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Justin Bergman In this photo, I was…Riding horseback in the Colca Canyon in Peru. The scenery was amazing but I had my eyes trained on the ground the whole time for fear my horse was going to throw me. He was a little ornery.

I won't leave home without…In the summer, it's sunglasses, flip flops, and a baseball cap
My favorite travel-inspiring book is…Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux; I read it on a train in China
The sexiest accent in the world is…Brazilian (sexiest language: Portuguese)
Justin's Posts
April 28, 2009, 11:29 AM
The Banpo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, has recently been affixed with 10,000 nozzles on either side of its 3,700-foot-long span, shooting dramatic bursts of water into the Han River.
March 3, 2009, 9:32 AM
Lose your job, not your fare.
January 14, 2009, 5:07 PM
We're looking for towns with populations under 10,000 with an edge. Submit your favorite town now! It may win our competition.
December 22, 2008, 6:12 PM
Passengers willing to forgo all the extras can actually save money on their flights.
December 8, 2008, 10:23 AM
A fancy lounge is available to anyone for $25 at LAX's terminal for international passengers.
November 7, 2008, 3:40 PM
The fare sales will be the biggest the airline industry has seen in the past 18 months
October 28, 2008, 5:39 PM
Today, Continental Airlines announced that it will waive fees for the first checked bag for Continental Airlines Chase credit and debit cardmembers.
October 28, 2008, 10:30 AM
Carnival and Royal Caribbean refund guests the fee for sailings in 2009 if the price of oil remained under a certain amount. For Carnival, that price is $70 per barrel; for Royal Caribbean, it's $65.
October 6, 2008, 8:53 AM
The carrier is dropping the $25 fee it had enacted to check a second bag on flights. When will U.S. airlines mirror the move?
July 31, 2008, 7:28 AM
Set to begin in late 2009 or early 2010, a car-sharing program would let people pick electric cars at one of 700 proposed lots across the city and drop them off at another lot.
July 30, 2008, 5:27 PM
We quote from several travelers who are upset at Delta boosting the fee for checking a second bag to $50 each way.
June 25, 2008, 2:44 PM
Continental has just implemented a little-publicized $50 stand-by fee to help the airline offset rising fuel costs.
May 30, 2008, 8:10 AM
Planning to travel to China this summer? The government has enacted new visa rules. Here's the skinny.
May 16, 2008, 11:50 AM
I just returned from a 10-day trip to Italy and I cannot sing the praises of Auto Europe enough. It saved me money, and provided great service.
April 17, 2008, 10:43 AM
Editor Justin Bergman, who lived in China for a while, offers tips on how to travel there on your own.
March 14, 2008, 6:03 PM
The Nepali government will close the mountain to trekkers from May 1-10, when the Olympic torch is to be carried to the summit.
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