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来源The 31 Places to Go in 2010 – NYTimescom （1）
译者阿联酋的西蒙

1. Sri Lanka   For a quarter century, Sri Lanka seems to have been plagued by misfortune, including a brutal civil war between the Sinhalese-dominated government and a separatist Tamil group. But the conflict finally ended last May, ushering in a more peaceful era for this teardrop-shaped island off India’s coast, rich in natural beauty and cultural splendors.   The island, with a population of just 20 million, feels like one big tropical zoo: elephants roam freely, water buffaloes idle in paddy fields and monkeys swing from trees. And then there’s the pristine coastline. The miles of sugary white sand flanked by bamboo groves that were off-limits to most visitors until recently are a happy, if unintended byproduct of the war.    Among the most scenic, if difficult stretches to reach, is Nilaveli Beach in the Tamil north. While a few military checkpoints remain, vacationers can lounge on poolside hammocks under palm trees or snorkel in its crystal-clear waters. Or they can order cocktails at the Nilaveli Beach Hotel (www.tangerinehotels.com/nilavelibeach ), a collection of recently renovated bungalows with private terraces.    An international airport in Matara, on the island’s southern shore, is under construction, which will make the gorgeous beaches near the seaside village of Galle easier to get to. Decimated by the tsunami in 2004, the surrounding coastline is now teeming with stylish guesthouses and boutique hotels.    Unawatuna, a crescent-shaped beach a few miles south of Galle, may be furthest along. Higher-end hotels there include Thambapanni Retreat (www.thambapanni.biz ), which features four-poster beds, yoga and an ayurvedic spa. The Sun House (www.thesunhouse.com ), in Galle, looks like a place where the Queen of England might stay, with its mango courtyard and colonial décor. One stylish place tucked within Galle’s city walls is the Galle Fort Hotel (www.galleforthotel.com ), a refurbished gem merchant’s house run by a couple of Aussies. — Lionel Beehner   2. Patagonia Wine Country    Ten years ago, a group of adventurous winemakers set their sights on an Argentine valley called San Patricio del Chañar, an unusually fertile and eerily beautiful corner of Patagonia. They plowed, planted and waited. The outcome? A blossoming wine country with delicious pinot noirs and malbecs and smartly designed wineries.      One of the area’s pioneers, the 2,000-acre Bodega del Fin del Mundo (www.bodegadelfindelmundo.com), which works with the influential wine consultant Michel Rolland, is racking up international medals for its complex merlot, cabernet and malbec blends. And NQN (www.bodeganqn.com.ar ), which is associated with the Argentine oenologist Roberto de la Mota, has seen its 2006 Colección NQN Malbec get 92 points from Wine Enthusiast. Nearby is the new Valle Perdido winery (www.valleperdido.com.ar ), which includes an 18-room resort surrounded by vineyards. At the spa, ask for antioxidant wine-infused treatments. — Paola Singer    3. Seoul    Forget Tokyo. Design aficionados are now heading to Seoul.    They have been drawn by the Korean capital’s glammed-up cafes and restaurants, immaculate art galleries and monumental fashion palaces like the sprawling outpost of Milan’s 10 Corso Como and the widely noted Ann Demeulemeester store — an avant-garde Chia Pet covered in vegetation.    And now Seoul, under its design-obsessed mayor, Oh Se-hoon, is the 2010 World Design Capital. The title, bestowed by a prominent council of industrial designers, means a year’s worth of design parties, exhibitions, conferences and other revelries. Most are still being planned (go to wdc2010.seoul.go.kr for updates). A highlight will no doubt be the third annual Seoul Design Fair (Sept. 17 to Oct. 7), the city’s answer to the design weeks in Milan and New York, which last year drew 2.5 million people and featured a cavalcade of events under two enormous inflatable structures set up at the city’s Olympic stadium. — Aric Chen    4. Mysore   You’ve completed 200 hours of teacher training, mastered flying crow pose and even spent a week at yoga surf camp. What’s next? Yogis seeking transcontinental bliss head these days to Mysore, the City of Palaces, in southern India.   The yogi pilgrimage was sparked by Ashtanga yoga, a rigorous sweat-producing, breath-synchronized regimen of poses popularized by the beloved Krishna Pattabhi Jois, who died at 94 in 2009. Mr. Jois’s grandson is now director of the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute (www.kpjayi.org). First month’s tuition is 27,530 rupees, or $600 at 46 rupees to the dollar. Classes generally require a one-month commitment.    Too much time or money? Mysore’s yoga boom now has shalas catering to every need. Off the mat, the yoga tribe hobnobs at Anu’s Bamboo Hut or the Regaalis Hotel pool, studies Sanskrit, gets an ayurveda treatment or tours the maharaja’s palace. — Mary Billard   5. Copenhagen   As thousands of environmentalists heckled world leaders in Copenhagen last month for the climate summit, a solitary unifying note could be heard amid the cacophony of discord: the Danish capital has already emerged as one of the world’s greenest — and maybe coolest — cities.    Copenhageners don’t simply preach the “progressive city” ethos, they live it. Long, flat urban thoroughfares are hemmed with bicycle paths where locals glide around the city, tourists saddle up on the free bikes that dot the city center, and fashion bloggers take notes on the latest cycle chic (www. copenhagencyclechic.com ). Over in the harbor district, a public bath at Osterbro, due to open in 2010, will complement the two swimming areas set off on Copenhagen’s inner harbor, a formerly polluted waterway recently transformed into the city’s summertime hub.    Away from all the modernism and the happy cyclists, cultural thrill-seekers are being coaxed to the once dangerous district of Norrebro, which has arguably become Copenhagen’s edgiest hub. A heady mix of hipsters, students and immigrants mingle in the cafes and galleries around the district’s focal square, Sankt Hans Torv, and the city’s young and excitable night owls can be found dancing in local clubs until the early hours. — Benji Lanyado    WAITING IN THE WINGS   6. Koh Kood   Is this the next Koh Samui? The Trat islands are emerging as Thailand’s new luxury outpost. Inaccessible for many years because of tensions with neighboring Cambodia and a poor transportation infrastructure, islands like Koh Kood are starting to draw venturesome paradise seekers, thanks in part to new direct flights to the port city of Trat. The recent opening of Soneva Kiri, a 42-villa suite retreat by the Six Senses brand (www.sixsenses.com/Soneva-Kiri ), definitely ratchets up the high-end quotient on this Robinson Crusoe-like island. Coming soon: X2 Koh Kood (www.x2resorts.com ), a designer eco-resort with 14 pool villas. — Gisela Williams   7. Damascus   The next Marrakesh? Perhaps mindful of the way that renovations of historic riads have drawn upscale travelers to Marrakesh, Damascus hoteliers are trying to mine tourism gold in the rundown buildings of the Syrian capital’s Old City. These 18th-century homes — many with inviting courtyards and rooftop terraces — are now boutique hotels, like the nine-room Old Vine (www.oldvinehotel.com ) and the Hanania (www.hananiahotel.com ), which doubles as a hotel and a small museum. — Don Duncan    8. Cesme   The next Bodrum? While revelers continue to descend upon that seaside retreat, another corner of Turkey’s Aegean coastline has begun to emerge as a stylish alternative: the once-sleepy villages of the Cesme Peninsula. The main draw is Alacati, a sheltered beach town that last summer was the site of the Professional Windsurfers Association Slalom World Cup. Scheduled to open in the spring, the seven-room Hotel Nars Alacati (www.nars.com.tr), set in a converted 19th-century mansion, promises to become the popular weekend gathering spot for Istanbul’s smart set, along with the adjoining garden restaurant, Mesa Luna. — Andrew Ferren

