Travel

  1. Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times

    Skiing the Alps, Making It My Own

    I was a lapsed downhill skier. Then I moved to Europe and discovered that the Alps were all I needed to reclaim my passion for the slopes.

  2. Michelle Litvin for The New York Times

    Footsteps

    David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie

    Famously earnest, the writer David Foster Wallace said he liked Midwestern people, and got more work done in the gusty open spaces of Central Illinois.

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    The Getaway

    Navigating the New Airbnb

    The site is evolving into a full-fledged travel company with activities, audio walking tours, guides and, soon, restaurant bookings, even car rentals.

  4. Poras Chaudhary for The New York Times

    36 Hours

    36 Hours in Delhi

    Explore the city’s innumerable charms — ruin-studded gardens, a growing contemporary art scene, diverse regional cuisines.

  1. 2016 Holiday Gift Guide - Travel

    From a portable tea set to a sketchpad that saves your in-flight doodles, these gifts are guaranteed to become indispensable for your jet-setter friends.

  4. Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times

    In Lapland, Nature’s Outdoor Sculpture Park

    Trees on the high Arctic fells here are so coated in frosty rime that they look like towers of shaving foam, or maybe a giant column of popcorn.

  5. John Burcham for The New York Times

    52 Places to Go in 2016

    It’s a big world out there, so we’ve narrowed it down for you. From the temples of Malta to the crystalline waters of the Yucatán, explore our top destinations to visit this year.