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Swiss, Please: Raclette

Posted by Intelligent Travel in Taste of Travel on March 15, 2013
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Raclette is often served with potatoes, cornichons, and cured meats. (Photograph by Kevin Walsh, Flickr)

Along with watches and chocolate, cheese is one of Switzerland’s great treasures, and raclette—both a semifirm cheese and a stick-to-your-ribs dish—is an Alpine gem that remains little known outside this country’s borders.

Where to Spend a Week This Winter

Posted by Annie Fitzsimmons in Urban Insider on January 3, 2013
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A couple hiking to the Matterhorn. (Photograph by Tiangyu Xiang, My Shot)

When it’s cold outside, you either want to embrace (even celebrate) it — or you want to get as far away from it as you can. Here are a few of our Urban Insider’s favorite places to spend a week in winter — from the Alps to the islands.

The Longest Run: Ski Like an Engineer

Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 4, 2011
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Here in the United States, ski season will come to a close in a few weeks. There’s time left to squeeze in one last run, and if you ask Contributing Blogger Cathy Healy, she’ll recommend it be a long one. Engineers don’t approach the mountains like we reporters, which means you can count on an…