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Southern gems: a trip through Charleston, Savannah and Jekyll Island

An exquisite present needs nothing more to make it treasured, but ribbons and bows add to the enchantment. So it is with a treasured place.

Gear & Gadgets for Dec. 25

BlanKid Buddy is a children's backpack, blanket, pillow and — oh, yes — stuffed-animal companion. Think of a stuffed panda, monkey or ladybug without the stuffing, add a zipper and back straps shaped like the creature's "arms" and "legs," and junior has a roomy backpack for hauling his stuff around. Then the whole thing converts into a cuddly plush blanket. A water-repellant removable inner bag holds all the contents when you want to convert the backpack into a blanket, and an external pocket keeps small treasures handy.

The nature of reflections

Sarah Deignan of Richmond captured the beauty and tranquillity of the Adirondack Mountains region near Saranac Lake, N.Y., while visiting her husband’s parents.

Gear & Gadgets for Dec. 18

Just in time for the new iPhone 4s (and equally compatible with the iPhone 4), comes the Third Rail auxiliary battery system.

Your Best Shot for Dec. 18

Midlothian residents Dan Harrington and his wife, Joyce, took a Mediterranean cruise in August for their 50th wedding anniversary.

More Virginians to take Christmas-New Year's holiday trips

More Virginians will be traveling for the Christmas-New Year's holiday than have in a decade, according to AAA.

Historic Williamsburg sees interaction as its future

No longer content with a staid homage to history, Colonial Williamsburg is reaching forward and back in time in an effort to increase visitors and revenues.

Your Best Shot: The Awe of Aspens

"While staying in Vail, Colorado, last summer, we passed over the Continental Divide and came upon these gorgeous Aspen trees rustling in the wind," Libby Carty McNamee of Richmond wrote in an email.

New lights turn Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' to day

Rembrandt's "Night Watch" may need a different nickname after the painting was put under new lighting that makes it look like a day scene.

Weathering winter travel during the holidays

Forethought can make those winter trips a pleasure instead of a trying adventure into the unknown.

Atlanta's High features masterpieces of modern art

With bold colors, varying formats and iconic images, a new exhibition at Atlanta's main art museum allows visitors to experience dozens of modern art masterpieces and to explore the relationships among the artists who created them.

Gear and Gadgets

Expandable bags are nothing new. With the unzip of a zipper, you get a few more inches of packing space. Now comes Kiva's Compressible Packing Cubes.