Travel: Sip by Sip!

Travel> England > Cotswolds on The NYTimes.com

The classic English pub may be a disappearing relic of a bygone era, but there are still places where the simple act of raising a pint gets its proper due.
Strange things have been happening to England. Still reeling from the dissolution of the empire in the years following World War II, now the English find they are not even British. As the cherished “United Kingdom” breaks into its constituent parts, Scots are clearly Scottish and the Welsh, Welsh. But who exactly are the English? What’s left of them, with everything but the southern half of their island taken away? ...
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... Going Back in Time in Old England, Sip by Sip; by HENRY SHUKMAN


Nightlife on Concierge.com

10 places to hit the heights, grab a drink, and get your groove on.
A truly sexy bar is hard to come by, and even harder to define. For starters, it helps if your fellow imbibers are good-looking, super-stylish, or at the very least scantily clad. The romance of an exotic locale can help, too—and the fact that you're far enough from home to be regarded as exotic yourself can ramp up your scoring probability tenfold. Oh, and music helps, be it a seductive accompaniment to the sweet nothings you're whispering or ...
Full Story: The World's Sexiest Bars; by James Heidenry


Hot Spots on Concierge.com

Travel in 2009? With Wall Street and Main Street gasping, and paranoia rampant? Well, we can think of no better time to shut off CNBC and get a breath of fresh air. Each year, we comb the globe looking for the emerging places that will be on everybody's lips two years from now (and when, hopefully, better news in general will also be what people are talking about). This gives you at least a year to get the most out of these travel finds ...
Full Story: The It List 2009; by Ondine Cohane


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