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...chaotic jumble of tat on sale - you'll come across everything from Christmas decorations to carvings of decidedly non-native lions and giraffes. The paintings also betray a mélange of foreign influences, with pseudo-Impressionism and faux-Expressionism finding particular favor among local daubers targeting the tourist dollar. That said, the prices of objets d'art are low and bargaining is expected. You can start your negotiations by cutting the stated price by at least 50%, and pick up a miniature, framed original painting for less than $10. Ubud can also turn up some stunning finds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art Mart | 9/18/2005 | See Source »

These days it is again becoming a booming tourist trail. Officials of the temple at Bodh Gaya estimate that 15,000 foreigners come each year to see the holy tree. Peak season is from November to March, when the temperature drops, but there are pilgrims year round. "It's very peaceful here. It's easy to meditate," says Sato Yuji, 41, a Buddhist from Japan who has visited Bodh Gaya regularly for the past decade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Global Life: The Buddhist Trail | 9/18/2005 | See Source »

...well up is when I cross the Tamar River, the boundary between Cornwall and the rest of England. Paul Cloutman London I am an outsider in Scotland 's remote Orkney Islands, where there is a huge effort to keep alive the old ways, language and mores that act as tourist magnets. Heritage is emphasized to such an extent that outsiders perceive themselves as unwelcome. The insistence on keeping the local identity alive creates problems as newcomers buy, for outrageous amounts, the crumbling buildings that represent the last-century lives of the vanishing generation. Keeping tribal cultures alive is money-draining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lost Tribes of Europe | 9/12/2005 | See Source »

ARRESTED. SATISH and DEEPAK KALPOE, 18 and 21, brothers previously detained and released in the May disappearance of Alabama tourist Natalee Holloway, 18, in Aruba; along with unidentified others, as a result of "new facts and circumstances," according to prosecutors; in Oranjestad, Aruba...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Sep. 5, 2005 | 8/28/2005 | See Source »

...goat's cheese. There's a veggie wiener on the menu too. Lastly, if you want to refuel after seeing some local sights, try America's Dog at Navy Pier, tel: (1-312) 595 5541. With its myriad attractions, shops and amusements, Navy Pier is a hugely popular Lakeshore tourist draw - and after a long day there, many visitors make a beeline for America's Dog. Magnanimously, this hot-dog stand also offers New York-style dogs with speckled brown mustard and sauerkraut toppings. But you haven't come to Chicago to order one of those now, have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Dog | 8/23/2005 | See Source »

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