Letters: Letter: Roman Room With a View. To the Editor: Your reporter, Oliver Schwaner-Albright, missed the true experience in his “Check In/Check Out: Rome Cavalieri” (Nov. 2) by not staying in a room with a city view . There is nothing in the world comparable to opening the shades in the morning with all of Rome bathed in sunlight at one’s feet.

Letters: Letters: Time Well Spent. To the Editor: Seth Kugel’s Weekend in New York column “Sheltering Under Grand Central’s Ceiling of Stars” (Nov. 16) mentions people-watching as the supreme pastime, but fails to mention the second-best way to while away time at Grand Central: the New York Transit Museum (www.mta.info/mta/museum/whatsnew.htm).

Letters: Letter: The No-Car City. THE NO-CAR CITY.

Datebook: Bermuda; Playa del Carmen, Mexico; and Prague. Events in Bermuda; Playa del Carmen, Mexico; and Prague are worth getting on a plane for.

Rituals: House Hunting, Catch and Release Style. Beyond historic house tours, the heirloom houses most likely to be available for scrutiny — without attracting the attention of the police — are properties for sale.

American Journeys | Atlanta: Antiques of the Old South. Atlanta may be “the capital of the New South,” but its surrounding towns offer a glimpse of the South’s old patina.

Sea Hunt in the Desert. At Bonneville Seabase, 10 miles south of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, scuba divers swim in warm, geothermic springs with sharks and angelfish.

A Red Menace That You Can Drive Yourself. There are several ways to tour Germany’s capital, but for those who want to steep themselves in cold war history, a Trabant transports you to the 1960s.

Bites: Warsaw: U Kucharzy. This informal restaurant is home to the city’s most renowned steak tartare and a divine duck with cranberry sauce.

Comings and Goings: Deals on Packages to Australia. If you feel inspired to travel after watching the new movie “Australia,” packages are available for next year.

Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Hilton London Tower Bridge. This hotel is clearly for the expense-account set, though weekend packages are often available.

Surfacing: A Slice of Italy Across the Sea. Pleasure-seeking travelers are flocking to Piran, Slovenia, to experience the Tuscan-like rolling vineyards, coastal views and rich cuisine — but without the throngs of tourists.

Personal Journeys: Under a Tented Roof, an Unknown World Beckons. On the edge of one of the world’s greatest wildlife safari parks, Kenya's Oldarpoi Maasai Safari Camp is largely unknown by most travelers to this part of Africa.

Weekend in New York: You Can Come and Go. They’re Staying Awhile.. From beautiful grounds to striking city views, there are several cemeteries in New York that are well worth a visit.

36 Hours in Phoenix. The city may be an inferno in the summer, but the other nine months of the year are a perfect time to visit its top-notch golf courses, fashionable resorts and cool night life.

Florence, Then and Now. Perhaps the best way to enjoy the capital of Tuscany is to swap your guidebook for a copy of “A Room With a View” — and see this city as E. M. Forster captured it 100 years ago.

Analysts Say It Will Be Difficult to Shield Luxury Hotels From Terrorist Attacks. Experts say little can be done to stop trained gunmen from attacking hotels, the new magnets for terrorists.

Choice Tables: England’s Culinary Wild West. Local-mindedness in the West Country’s restaurants is growing, making eating about a deeper connection between the people and the land.

On the Road: Attention, Frazzled Fliers: Air Serenity Is Boarding. Airport experiences can become learning experiences on how to travel with a degree of serenity and grace.

Practical Traveler: Obama and You? A Strategy for the Big Day. Get tips on hotel rooms, transportation and public access points for the parade on Inauguration Day.

Frugal Traveler: Eco-Farmers in Soggy Las Guacamayas. The Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross, sets out to see the rain forests and mountains in one of Mexico’s most threatened biospheres, then visits a village with a conservation bent.