Art-world capital, architectural design lab, Cold War reliquary —Berlin has a lot more to offer than the cafes and cobblestones of your typical European vacation.

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    Central America on $4,000 a day? Live it up in a private villa at la Casa Que Canta.     Bored by the beach? A road trip from Marrakech to Fez is the ultimate sand-and-sun getaway.  
         
         
    Forget Rockefeller Center and Times Square -- spend the holidays on the beach in Capetown.     A pristine ecosystem and stunning biodiversity have made this island chain a divers' mecca.  
         
    BRITISH COLUMBIA       JAPAN    
    Attention powder hounds: At Kicking Horse, you don't have to be first in line to claim first tracks.     Hagi, a perfectly preserved medieval samurai town on the coast of Honshu, is worth a detour from Tokyo.  
         
    GRENADINES       NEW ZEALAND    
    Petit St. Vincent, off of Venezuela, is one of the last remaining unspoiled Caribbean islands.     Abundant wilderness and Kiwi spirit turn the South island into an eco theme park.  
         
    PUERTO RICO       SCOTLAND    
    Head for the hills and a restorative vacation at Casa Grande retreat, a former coffee far.     Nestle into one of six guest rooms built around a world-class restaurant on the Isle of Skye.  
             
         
    52 WEEKENDS        WINTER TRIPS 2001   
    When you only have a few days, here's how and where to spend them. Make your plans.     From Barbados to Telluride to Paris and London.