Metro - Travel

US – Saturday, November 21

Uncorking heard round the world

Beaujolais Nouveau, the French red wine that’s released worldwide annually on the third Thursday of November, is ready for its close-up, as people around the world prepare to sample the 2009 vintage.

Do you have an app for slave labor?

Do you use an iPod, or iPhone? Have you ever gotten a Dell? How about Motorola or Nokia?

It's a sisters thing

Anna Christie first appeared in the these pages back in 2006, when she was among the frequent street performers in Suburban Station.

Photo: TRISTAN GRESZKO

My Travel

Hit the powder for just pennies

We know — you’ve barely planned your Thanksgiving, let alone started to think about going on a ski vacation. But if you want a great, money-saving ski getaway this winter, it’s imperative you book now, as deals will start to dry up by next week.

My Travel

The latest trends in international travel revealed

U.S. tourism chiefs are targeting credit-crunched jobless people with time on their hands while in Asia golfing holidays are booming reported a study released at this week’s World Travel Market industry event, held in London.

My Travel

Taking a trip far, far away

At the age of 21, Peter Rudiak-Gould essentially exiled himself to Ujae, a small atoll in the Marshall Islands. Sounds like heaven, right? But as Rudiak-Gould points out in his new book “Surviving Paradise: One Year on a Disappearing Island,” although you might dream of visiting a tropical wonderland, living on one in a forgotten part of the world (he was 70 miles from the nearest telephone, car or store) does have its challenges.

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My Travel

An (almost) stress-free holiday travel season

If you want to share that Thanksgiving turkey with your loved ones, traveling during the holidays is an unavoidable nightmare — long lines, rude people, expensive tickets, delayed flights — all for the honor of having your family drive you crazy for a long weekend. So we asked Scott McCartney, author of “The Wall Street Journal Guide to Power Travel” his tips on how to stay sane this holiday season (but no advice on how to handle a pushy mother-in-law — sorry).

The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!

Consumer Trends

Pride of America: Ford beats Japanese

Ford Motors, the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy, makes the most reliable cars in America — and even outshines some of its Japanese competitors, Consumer Reports magazine said yesterday.