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...Banna is more Mekong Delta than Middle Kingdom and has long been a backpackers' stopover between Laos and the "real" China. Because most of the domestic tourists can't get enough of gambling, sex and weird botany, more discerning visitors can find themselves blissfully alone on the many spectacular jungle treks and wildlife and tribal village trips on offer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jungle Wonders and Miracle Trees in China | 9/3/2001 | See Source »

...issue I am wrestling with is stem cells." Dr. Stan Pelofsky, president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, says he told Bush that "the genie was out of the bottle" and that federally funded research with oversight would accomplish the best of both worlds. "You would perhaps get spectacular benefits down the road," he said, "and you would also have governmental oversight." But again Bush gave no indication of which way he was leaning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bush Got There | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

...center of the backpacker world is the Thai island of Koh Pha-Ngan. Evidence of the crushing weight of the 10,000 people who dance each full moon away lies a few yards offshore from the Hadrin Beach party zone. In contrast to the spectacular fish and coral found elsewhere, the waters are lifeless. The only color to be seen under the waves comes from the luminous green of a beer can or the white from a Styrofoam takeout box. Onshore, as the sun goes down, the beach could barely be more alive. Crowds of backpackers squeeze into seven beachfront...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 'explorers' Who Swallowed the World | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

...spectacular acting and keen directing unquestionably overcome the problems presented by the additions to the text, making this a memorable Shakespearean excursion. Rounding out a great HRST season, McGee and company dazzle the eye and move the heart with this outstanding presentation of Romeo and Juliet...

Author: By Jeremy W. Blocker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Revamped ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Offers Memorable Shakespeare Experience | 8/17/2001 | See Source »

Make the Hotel Parque Central your home base. It's the newest, best-located hotel in Old Havana. Rather than get rooked by street vendors of cigars, you can shop at the hotel's trustworthy walk-in humidor. There is also a rooftop pool and restaurant with spectacular views of the city. Service is languid, but the hotel employees--a collection of former engineers and accountants who can make more money tending bar or toting luggage--speak English, and most are probably better educated than you. Slip the concierge $20, and you can have all the advice, reservations and drivers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Class: Cuba Chic | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

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