Visiting orangutans in the wild in Borneo’s Tanjung Puting National Park

The park is one of the best places in the world to see the endangered orangutan in the wild. With South Asia’s tropical forests rapidly disappearing, particularly in Borneo, it’s also one the of only places where you can still see the great apes in their natural habitat. To reach the park, we fly to Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province from More...

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By KS On Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
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In Russia, cold is a matter of degree

It’s no accident that pelmeni, frozen dumplings, are a cherished national dish, created by Siberian travelers who could carry the foodstuff for weeks across icy terrain. At day’s end they could build a fire, More...

By KS On Sunday, February 5th, 2012
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The Navigator: Bill aims to scuttle new airfare pricing rule

Consumer groups cheered the move, which made airfare shopping one step simpler for most travelers and effectively put an end to those $9 fare sales that occasionally popped up online. But several airlines whose More...

By KS On Sunday, February 5th, 2012
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Bed Check: Fulton Lane Inn in Charleston, S.C., delivers charm without fuss

So we landed at the Fulton Lane Inn, one of four properties in the Charming Inns group. All of them are in the Historic District. Gilded Age lodging with an in-house restaurant, a la the Wentworth Mansion, wasn’t More...

By KS On Sunday, February 5th, 2012
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Escapes: Tracing black history in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood

Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a former slave, was a black entrepreneur and civil rights activist who achieved business success at about the same time as the more well-known Vanderbilts, Carnegies and other More...

By KS On Sunday, February 5th, 2012
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At the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum in Greenville, S.C., it ain’t so

Baseball player museums across the U.S.: Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, Ty Cobb and more That’s certainly not what I learned growing up. Sure, Jackson’s statistics are stellar, but most fans have heard of him More...

By KS On Sunday, February 5th, 2012
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Sign Language: Funny displays from the road

The Post Most: LifestyleMost-viewed stories,videos, and galleries in the past two hours Most Popular Jason Wu for Target: To brave the inevitable lines or order from home? ‘Blue Ivy,’ the More...