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...with one hand tied behind her back TOBY KEITH Singer tops U.S. charts with The Angry American album. International version, Arrogant Annoying Americans, is in the works Losers BRITNEY SPEARS Pop princess cuts short Mexico tour after giving press the finger and ending a concert early. Charm school is finally paying off NAOMI CAMPBELL Supermodel battles with a tabloid over drug abuse allegations. The first step: admitting your lawsuits have become unmanageable DIANA ROSS Fresh from rehab, Supremes diva cancels the remainder of her summer tour. Drag queens around the world cry into their kiwi martinis

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Week | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

...holiday destination, klagenfurt may not have the charm of Siena or the sexy allure of St. Tropez, but it has something potentially better - an airport. For years, the sunny southern Austrian town was just about nowhere on the list of British vacationers' choices. But Klagenfurt is one of the newest destinations for Ryanair, the no-frills Irish carrier. The tourists are pouring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheap and Cheerful | 8/4/2002 | See Source »

Many onsen towns are worth exploring for their historic charm. In Kinugawa, visitors can ride old-fashioned wooden boats down the river rapids. In nearby Nikko, the magnificent 17th century Toshogu temple compound attests to the power of Ieyasu Tokugawa, the real-life inspiration for the title character of James Clavell's novel Shogun. From Kamisuwa, hikers and skiers venture to the surrounding mountains, while summer vacationers play on the lake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Life: Hot-Water High | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...Tokyo to the town of Hakone Yumoto, where you transfer to a tram that zigs and zags into the mountains. Since its founding in 1878, the Fujiya Hotel fujiyahotel.co.jp in the hamlet of Miyanoshita has attracted foreign visitors, among them General Douglas MacArthur and John Lennon. Sepia-tinted Western charm--afternoon tea, French cuisine, decor like your Great Aunt Minnie's--infuses the famed institution. Across the street, the Naraya Inn (81-460-2-2411) offers more of a Japanese flavor. For centuries it has played host to traveling nobles who have sought out its airy tatami rooms with shoji...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Life: Hot-Water High | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...Monkeys may be your only company at Khao Wang. Phetchaburi does not have the grand hotels and great beaches that traditionally attract tourists. Instead, its charm lies in the streets little changed since the 1800s, and a collection of temples that rank among Thailand's most diverse. Murals at Wat Ko Kaeo Sutharam show a Westerner (an early Jesuit missionary most likely) attending an ancient Buddhist ceremony. That may be the only Western face you see in Phetchaburi these days. Which is strange, considering that in its heyday, the hilltop palace complex was the hip place to swing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Spot | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

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