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Passengers Waiting in these Lounges Might Find Themselves Wishing for DelaysBy Julie Earle-Levine The Qantas lounge in Sydney, AustraliaThese days, flying first-class is all about what goes on before the plane takes off, or so it would seem at some of the world's most elite airport lounges.Qantas Sydney The look: Created by Australian designer...

The Maldives: Prepare for Paradise These are four sumptuous spots in the Maldives that should not be missedBy Julie Earle-Levine No matter how many paradises you've been to, nothing quite prepares you for the Maldives, a just-about flat archipelago of 1,190 islands that seem to float on the sapphire Indian Ocean 350 miles southwest of India. Since the tsunami in December 2004, construction...

Capella Lodge, Lord Howe IslandAlready a vacation paradise, Capella Lodge makes Australia's Lord Howe Island even more appealing.By Julie Earle-LevineA sleek new hideaway on Australia's Lord Howe Island, in the South Pacific, makes the UNESCO World Heritage-listed paradise even more appealing. The tiny island, just a two-hour flight from Sydney, is relatively undiscovered and blessed with abundant...

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New Yorkers do it betterWeekend FTBy Julie Earle-Levine January 5 2008A small mountain of shopping bags and a coat rack 20-garments deep filled the waiting area at Soho Nails in downtown Manhattan. It was not an unusual scene in this shopping Mecca where women drop in to the popular salon for a quick manicure, pedicure or bikini wax in between hitting the boutiques. But on a recent weekday, the lines...

Portfolio by Julie Earle Levine Jan 7 2008 ...