all eyes turn west for the World Juniors. We scout the best sports bars, breakfast joints and places to hit between games Nov 15, 2009 12:05PM EST

Asia

An island getaway for lovers only

Jeju Island offers Korean newlyweds some beautiful backdrops – and forthright sex ed Nov 14, 2009 3:21AM EST

The weekly travel buzz

The Goods

A new Morgans hotel, a new Thomas Keller resto, a Wallpaper shop and Rihanna at sea Nov 14, 2009 3:21AM EST

Holiday Gear Guide: travel gadgets

Get your e-mail on your wrist, and bring an interpreter-in-a-box Nov 14, 2009 3:21AM EST

Road Work: A weekly look at business travel

Lounges for economy-class fliers

Airport lounges are no longer the exclusive preserve of high fliers – thanks to new pay-as-you-go models, it's easier than ever to experience life behind those big doors Nov 14, 2009 3:15AM EST

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Tales from the trail

At Timberline Lodge, better known as The Shining hotel

Holiday gear guide: Suitcases

Send the travellers in your life packing in style – with luggage most suited to their personality

Road Work: a weekly look at business travel
The best travel apps

Your iPhone or BlackBerry can be your best friend on the road – with the right apps

Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 years later
Berlin's love affair with freedom

When the Wall fell, artists packed up their paintbrushes and headed for Berlin. Now they're returning for the anniversary celebrations

The Wall, as it appeared earlier this week. Artists have returned to Berlin to touch up the murals they painted in 1989.
Adventure travel
Thrills and chills: Diving in Nunavik

In freezing Hudson Bay, Inuit divers teach search-and-rescue workers – and gutsy tourists – how to survive under water

The town of Puvirnituq has only 1,500 people, but as the local tourism headquarters, it boasts a state-of-the-art dive shop.
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A Globe and Mail odyssey

From Istanbul's stunning mosques to an exlusive concert by Nikki Yanofsky at Ephesus to an unfettered view of Michelangelo's David, sail through the Mediterranean with photographer Peter Power

The Hungry Traveller
Eating Cambridge

With scholars and students from around the world, no wonder the city's restaurants dish out international flavour

Smart Cookies
Jetting off on a weekday

The savviest time to fly

Angela Self
The Globe's Mediterranean Odyssey cruise
Rome, without the crowds

Only 48 hours in the Eternal City? You can't do it all. Here's how to make the most of a quick visit

Skip the Colosseum? No, just skip the crowds by seeing it at night.
Florence: A city to die for

If you haven't already fainted, Caroline Alphonso suggests you go beyond David and the Duomo

Ravishing Tuscany

That panoramic, romantic reputation for which the region is famous? It's all real

Monaco bets on a hip new vibe

This Old-World hot spot is adopting a younger sensibility and surprising affordability

Taking a bite (or two) out of Sicily

The island has been blending the flavours of the Mediterranean for millennia, and today Beppi Crosariol finds magic in every kitchen

Istanbul: ‘You're seeing the future'

The number of Canadians visiting Istanbul has skyrocketed as the city becomes a buzzing, cosmopolitan hub

Istanbul was once called the Paris of the East. Today, it’s a melting pot of Western style and Eastern tradition.
Getting friendly in Malta

Despite the horror stories - and we all have them - it is possible to stay with friends abroad and to remain friends after the visit

Pompeii the way it used to be: wild, chaotic and full of life

No book or website can really deliver the full picture of Pompeii

Budget travel
How to find travel deals during the recession

Hotels for £1. Discounts at 21 Club. Or how about Reykjavik half price?

Boutique hostels
Cool. Urban. Cheap.

A crop of new hostels is bringing the vibe of boutique hotels to the backpacker set

CitizenM at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam
Travel trends 2009

The economy may have slowed down, but this year, travellers can cash in

Better than a pat-down: Full-body scanners that show security agents what is under passengers’ clothing could come to several Canadian airports this year.