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After almost three months on the road, the Frugal Traveler seeks an easy, low-key weekend of cozy conviviality in one of the most pleasant cities in the world.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/going-dutch-in-amsterdam/index.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/going-dutch-in-amsterdam/index.html" border="0"/></a>
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A growing number of green homes, built into breathtakingly natural settings around the world, are now available for vacation rentals.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03green.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03green.html" border="0"/></a>
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The hilltop district of Cours Julien showcases the spoils of immigration: fashions of the Maghreb of North Africa, cuisines of the Middle East and music from southwest Africa.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03surfacing.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03surfacing.html" border="0"/></a>
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Ninety years after the royal family was gunned down, Russians make a pilgrimage to a church built on the site where they were imprisoned and executed.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03heads.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03heads.html" border="0"/></a>
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A selection of tours to the Czech Republic offer an antidote to European sticker shock.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03COMczech.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03COMczech.html" border="0"/></a>
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Stylish without being pretentious, the hotel is an excellent deal.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03check.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03check.html" border="0"/></a>
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It is not likely that the halcyon days of air travel will return anytime soon.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/opinion/03weaver.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/opinion/03weaver.html" border="0"/></a>
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The new floors being offered in several hotel chains offer female guests a variety of amenities ranging from yoga mats to Victoria’s Secret robes.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/business/05women.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/business/05women.html" border="0"/></a>
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No more free pillows and blankets on JetBlue Airways, but they will be sold for $7 on flights over two hours.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/business/05pillow.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/business/05pillow.html" border="0"/></a>
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New laptop bags approved by the Transportation Security Administration make it possible to go through X-ray inspection without having to take the laptop out.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/business/01road.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/business/01road.html" border="0"/></a>
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Compared to hotels abroad, the American hospitality industry does not yet have much of a culture of saving resources -- but some say changes are coming.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/realestate/commercial/03sqft.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/realestate/commercial/03sqft.html" border="0"/></a>
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The company is offering guided tours designed to take families to overseas destinations they might be too timid to visit on their own -- without loading on the schmaltz.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03journeys.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03journeys.html" border="0"/></a>
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The Quiberon peninsula offers wild landscapes and a water-therapy spa and diet center where the world weary can nurse themselves back to health.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03explorer.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03explorer.html" border="0"/></a>
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With gas prices near historic highs and airfare prices out of sight, a Chicago family takes a weekend trip to Saugatuck, Mich., which requires no more than one trip to the gas station.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03saugatuck.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03saugatuck.html" border="0"/></a>
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This popular gathering spot serves up an unforgettable Wiener schnitzel -- tender and coated with bread crumbs that give every bite a tasty and satisfying snap.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03bites.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03bites.html" border="0"/></a>
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Three distinct neighborhoods along the Brooklyn waterfront make for a great walking tour.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03weekend.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03weekend.html" border="0"/></a>
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An Ivy League college, a cutting-edge art school and top-flight chefs have helped the city shed its reputation as a Boston suburb.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03hours.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03hours.html" border="0"/></a>
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Water quality on the nation's swimming beaches is facing contamination from storm water and even sewage.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/travel/escapes/01beach.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/travel/escapes/01beach.html" border="0"/></a>
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Spending a weekend learning to signal for help with a soda can, start a fire with a cellphone and snare a squirrel for lunch.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/travel/escapes/01survival.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/travel/escapes/01survival.html" border="0"/></a>
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The Apostle Islands are a lonely paradise carved from Lake Superior where a string of lighthouses once guided shipping through the channels.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/travel/escapes/01apostles.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/travel/escapes/01apostles.html" border="0"/></a>
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Events in Miami, New York and Heidelberg are worth getting on a plane for.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03DATEBOOK.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=aae2ebfc76fd4e24891e361a4cb67493&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03DATEBOOK.html" border="0"/></a>
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