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Avoiding the Crowds
How to Avoid the Crowds When You Travel
The crowd at a famous sight is rarely a mystery — it follows predictable rhythms of season, day, and hour. Learn to read those rhythms and you can stand in the same spot with a fraction of the company.
Traveling in the Shoulder and Low Season
The weeks either side of peak — and the quiet depths of the off-season — are travel's best-kept value. Here's how to make the most of shoulder and low-season trips, and when the trade-offs are worth it.