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Fathom Questionnaire: Emily Fiffer Weirdest thing seen on travels: Probably a pair of drag queens making out at Heathrow Airport. I was 13, traveling with my grandma, and awkwardly stunned.

How Locals Spend a Sunday: L.A.'s Eastside

LOS ANGELES – What! You went to Los Globos? You are crazy. Now here's what to do when you wake up in Silver Lake.

Fathom Questionnaire: Crystal Meers

If I never return to Kunta Hora in the Czech Republic it'll be too soon because a church made of bones is just plain creepy.

Fathom Questionnaire: Kimberly Burns

If I never return to a youth hostel it'll be too soon because life is too short to tie your shoes to a bed post. (I'm looking at you, Finale Ligure. Twenty years later, I'm still scarred.)

For Your Bookshelf: Literary Paris

If you can't have Paris under your feet, you can have it in your imagination. Here's a highly subjective reading list of our favorite books about the City of Lights.

The Art of the Family Vacation

PALM SPRINGS – They created spin art on vintage vinyl, felted tiny rocks, and painted T-shirts while screaming (with joy, I think) for hours.

Fathom Questionnaire: Kerry Diamond

Bizarre travel rituals: Carrying my body weight in books and magazines. Travel hero: Anyone who doesn't check luggage. I travel for the much-needed change of scenery.

In the Magazines: March 2012

We read the magazines so you don't have to. This month, coverage includes Kilauea, an active volcano, Australia's Whitsundays, an authentic Sicilian villa, and the revitalization of Motor City.