1.斯里兰卡

在过去的四分之一世纪里，斯里兰卡历尽苦难。包括了僧伽罗人掌控的政府和泰米尔分离集团间残酷的内战。但在去年五月，这个靠近印度海岸，自然景色秀丽，文化多彩，国土形如泪滴的岛国，终于迎来了久违的和平。

这个人口才2000万人的岛国，本身就像个大的热带动物园：象群悠闲漫步；水牛在稻田中无所事事打发时光；猴群在树林间跳跃嬉戏。还有那至今保持原始风貌的海岸线。竹林环绕的白色沙滩，常常绵延数英里。战争期间，那里是游人的禁区，却无意间保护了这些令人心驰的美景。

在众多景点里，要数去泰米尔北部地区的Nilavelli海滩最麻烦，沿途还要经过不少军方的检查站。在那里游人可以懒懒地躺着棕榈树间的吊床上，旁边就是泳池。你也可以在水晶般清澈的海水中去半潜；或从Nilaveli海滩酒店（www.tangerinehotels.com/nilavelibeach )叫上杯鸡尾酒。酒店就是一片翻新的平房，每户有个私家阳台。

斯里兰卡南岸Matara国际机场正在兴建中。建成后，去机场旁边Galle村欣赏那里迷人的海滩会更方便了。2004年的海啸把那里几乎夷为平地，但现在又密密麻麻建起了风格各异的宾馆和精品酒店。

