Travel: Volunteering in Mexico, digging in California, Christmas in Michigan, exploring Singapore's airport and more

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	Travel  Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 MEXICO How can we help? On a volunteer trip, good intentions can misfire when cultures clash. • Where to find a voluntourism program • Smart ways to make a volunteering trip worthwhile • All features from this week's Travel • Travel's on Twitter: Sign up and be the first to read new profiles and updates as they publish. • Budget Travel's Real Deals: Portland, Turkey, Lake Geneva, Bilbao, Anchorage and more. • SideStep: Get time away with the best airfares, hotel rates and packages. • JiWire: Log on with WiFi hot spots wherever you may roam. • Print, email or text coupons for travel deals and discounts from washingtonpost.com. LIVE DISCUSSIONS Travel Talk The Post's Travel Section "Flight Crew" discussed voluntourism, Paris, Germany, traveling standby, Amtrak over the holidays and more. • Submit a Question for Next Week | Past Travel discussions CALIFORNIA A rocky vacation she really dug Volunteer archaeologists explore ancient civilizations in southern California. • Details: Cleveland National Forest and the Passport in Time program ESCAPES A town still steeped in history Greenwich, N.J., remembers a tea party protest that preceded the American Revolution. • Details: Hotels, restaurants and attractions around Greenwich, N.J. • Find all mid-Atlantic Escapes THE LONG WEEKEND Have yourself a merry Bavarian Christmas Willkommen to Frankenmuth, a.k.a. "Michigan's Little Bavaria," which offers spectacular Christmas kitsch. • Escapes: No place like a du Pont home for the holidays OTHER HEADLINES • At Singapore's Changi Airport, a layover is also a vacation • Budget Travel: Are you swapping loyalty points for holiday gift items? IN CASE YOU MISSED IT From lotus pose to hanging 10 Yoga isn't the only way to seek enlightenment on a Brazilian retreat. • Details: Reaching and vacationing in Garopaba, Brazil A SNEAK PEEK AT THIS SUNDAY'S EDITION The Navigator At your service? Some travel businesses are not so inclined. • 'The Navigator' archives Subscribe to the Budget Travel Online newsletters! Get the best travel deals and trip tips in your inbox each week. Click here to subscribe.
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