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...replicate the book's page-turning urgency. The games Brown plays - anagrams, the Fibonacci sequence, the art-history gamesmanship, the delving into Gnostic gospel lore, all the clues and miscues in his devious treasure hunt - are best savored by readers with a long night or a long flight ahead of them. They're not intrinsically visual or movie-dramatic, however many car chases the Howard version cranks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Da Vinci Code Mystery Revealed! | 5/16/2006 | See Source »

Although we've become thoroughly used to e-tickets, many of us remain wary of checking in for a flight online, and still end up arriving at the airport a couple of hours before a scheduled departure. To ease the tedium of waiting (and retain the loyalty of sophisticated passengers), airlines have taken unprecedented pains over their airport lounges in recent years. Not so long ago, first-class and business-class travelers were shown [an error occurred while processing this directive] to drab rooms with nothing but a self-serve bar and rack of newspapers to recommend them. These days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lounging Around | 5/16/2006 | See Source »

...sprawling Terraces lounge in J.F.K. airport. There are loungers, umbrellas and giant potted plants. Complimentary treatments - including facials and massages - for first-class and Club World passengers at the Molton Brown spa add to the stress-free atmosphere. There are even highfalutin' hydrotherapy showers for the ultimate in pre-flight relaxation. FRANKFURT: With a personal assistant to wait on you until it's time to take off and limousine transfer across the tarmac to your waiting aircraft, Lufthansa's first-class lounge at Frankfurt raises the bar when it comes to service on the ground. Passengers can work in fully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lounging Around | 5/16/2006 | See Source »

...suspect that India's economic boom is only benefiting the country's rich, then book yourself on a flight on one of India's budget airlines. Pick someplace nice?Goa, for instance?and once you're aboard, take a look at your fellow passengers. There's a high likelihood some of them are flying for the first time in their lives. Chances are many are visiting Goa for the first time as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Place to See the Indian Boom | 5/15/2006 | See Source »

...grub's not half bad, either. Meals might be a rabbit's fantasy of haute cuisine, but Henry Cumming, a top-flight chef from Britain, knows how to coax out the inner bunny. Plus it's not all salad. There's hummus and guacamole and soups?gazpacho and an unctuous white cream of almonds and garlic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Retreat | 5/15/2006 | See Source »

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