A tailor-made shopping trip to ancient Hoi An, Vietnam

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  • A tailor-made shopping trip to ancient Hoi An, Vietnam

    A tailor-made shopping trip to ancient Hoi An, Vietnam

    Shopping for the perfect pair of bespoke black pants in the ancient Vietnamese city of Hoi An.

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  • Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, full of secrets

    Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, full of secrets

    Trekking through Cambodia’s little-known Cardamom Mountains, a newly rediscovered tourist region.

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  • The return of Bangkok’s Old Town

    The return of Bangkok’s Old Town

    As Bangkok’s Old Town undergoes a revival, it provides a pocket of peace in that otherwise frenetic city.

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Travel Features

Funny displays from the road

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Dog heaven in Vermont

A dog chapel in St. Johnsbury, Vt., offers bereaved dog owners a place to heal, and those whose pooches are still with them a place to play.

The delectable nature of Israeli breakfast

Smart Mouth: Israeli breakfast may be the world’s best.

London Eyes: On the Scene

Join Washington Post reporters in London and use Socialcam to share the sights and sounds of the Olympics.

Sample It: Props for your sun-soaking pleasure

Sample It: A review of four new beach-related products.

A visa: Don’t leave home without it

The tourist visa is your permission slip to enter a country. Without it, the door to that country stays closed.

Exercising your funny bone at Chicago’s Second City

Taking a drop-in improv class at Second City in Chicago.

Europe on $5 a day, more than a half-century later

A budget traveler tries to follow a 1957 guidebook through Europe today.

Funny displays from the road

SIGN LANGUAGE | The Post is looking for the best shots of amusing signs from the world of travel. Here’s one of them.

Scuba-crossing

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A Wisconsin trip for any taste

IMPULSIVE TRAVELER | In the Kenosha area, you can visit the Jelly Belly factory, among other attractions.

One-way flights, the better way

One-way flights, which offer both savings and flexibility, are making a comeback as more airlines make them available.

The beauty of layovers

You can turn long waits between flights into an opportunity to explore places you might otherwise never see.

A Q&A on Atlantic City’s future

Officials hope to emphasize activities outside of gambling to draw more tourists.

The sign of a bad meal

SIGN LANGUAGE | The Post is looking for the best shots of amusing signs from the world of travel. Here’s one of them.

Travel Deals

AM0PNR South Carolina sea marsh at low tide. Image shot 11/2007. Exact date unknown.

This week’s best travel bargains around the globe

Save on a resort stay in Hilton Head, European hotels, Caribbean cruises and more.

Vermont’s country roads

WEST TOWNSHEND, VERMONT - MAY 17: The Windham Hill Inn, West Townshend, Vermont on May 17,2012.(Photo by Necee Regis)

The idyllic qualities of Vermont are intact, even thriving, in the small towns that were hit by Hurricane Irene.

Bed Check

CAPE CHARLES, VA -- Several rooms at the Hotel Cape Charles have balconies with a view of the harbor.

The Eastern Shore’s cool hotel

The new Hotel Cape Charles is a pristine addition to Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - MAY 4: A look at the outdoor swimming pools at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ on May 4, 2012. (Photo by Andrea Sachs/TWP)

Golden Nugget in Atlantic City

At Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget hotel, the pool’s the prize

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 3 - The Latham Hotel is in the final stages of a renovation. (Photo by Backy Krystal / The Washington Post)

A hotel you could almost live in

The newly renovated Latham Hotel is a stylish, reasonably priced option in Center City Philadelphia.

The Navigator

A Southwest deal goes awry, to the max

CHICAGO - FILE:  A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4 passenger jet prepares to land at Midway Airport on April 5, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. According to rapports January 19, 2012, Southwest posted a profit of $152 million in the fourth quarter with its net income rising 16 percent.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A technical hiccup on Southwest’s Web site overcharges thousands of customers trying to book a sale fare.

Travel galleries

The spirit of Manitoba — bears, beluga and birds

Manitoba, one of Canada’s Prarie provinces, has a lot of history.

Visit to Uganda

Landlocked, if you don’t count Lake Victoria on its southeastern border, Uganda is one of the poorest nations in the world, but rich in friendly, optimistic people and wild animals.

Rolling through Edinburgh, searching for scotch

Away from Edinburgh’s popular Royal Mile, whisky lovers can explore a variety of distilleries and flavors.

Cruising the canals of London

London’s waterways, tunnels and locks course through some of the city’s most eclectic neighborhoods.

Coastal retreats, uninterrupted

State parks offer natural, relaxing escapes along the Mid-Atlantic shore.