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1999 Annual Travel Guide
 Traveler's Almanac
Top Ten Finds
Sometimes the best hideaways are the ones you're least likely to hear about.
Don't Be a Lard Puppy
Seven skill-building vacations, from mountain-bike camp to surf school
All This for $50 a Night?
Twelve weeklong tropical escapes from $650 per person to $14,000 — what's your vacation worth?
2 hours, 46 minutes, 20 seconds to Freedom
Ten easy getaways from ten big cities — because sometimes a weekend is all you need
Holidays on Ice
Skate and glide your way through the season at five snowbound lodges
Islands We'd Love to Be Stranded On
From the South Pacific to the Mediterranean, the keys to waterbound bliss
Hail the Sunbelt
Six easy ways to ditch winter, from Death Valley to the Florida coast
Ten warm-weather campsites
One-Stop Options
The guides, the reefs, the mountains, the masseurs — at these multisport resorts and spas, you just step out of your room and it's all there.
The Alpine Report
Ski areas aren't just about terrain: do you want a minimalist's mountain — or a Mall of America? To party with Barney — or Bruce Willis? Use this guide to find your place in the snow. Powder to the People
More bars! More lifts! More condos! More everything!
Crashing the High Life
Because sometimes only a tri-level condo and saut‰ed elk medallions will do.
The Snowfinder
Booking information, best events, stats, and more
Bring on the Mac 'n' Cheese
... and the Nintendo and the Snowboarder Barbie ...
No Seaweed Body Wraps Here
It's not the foofy frills that matter — it's the mountain.
Gear to Go:
Skiing Essentials
Snowboarding Essentials
Winter Ware
The Wanderlust Factor
When you can ride horseback on the Tibetan Plateau, track tigers in Nepal, sea kayak in Tasmania, trek through Morocco, windsurf in Venezuela, or scuba dive in Micronesia, why would you ever stay home?
Walk the Casbah
A Moroccan ramble and five other foot-worthy trails
Doing the Wild Thing
Eight bush camps and jungle lodges where the floor show is fierce
Shooting from the Trip
Photo safaris to hone your skills and sharpen your focus
Never Say Dry
Just snorkel, surf, dive, sail, fish, paddle a kayak ...
Travels with Mr. Ed
On horseback through mountains, plains, and rainforests
The Beach Finder
Ten top beaches worldwide
The (Almost) Final Frontier
Don't expect the cell phone to work.
Gear to Go:
Trekking Gadgets
Travel Clothes
Cameras
Seaworthy Stuff
Travel Bags
Health Savers
Contributors
Directory of Manufacturers
Active Traveler Directory
Cover photograph by John Kelly
Copyright 1998, Outside magazine
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