Readers’ “Best-Of” Lists:
– “2006: how was it for you?” (Guardian)
– “FOLLOW THE READER: THE AMERICAS” (SF Chronicle)

Around the World
– “Flying faster than Jules Verne” (LA Times)

Bangladesh
– “Lured by the Beach Side of a Beleaguered Land in Bangladesh” (LA Times)

Finding Santa in Finland
– “The road to Santaland” (Times of London)

Pennsylvania
– “Just Don’t Call It the Poconos” (NYT)

Nicaragua
– “Fit for Man and Beast” (Washington Post)

St. Moritz
– “Sybaritic St. Moritz” (NYT)

Thailand: Cheap and Chain-Store Free
– “Thailand without Tescos” (Times of London)

Vienna
– “Vienna from a new angle” (LA Times)

The San Francisco Chronicle’s Annual Geography Quiz
– “Where In The World?”

New Year’s Eve Travel
– “25 great New Year’s getaways” (Guardian)

“The LA Times’ Savvy Shopper
– “A Parisian present … pour moi?”
– “These bargains made in Mexico”
– “Hong Kong, a.k.a. treasure island”
- “In Saigon, spending is great frenzied fun”
- “Wrap up a little cultural cachet from Paris, London”

Southern Caribbean
– “In Los Roques, Venezuela, a No-Frills Vibe” (NYT)

Mozambique
– “Mozambique buries the AK-47” (NYT)

Nicaragua
– “The Rediscovery of Nicaragua” (NYT)