Tuesday March 9, 2010 Updated11:47 PM PST
A fan of Nepal's capital city for over 20 years, Jeff Greenwald returns to explore the new Garden of Dreams, celebrate the Festival of Lights and search for the perfect souvenir.

Can't get enough of the "Gossip Girl" lifestyle? These local hotspots prove you don't have to live in NYC to get a taste of the Upper West Side.
Thank goodness for the recession. Being starstruck in Hollywood is now half price, from the new Wax Museum to the Kodak Theater.

Our picks for best free activities, from stargazing at the Chabot Center to a virtual cinematography exhibit at the Autodesk Gallery.
For the excitement of mountain climbing without the danger, there's no place in S.F. like Corona Heights Park.


THE HANGOVER Within the course of 108 minutes, this flick hits nearly every popular travel theme harder than...
While the wave launched by Chile's Feb. 27 earthquake was more of a "pseu-nami," the islands have a long history with tsunamis.
Margo Morton says "Visit the Valley of the Queens if you go to Luxor. Not as many tombs as the kings, but hardly anyone was there..."


11:22 PM Feel a tingle, Lingle? Jean Smart to play guv on new "Hawaii Five-O"! (Hawaii_Insider)
9:20 PM RT @mgmgrand: Vacation #Deal! Book a 3 night + air/hotel package at The Signature & receive 2 tickets to the show of your choice! http... (Vegas)
8:56 PM RT @Bus2Antarctica: I'm back!!! Went back to @NatGeoSociety to catch up w/ all the good people at @NatGeoTraveler. Watch the VIDEO: ow.ly/1ggX6 (NatGeoSociety)

