| | PHOTO GALLERY | | | 1. Take a Bite out of Sydney | | | ![]() Acknowledged as one of the great iconic pieces of 20th-century architecture, the Sydney Opera House has come to represent not only the city of Sydney but the entire country/continent of Australia. Guillaume at Bennelong, tucked into the southernmost shell of the Sydney Opera House, offers up a medley of menus—lunch, pre-theater, tapas (one of which is pictured here), dinner—as well as enchanting views of Sydney Harbour, Harbour Bridge, and Circular Quay. Check out the "Sydney à la Carte" photo gallery for more on the city's great cuisine. | | | ![]() | | | INTELLIGENT TRAVEL | | | 2. Searching the Globe for the Best Eats | | | Where to Traveler staffers go to cure their hunger pangs? Check out the latest from Intelligent Travel for all types of foodie tips, from where to eat in Maryland's Eastern Shore and Colonial Williamsburg to Maine and San Francisco to Julia Child's tips on where to eat in Santa Barbara, and where to take cooking classes in Mexico. Click here for more foodie tips from around the globe, and don't miss a single Intelligent Travel article by subscribing to our blog. | | | ![]() | | | PHOTO SEMINAR | | | 3. Sign Up Now for the Dallas Photo Seminar | | | ![]() Wander off the beaten path with National Geographic Traveler photographer Michael Melford and well-known nature photographer and lecturer Eddie Soloway as they reveal the secrets of good nature and outdoor photography. See inspired photos and learn the methods that our experts used to create them. For more information and to reserve tickets to the November 8 seminar in Dallas, visit. | | | ![]() | | | THE REAL DEAL | | | 4. GEM Hotels in NYC offer "Cool Yule" rates form $139 | | | Whether you're visiting friends for the holidays or just want to experience New York City in all of its festive glory, GEM hotels, with locations in SoHo, Chelsea, and Midtown West, is offering "Cool Yule" nightly rates of $139 per room. This offer is valid November 20-29, and December 13-29. The special rate saves you approximately $80 per night, with regular rates averaging $219 during this period. To book this holiday deal, click on www.thegemhotel.com/coolyule. Rates are based on availability and don't include tax. For information on GEM hotels, visit www.theGEMhotel.com. | | | ![]() | | | WORLDWISE QUIZ | | | 5. What's Your Fruit I.Q.? | | | ![]() How much do you know about the world's fruits? Try answering these questions: 1) The marula tree of Africa—also known as the elephant or marriage tree—produces a fruit of the same name that is the key ingredient of the Amarula cream liqueur. Which country produces this sweet, caramel-tasting drink? 2) The grapefruit is said to be one of the Seven Wonders travelers should experience while visiting which Caribbean island? For the answers to these questions and more, take the WorldWise Quiz. | | |
| ![]() | ![]() | | | | 1. St. Lawrence, Toronto, Canada | ![]() | | 2. Union Square Greenmarket, New York City | ![]() | | 3. Castries Market, St. Lucia | ![]() | | 4. Ver-o-Peso, Belém, Brazil | ![]() | | 5. Mercado Central, Santiago, Chile | ![]() | | 6. Kreta Ayer Wet Market, Singapore | ![]() | | 7. Kauppatori, Helsinki, Finland | ![]() | | 8. La Vucciria, Palermo, Italy | ![]() | | 9. Cours Saleya, Nice, France | ![]() | | 10. Borough Market, London, England | ![]() | | For a limited time, get 20 percent off when you buy Food Journeys of a Lifetime. | | | ![]() | | | "Sleek and supple, 40 tons of what appeared to be an enormous torpedo sped toward me on a clear collision course. With no time to climb back in the boat and no place to hide, I froze. Whatever happened next would be up to the whale. With a subtle twist of her fluke, she turned, lifting her wing-like flipper to avoid contact, and swept by, her eye moving slightly, acknowledging my presence."—Sylvia Earle, from the book The World is Blue.
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