Traveling equals palate-cleansing in this weekend’s headlines.

Foodie Travel
– “A Culinary Odyssey, on a Path Blazed by Orwell” (Myanmar) (NYT)
– “Copenhagen Dining: Beyond Danishes” (Washington Post)
– “A pizza tour of New York” (Times of London)
– “Four classic food adventures” (Times of London)
– “Cookery courses around the world” (Times of London)
– “Paris on a plate” (Times of London)
– “Helsinki’s bounty” (Times of London)

Also:
BC’s Revamped Ski Town
– “Refreshing Fernie” (Globe and Mail)

Camping California’s Coast
– “California Coasting” (NYT)

Chiang Mai
– “Dazzling, dizzying Chiang Mai” (LA Times)

Disney World in One Day
– “It’s A Ginormous World After All” (SF Chronicle)

Gujarat’s Beach Island
– “Love me Diu” (Sydney Morning Herald)

San Francisco
– “Lombard Street, San Francisco, Begins to Shine” (NYT)

Utah Skiing
– “Utah’s Epic Ride” (NYT)

The NY Times has their end-of-year picks, while the LA Times and Washington Post finally get their snow-season specials on the lift (where were you two weeks ago, guys?) Included are three separate articles about the here-to-fore little-known mountains of Big Sky, Montana–so much for that bit of “insider info.” The Guardian crashes the après-ski festivities with tip on the really unknown winter destination of Kashmir, written by the amazingly, frostily named Minty Clinch (seriously).

NYT End-Of-Year Bests
– “Budget Destination: Albania, Europe’s Rough Corner, Loosens Up”
– “Hotels: The Toiletries, the Concierges, the Spas. For 2007, Conspicuous Luxury Is In”
– “Luxury Destination: In Zambia, Safaris With a Penthouse Touch”
– “Party Destination: Amid the Minarets of Istanbul, Club Music Pulses”
– “Family Destination: The French Riviera is an Adult Playground, With a PG Side”
– “Buzzword: Carbon Neutral – Raising the Ante on Eco-Tourism”
– “Entrepreneur: The Sheik of Dubai”
– “Adventure: Yemen, An Arabian Oasis for the Intrepid”

Washington Post Ski Issue 2006
– “Deer Valley: A Little Snow-How”
– “Montana: Plenty of Snow For Everyone”
– “Berguen, Switzerland”
– “La Grave, France”
– “Sainte-Foy Tarentaise, France”
– “Slopes With the Most”

LA Times Winter Holidays
– “Montana: White open spaces”
– “Montana: A quick whoosh through Big Sky”
– “Finding thrills on those smaller hills”
– “Lift-ticket deals: Less green stuff, more white stuff”
– “Brand names resonate when it comes to online bookings”
– “FIVE REASONS TO…Explore spectacular Whistler”
– “Fat but so light on your feet”

The Guardian
– “Why Kashmir beats Klosters”

Previously:
– “Weekend Travel Section Roundup: Snow Report”

Get out your long johns, ski season is here:

NYT “Snow Days”
– “Finding Bliss in Avalanche Country, British Columbia”
– “At Deer Valley, Utah, a One-Size-Fits-All Vacation”
– “Resorts Aim to Please Younger Skiers”
– “Niseko, Japan: Downhill Skiing in the Land of the Rising Sun”
– “Powder Trip in Silverton, Colo.”
– “36 Hours: Whistler”
– “Getting Ahead, or, How to Cut the Lift Line”
– “Eco-Resorts Turn White Slopes Green”

Globe and Mail
– “Early riders”
– “Earning your turns in the Selkirks”
– “Stowe’s major makeover”

SF Chronicle “Ski Preview”
– “BREAKING OUT OF THE TAHOE RUT: Kirkwood and Bear Valley”
– “Northstar, Tahoe resorts unveil new lifts, lodging, terrain”

5 years out from 9/11 and one month from the foiled air-terror plot in the UK, the harsh new realities of air travel were, understandably, tops in the headlines this weekend. Yet travelers seem to be taking the inconvenience and worry in stride: the rest of the weekend’s features were full of highly aspirational trips, some to not necessarily “safe” destinations, including Jordan, Uzbekistan’s silk road, and Rwanda and Uganda’s nature preserves.

Air Travel
- What We’ve Learned (Washington Post)

- Fewer bags overhead! But more staring at the carousel (LA Times)

- El Al’s security a model for airlines (Chicago Tribune)

- What to Do When Bumped From a Flight (Chicago Tribune)

Jordan
- In Historic Petra, Dazzling Sights for a Small Audience (NYT)

Northeast U.S.
- The Magnificent Obsession of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NYT)

Rajasthan, India
- Adventure With a Mission (Washington Post)

Rwanda
- Gorillas in our midst (SF Gate)

Uganda
- Gorillas in our midst (SF Gate)

Utah
- Close enough to touch Utah’s sky (LA Times)

Uzbekistan
- Spin your own tales of the Silk Road (Houston Chronicle)

Venice
- How to do Venice like a Venetian (Guardian)