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Planning a trip and need a heads-up on the hidden quarters and cool hangouts that the average visitor doesn't get to hear about? Then leave your guidebook at home and instead let a growing army of travel bloggers show you the way. Traditional travel books often can't compete with the vast breadth of information on the Internet - or a dedicated blogger's constantly updated insights into his home turf or topic. So whether you're after the best burger in Brooklyn or the hottest hotel in Berlin, simply log on. There's a blogger waiting to help...
...high-profile London groupie paid a backstage call last week on ROB LOWE, who was rehearsing for a West End production of A Few Good Men. "I've got my underwear on, and someone says, 'You have a visitor,'" says the ex-West Wing star. "Striding toward me, I see Tony Blair." The day before, Lowe told reporters that more Americans should visit London to show solidarity following the bombings. The British PM sought Lowe out to thank him. Lowe now becomes Britain's prettiest spokesperson since Princess...
...Other foreign observers have been surprised at how quickly Tongan girls have learned to surf - from being scared, at first, to paddle out beyond their depth, to within weeks showing competence, upright on a board, 100 m out to sea. They feed, suggests Australian visitor Amber Mercy, off the enthusiasm of their friends. Many Western boardies regard surfing as a largely solitary, internal experience. "But Tongans are a very social people who like to do things in groups," says Burling. Between sets one morning the girls are whooping it up. Tongan Idol is back on television and they...
...Chief Numake isn't a John Frum man, though he says his grandfather was the last chief to shake the mysterious visitor's hand. He sees in the movement echoes of his adopted faith - the figure in white, staying for several years before disappearing but promising to return - and says the blend makes sense on Tanna. "When Tannese first converted, we were in a dim light," he says, looking over the glistening sea. "But after John Frum came we knew our kastom should not be destroyed, that you can be Christian but know your culture as well." Which is perhaps...
...Bangkok has its attractions, but if you're a frequent visitor to Thailand and have had your fill of the capital's shopping and traffic, chances are you'll be arriving at Don Muang airport with but one desire: to get to the coast as fast as possible. There's good news if your chosen resort is Hua Hin. After a three-year hiatus, commercial flights have resumed between Bangkok and the seaside sanctuary most favored by Thailand's royal family. With the train taking more than four hours-and the tiresome 200-km road trip lasting almost as long...