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  Showtime: Washington, D.C.

  Andy Warhol repeats himself in two exhibits

  Most people might find a repetitive routine monotonous.

• Travel briefs

  Universal Studios Florida plans to close one of its oldest and most popular attractions next month to make way for a new attraction. The theme park announced on Facebook that it will permanently shut down its “Jaws” ride on Jan. 2.

• Travelwise

  Calculating your carbon footprint

  Any way you count the carbon emissions, traveling by train is better for the environment than a trip by car or airplane.

• Florida events

  Fun for the Holidays, Panama City Beach: Attractions include Santa’s Beach House Village, Christmas Tree Forest and ice village, and a snowflake show. $5 adults, $3 students, seniors and military members, $2 kids 6-12, free for kids 5 and under, $2 ice skate rentals. www.visitpanamacitybeach.com/holidays.
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  Valencia: Spain’s study in contrasts

  Spain’s third-largest city is at once a ‘hot, happening city’ and a ‘cute little town’
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  Cross country skiing

  Snowy thrills can be found in the eastern U.S.

  More people than ever are attracted to alternative sports like snowshoeing and Nordic skiing.
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  Downhill skiing

  Colorado resorts: as varied as snowflakes

  The garden has withered, the nights are cold and the last few leaves are fluttering in the wind. It’s time to think about skiing, this year in the Colorado Rockies. World famous for blue skies, sunny days and more deep, dry powder snow than you’ll ever find in the Alps, each of Colorado’s 36 (or maybe it’s 37) ski resorts has its own personality. Here are a few of our favorites:
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  Switzerland

  Matterhorn skiing offers easy runs

  It’s the time of year when you start planning ski trips or waxing nostalgic about past excursions. Let me recommend the Matterhorn for both exercises.
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  2011-2012 ski season

  Western resorts optimistic about snowy season

  Many resorts have expanded or upgraded their facilities, and some are offering ski deals.
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  Bar scene: Prague

  Prague may be famous for rooftops, but her best bars are in basements

  Political strife makes for great bars once reason and order have been restored. Eastern Europe, particularly Prague, is a great example. Out of hardship, people know the importance of gathering over a pint with friends or toasting the beauty of life with a shot of something strong. If you are on a mission for an unforgettable night in the heart of the Czech Republic, head below ground.

• Travelwise

  Advice on small-town travel, Russian visa

  You’ve picked two good ones. But since you asked for more: Travel writer Larry Bleiberg (and my co-author on a recent travel book), recommends Bristol, R. I., which claims to have the nation’s oldest Fourth of July celebration dating from 1785. Nowadays, that includes an orange crate derby, drum-and-bugle corps, concerts and of course, a parade! Info: www.july4thbristolri.com/.
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  Canada

  Banff offers skiing for all ages and abilities

  In Banff National Park, 4,200 skiable acres drape over three summits.
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  Holiday travel

  ’Tis the season for European Christmas markets

  Millions of people — both locals and visitors — attend annual Christmas markets in cities all over Europe each year.
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  Utah

  Arches National Park an overlooked winter escape

  I spent six hours scrambling across the frosted red rock, eyeing the endless blue above and surrendering to the quiet that commands this place in late January, when the obvious was finally put to me.
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  Sikkim

  Home-stays and tea tastings in India

  What we call bed and breakfasts in the United States, Indians call home-stays, and they’re the country’s answer to a massive hotel shortage.
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  South Korea

  Site of 2018 Winter Olympics has a long way to go

  I’m peering over the edge of the Olympic ski-jump platform here, hundreds of feet above ground, shuddering at the track’s suicidal 45-degree descent. It’s the end of summer, and the tower affords a commanding view of the area known as Keunteo, or the Big Land Valley, with its lushly green fir and pine trees and neatly rowed potato fields framed by several distant mountain peaks.

• Travelwise

  Rent scams: Vacation homes get phished out

  Travel-related phishing schemes are a growing problem.
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  Africa

  Up the river in Gambia

  Greek cruise line sends a yacht up the Gambia River toward home of ‘Roots’ hero Kunta Kinte.
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  British Columbia

  Vancouver is full of cultural events this fall

  Vancouver, British Columbia, in the summer has a civic calendar crowded with open-air arts festivals. In the autumn, the weather shifts and the cultural action moves indoors, but there’s still plenty for visitors to enjoy in this arts-savvy Canadian city.
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  Culinary travel

  Whisked away to another world in Provencal countryside

  A cooking school in a 19th century country house gives the true flavors of France.

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