距Galle村南部数英里远，有个月牙形的海滩，名叫Unawatuna, 那里或许是岛国最南端了。那里遍布高档酒店。包括Thambapanni修养中心 ( www.thambapanni.biz )。在那里你可享受配有四柱床的客房，瑜伽和印度草药SPA也是中心的特色。而Galle的太阳别墅度假村中（ www.thesunhouse.com ) 种着芒果树的庭院和殖民时期的装修风格，好像随时恭候英国女王来此下榻。Galle城墙中间还有隐藏着一间颇具特色的Galle要塞

酒店（www.galleforthotel.com ), 这原是一位珠宝商的私宅，翻修后，现在由几个澳洲人经营。

2.巴塔哥尼亚高原的酒乡

（译者按：Patagonia高原横跨智利和阿根廷两国，从安第斯山脉山脉最南端，向北向东延伸。那里有著名的麦哲伦海峡，是巴拿马运河开通前，太平洋和大西洋之间的唯一航道。那里大地苍茫，冰川，雪山，草原交错，景色绚烂。）十年前，一群大胆的葡萄酒酿造师就看上了位于巴塔哥尼亚高原角落，美丽的圣帕特里克山谷（San Patricio del Chanar)。那里地处阿根廷，土地异常肥沃，景色瑰丽。他们开始辛苦开垦，种植葡萄树，等待收获。这才有了现在的葡萄酒乡，盛产各种美味的黑比诺(pinot noirs)和玛尔贝克（malbecs)葡萄，还有不少外形别致的葡萄酒厂。

这群开拓者中间，有一家名为BFM（Bodega del Fin del Mundo)的酒庄，（www.bodegadelfindelmundo.com ) , 面积2000英亩。他们和业内知名酿酒顾问

米歇尔·罗兰德（Michel Rolland)合作，将美乐葡萄，解百纳葡萄和玛尔贝克葡萄混合，酿造出一种口感丰富的葡萄酒，屡屡在国际获奖。而NQN酒庄（www.bodeganqn.com.ar )和阿根廷酿酒专家罗伯特联手，出产的一款2006 Coleccion NQN Malbec葡萄酒，被知名的《葡萄酒迷》杂志打了92分。旁边还有后起之秀的VP酒庄，Valle Perdido（www.valleperdido.com.ar ),在自己的酒庄里，建了个有18间客房的度假村。把有抗氧化作用的葡萄酒制成液体，为您做个SPA是他们的一大特色。

3.韩国

忘了东京吧，现在全球的设计狂人们都在奔向韩国。

吸引这些设计狂人的是：韩国首都充满魅力的咖啡馆和饭店，琳琅满目的各种画廊，和满眼的时尚潮店，如意大利米兰10 Corso Como精品设计店在首尔的分店，和圈内大名鼎鼎的Ann Demeulemeester韩国店，这家风格前卫的店铺被绿化植物包裹，就像我们见到过的，头上会长出草的草娃娃。

现任首尔市长吴世勋也迷恋设计艺术。在他治下，首尔被一家主流的工业设计家协会评为2010年“世界设计业之都”, 换句话说，首尔就是本年度全球设计人聚会，办展览，举行各种会议和业内各种疯狂活动的首选城市。许多活动仍在计划中，（欲了解详情，可访问www.wds2010.seoul.go.kr )。第三届首尔设计博览会无疑是这其中的亮点。（举办时间：9月17日-10月7日）和在米兰、纽约举行的设计周相比，毫不逊色。去年的首尔设计博览会，是在当地的奥运主会场内两个硕大的充气展馆内举办的，数周的盛会吸引了250万人次参加。

4. 迈索尔

（译者按：Mysore是位于印度南部地区的一个城市。距离著名的印度硅谷，班加罗尔约140公里。当地的迈索尔皇宫，Mysore Palace很是有名。）当你已经完成200小时的瑜伽课程，能做出双手撑地，两腿慢慢离地并地面平行的高难度动作；也参加过了瑜伽兼海滩冲浪营后，作为瑜伽迷，还能去哪里？对了，各地的瑜伽粉丝们正踏上去印度南部城市迈索尔（Mysore)的旅程。

因为被Ashtanga派瑜伽吸引，所以他们踏上了去Mysore的瑜伽”朝圣之旅”。Ashtanga派瑜伽很容易让你汗流浃背，动作要求严格，讲究呼吸协调。这种养生方法就是由当地的Krishna Pattabhi Jois宗师发扬光大的，他去年去世，活了94岁。他的孙子现在是Ashtanga派瑜伽研究机构（www.kpjayi.org >)的总监。在那里学习瑜伽，第一个月的收费是27,530卢比，合600美元左右。课程最短需要一个月。

