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This Summer, It’s Rock Around the Bloc By EVAN RAIL Marko Kecman/XAOC/ostphoto The Exit Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. DESPITE recent events hinting at its resuscitation, the Cold War pretty much conked out for good 18 years ago. For music fans in the former Eastern bloc, the…

The Evolution of Sauvignon Blanc By ERIC ASIMOV Agence France-Presse/Getty Images TARTNESS IN THE HILLS The best sauvignon blancs from New Zealand’s South Island are known for having bite. THE sauvignon blanc grape owes a lot to New Zealand. Thirty years or so ago nobody…

Frank Pinckers for The New York Times Enjoying the sunset at Ku Dé Ta, a chic Bali nightspot. By ERIKA KINETZ SAY Bali and most people think paradise. There are stunning sunsets, sculpted rice terraces and a temple on almost every corner. And for less-spiritual seekers, this…

On This Street, Bargains Are Just Part of the Appeal Herman Wouters for The New York Time By ANDREW FERREN ANTWERP wakes up late and languorously on a Sunday. At 10 a.m. on a balmy April morning, waiters were just setting up the outdoor tables along the normally bustling Hoogstraat, which…

Steve Morris/AirTeamImages Wake turbulence was captured in this photo of a British Airways flight descending through thin clouds near London last July. By SUSAN STELLIN People who fly a lot tend to be nonchalant about the experience — until the plane hits a patch of…

An Outsider’s Camera Provides a Ticket Into a Secret World By HOWARD W. FRENCH I CAN still perfectly recall those moments, a handful of times late in my first year here in Shanghai, when the late afternoon light was at its limpid best and the very special beauty of this city…

Snapshots That Do More Than Bore Friends By MICHELLE HIGGINS FEW sentences in the English language are more dreaded than this seemingly innocent offer: “Oh, I must show you the pictures from my vacation.” Who wants to see endless shots of a friend lounging by a pool or in…

Travel Tips From a Dog’s Best Friend By MICHELLE HIGGINS TRAVELING with pets is an increasingly common affair, as many pet owners have decided that Fido deserves a summer vacation as much as they do, and shouldn’t be left behind in a kennel while they are off lounging on a…

By RICK LYMAN ONLY the barest of murmurs greeted the arrival at the bustling Café Vian of a dozen or so kilt-clad Scots in their late teens and early 20’s and what looked to be their middle-age coach, also in tartan. They ordered a round of vodka shots and erupted in Highland…

By ETHAN TODRAS-WHITEHILLDAWN had just broken, and the lost city of the Incas lay empty — not a tourist in sight. From the priests’ district, the high point of the ruins, the bright green central plaza stretched along the narrow summit of a high ridge and dropped precipitously on both…

Five Catalan Stars, With Small Plates and Long Menus By MARK BITTMANAT a glance, Barcelona's Inopia doesn't look like a place where you'd want to spend much time. More a bar than a restaurant, it's impossibly bright, with white walls and bare fluorescent fixtures. The room is small, irregularly…

By DANIELLE PERGAMENT WHEN Roman soldiers founded Florence around 60 B.C., its original name was Florentia, meaning “may she flourish.” It may have taken some 1,500 years, but flourish she did — becoming home and inspiration to Dante, Michelangelo and a lot of other…

By MICHAEL PERLSTEIN THE two fighters cradle their birds on either side of the dirt pit. The roosters peck sharply at the air, their instincts revved for combat. But before the referee starts the first match of the night, he grabs a microphone and addresses the 200 or so spectators.…