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It's common while traveling to be approached by locals trying to make a few a bucks by offering to show you around. I typically respond with a polite ''no,'' but [...]

During the opening weekend of the Tamil-language movie ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam,'' a hard-boiled action flick from one of India's most popular directors, Mani Ratnam, the environment in the theater was [...]

India is one of the most vibrant, colorful, exciting places to visit in the world. The diversity of people, culture and cuisine make it a worthwhile destination for any traveler. [...]

Birds fly south for the winter, and why shouldn't you? With the approaching cold weather, it's time to fire up the laptop and start planning that much-deserved vacation. Whether you're [...]

India's rivers are central to the life of its people and the Hooghly River, a 160-mile branch of the Ganges that runs through the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON Hiking through Forest Canyon Pass, nearly 11,500 feet above sea level, is a little like jumping into an ice-cold pond: It's sobering, invigorating and takes a little [...]

''Hey! Lucas, right?'' I heard a voice as I walked around the Gifford Park Neighborhood Market, a compact but lively farmers' market that was a quick walk from the room [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON Correction Appended Istanbul, famously, is a city that straddles two continents. And it's clearly the European side of the Bosporus that attracts the bulk of the city's [...]

Istanbul, famously, is a city that straddles two continents. And it's clearly the European side of the Bosporus that attracts the bulk of the city's tourism -- in part because [...]

As menacing clouds hung heavy over Lower Manhattan, I cruised toward the Holland Tunnel on my way to Newark Liberty International Airport. I refreshed the flight status for my United [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON There's a lost city called Kilstiffen beneath the Cliffs of Moher -- or so the story goes -- which sprawl grandly over the Atlantic Ocean on the [...]

There's a lost city called Kilstiffen beneath the Cliffs of Moher -- or so the story goes -- which sprawl grandly over the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON Correction Appended My instructor, a woman named Áine, urged me on: 'Do it for your country!' A group of us that had booked a traditional Irish games [...]

At the Cheese Board on Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, Calif., which opened as a small storefront in 1967, you can still get a sense of how things used to be. [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON At the Cheese Board on Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, Calif., which opened as a small storefront in 1967, you can still get a sense of how things [...]

Byline: JADA YUAN and LUCAS PETERSON The 52 Places Traveler Place 20 of 52: On an Icelandic Road Trip, Mossy Moonscapes and More By Jada Yuan and Lucas Peterson Our [...]

The 52 Places Traveler Place 20 of 52: On an Icelandic Road Trip, Mossy Moonscapes and More By Jada Yuan and Lucas Peterson Our columnist, Jada Yuan, is visiting each [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON The word 'discover' is always a misnomer when used by travelers: when a place is new to you, that doesn't mean it's new to everyone else. This [...]

We all dream of flying in first class, glass of prosecco in hand, away from the screaming children and armrest battles. But for most, that doesn't happen very often -- [...]

In November 1989, Potsdamer Platz was known as the ''death strip'' -- a wasteland between the two parts of the Berlin Wall. But after the wall fell, Potsdamer became a [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON In November 1989, Potsdamer Platz was known as the 'death strip' -- a wasteland between the two parts of the Berlin Wall. But after the wall fell, [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON The rain lightly pelted my window just as dawn was breaking on the Ionian Sea. I was lying snugly in my hotel bed in Syracuse, the venerable, [...]

We stood on the deck of the hulking cargo ship, through the bluster and drizzle in the Strait of Messina, both of us feeling something like sailors docking at an [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON We stood on the deck of the hulking cargo ship, through the bluster and drizzle in the Strait of Messina, both of us feeling something like sailors [...]

Call it a case of FOMO -- Fear of Missing Out. I'm usually resistant to pangs of envy inspired by social media photos of friends and families on perfect getaways [...]

There's no such thing as a free lunch, but investing in a credit card rewards program can land you pretty close to the mark. Credit card points are generally more [...]

The change, and how quickly it came, took me by surprise. One minute we were in the heart of Tucson, Ariz., among the restaurants, coffee shops and businesses you'd expect [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON The change, and how quickly it came, took me by surprise. One minute we were in the heart of Tucson, Ariz., among the restaurants, coffee shops and [...]

Superlatives are everywhere in Shanghai. I forked over my 50 yuan (about $7.90) and boarded the maglev train departing from Pudong International Airport. My understanding was that this was a [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON Superlatives are everywhere in Shanghai. I forked over my 50 yuan (about $7.90) and boarded the maglev train departing from Pudong International Airport. My understanding was that [...]

Travelers eventually face the predicament of a destination that is utterly defined by one particular attraction -- the Pyramids outside Cairo or the Taj Mahal in Agra, for example. The [...]

''Now, that bear is definitely not white,'' said the Dutch tourist next to me. The giant panda turned in our direction at that moment and let out some kind of [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON 'Now, that bear is definitely not white,' said the Dutch tourist next to me. The giant panda turned in our direction at that moment and let out [...]

China is one of the world's most exciting and rewarding places to visit, but can be intimidating even to experienced travelers, who might struggle with communication and lack of familiarity [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON China is one of the world's most exciting and rewarding places to visit, but can be intimidating even to experienced travelers, who might struggle with communication and [...]

''Folsom Prison Blues,'' the 1955 Johnny Cash classic, isn't exactly a deep cut -- anyone with even a passing familiarity with country music has heard it. So when the Don [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON 'Folsom Prison Blues,' the 1955 Johnny Cash classic, isn't exactly a deep cut -- anyone with even a passing familiarity with country music has heard it. So [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON My guide, Karen Wortham, led me on a path from Johnson Square, one of the many quadrangular parks that give Savannah, Ga., its distinct character, down to [...]

Last year may have been a disappointing Dumpster fire in countless ways, but it was a great year for travel deals -- saving money has never been easier or more [...]

Omar pulled up in his red Toyota on the edge of the traffic circle in Tahrir Square, where just six years earlier, he and tens of thousands of other Egyptians [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON Omar pulled up in his red Toyota on the edge of the traffic circle in Tahrir Square, where just six years earlier, he and tens of thousands [...]

How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Lucas Peterson, who writes the Frugal Traveler column, discussed the tech he's using. As [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Lucas Peterson, who writes the Frugal Traveler column, discussed the tech [...]

The sun-flecked ocean glittered to the west as I wound my way down Victoria Road in Cape Town toward The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa. The origin of its name [...]

Byline: LUCAS PETERSON The sun-flecked ocean glittered to the west as I wound my way down Victoria Road in Cape Town toward The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa. The origin [...]

I awoke sometime before dawn to the soft, rhythmic clacking of the train, pacing steadily through the heart of South Africa. Poking my face out of the window to take [...]