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Don't Call It a Staycation: Getting Away Without Going Far

Staycations are so last year--gas prices are almost affordable now and flights are downright cheap--but you may still want to hold off on that trip to Peru until after the next round of layoffs. Fortunately, we're surrounded by places people fly thousands of miles to visit, so stay local and let your coca leaf-fueled hike to Machu Picchu wait until you're unemployed.

Slow Food City

It looks like the food of the past--sustainable, local, organic--will, after decades of destructive, imported and unnatural agriculture, become the food of the future. Skip the Franken-foods and check out local restaurants supporting the slow food movement, or do it on your own with local farmers' markets and CSAs.