玩不起？没时间？，没关系。当地的瑜伽热潮催生了满足各种需求的瑜伽中心（Shala)。练完了瑜伽，你可以在名为Anu的竹子屋里或Regaalis酒店的泳池旁，和大家轻松交流，学习梵文，做个印度草药SPA或去趟当地的皇宫参观。

5. 哥本哈根

上月数以千计的环保人士聚集在此，向来哥本哈根参加气候峰会的各国领导人发难。在这些吵吵嚷嚷中，人们隐约听到这个城市的精神基调：作为丹麦首都，已然成为最绿色的城市之一，也许是全球最酷的城市。

“让城市变得更绿色”的理念，哥本哈根不是简单停留在口头说教上，而是践行于城市的日常生活中。市区长而平坦的道路两旁都铺设了自行车道，居民可以骑车去城里各处。而游客们可以在市中心随处找到免费的自行车，骑上去浏览一番。哥市著名的时尚博客（www.copenhagencyclechic.com) 对这一绿色时尚做了多篇报道。而该市北部毗邻内港的Osterbro区，今年会新添两个公共泳池。这个昔日被污染的水道，而今成了哥本哈根夏日嬉水的去处。

除了现代主义者和乐骑族，原来治安欠佳的Norrebro区，（译者按：丹麦哲人克尔凯郭尔晚年就住在该区。）正吸引着众多文化探索迷，也使得该区成为备受争议的新锐族聚集地。颓废派，学生和移民们, 在当地有名的Sankt Hans Torv广场周围的咖啡馆和画廊里聚集。而城里年轻和狂野的夜猫子在这里的俱乐部一夜跳到天亮。

随时去HIGH!

6. 库徳岛

库德岛（也有翻译成阁骨岛） 会成为下一个苏梅岛吗？（译者按：泰国的Koh Kood和Koh Samui两岛有多美？自己网上搜下照片，一定让你美到窒息。）泰国哒叻府（Trat)众多美丽岛屿正成为泰国旅游中的新宠。由于多年来，泰国和柬埔寨关系紧张，以及落后的交通设施，都是的这些岛屿多年来人迹罕至。现在，包括库德岛在内，正成为旅游者神往的天堂。这部分应归功于哒叻市到岛上的直达航班开通。而最近开张的Soneva Kiri度假村，有42间别墅式套房。（www.sixsenses.com/Soneva-Kiri.com ) 无疑大大提升了库克岛的旅游接待档次，而不再是个类似《鲁滨逊漂流记》里荒岛。马上，一个新的环保度假村X2也将登场，度假村由14个含泳池的别墅组成。（www.x2resorts.com )

7. 大马士革

大马士革会成为下一个类似马拉喀什古城（Marrakesh，摩洛哥曾经的皇城）的旅游热点吗？也许大马士革旅馆业者留意到了，通过对古城历史遗存的整修，马拉喀什吸引了大批高消费游客去观光。 他们也开始了在这个叙利亚首都老旧不堪的建筑中，发掘旅游资源的金矿。城中那些18世纪的房屋，都带有院子和阳台，被不断改建成精品酒店。其中就有“老葡萄藤酒店”（www.oldvinehotel.com) 仅有9间客房，还有Hanania(www.hananiahotel.com )酒店，扩建后一半是酒店，另一半是一个小型博物馆。

8. 凯斯米镇

(译者按：Cesme镇位于土耳其西海岸中部的半岛上，小镇历史可以追溯到特洛伊时代，至今，土耳其帝国时代的喷泉随处可见。）凯米斯正在成新的博德鲁姆（Bodrum)?(译者按：Bodrum位于土耳其西海岸的南部，Bodrum半岛上，面对着爱琴海，历史久远。当地的海景和游艇闻名于世。）随着在博德鲁姆夜夜笙歌的游客数量不断减少，凯斯米半岛上曾经默默无闻的凯斯米镇开始成为游客新选择。一直受到保护的海边小村Alacati是其中的亮点。去年夏天，在那里举行了世界职业风帆冲浪联合会组织的障碍赛。今年春季，由19世纪的豪宅改建的，仅有7间客房的Nars Alacati旅店开张了，（www.nars.com.tr ) 它成了伊斯坦布尔时尚精英周末度假的热门之选。酒店还有一间和花园相连的饭店Mesa Luna。