All the recent gloomy travel news—airline bankruptcies, skyrocketing fuel prices, and new baggage fees—is enough to make you want to stay home.
Where to turn? We dug through our files to find photos so glorious that they're bound to get you dreaming and planning again.
Dream Trips:
• Amazon Rain Forest
• A Deserted Beach
• The Northern Lights
• Overwater Bungalows
Plus: Princeton Encourages a "Gap Year." What Would You Do With It? (40 blog comments)
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