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Follow the Dragon Dragons are mighty, ambitious, passionate, lucky, beautiful, and, of course, fiery. Not a bad way to start the Chinese New Year. Let's go on an online tour of the awesome in China.

In Focus: Cuba's Quiet Side

CUBA – Technicolor moments on the streets of Havana and beyond.

Just Back From: Rancho Pescadero

TODOS SANTOS, Mexico – Surf, romance, Pacific sunsets. If you can handle being away from it all, I can't imagine why you would ever want to leave. This place has everything.

Fathom Questionnaire: Mark Melrose

If I never return to the Dominican Republic, it'll be too soon because we had to bribe the police, pay for his hospital visit, and fix the damage to the car.

The Good, The Bad, and the Grizzly

ALASKA – You must never turn your back on a grizzly. Every time the bear looked at the ground, I edged downward on spongy tundra, never looking behind me for a foothold.

Expat Chronicles: The Hidden Swiss

ZURICH, Switzerland – Underneath that conservative MaxMara and Bally veneer lurk the hearts of Hells Angels. Everyone in Switzerland is the girl with the dragon tattoo.

Time Travel with Cary Grant

It's Cary Grant's birthday. Let's go armchair traveling around the world with the matinee idol and his legendary lady friends.

Ask Fathom: What to Pack for a Safari?

I have traveled to my fair share of destinations requiring loose cotton clothing that can be easily washed in the sink. It doesn't mean I have to dress like a park ranger.