The Top 10 Travel Articles of 2011 Life on a giant cruise ship, dealing with canceled flights, an alternate route to Machu Picchu - these are all subjects that attracted Web readers in 2011. As with last year's version, this year's list is topped by our annual Where to Go roundup. Other popular articles included spring weekend getaways, a different way to look at Paris and an essay on why we travel in unsettling times. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 From the beaches of Mexico to the wilds of Kurdistan, the places on this year's list take you to the end of the world and back. Practical Traveler: 11 Tricks to Cutting Travel Costs in 2011 By MICHELLE HIGGINS In a year of higher prices, there are still plenty of ways to find bargains if you know where to look. A City on the Sea By TONI SCHLESINGER On the world's largest cruise ship, with four pools, 22 restaurants and an ice-skating rink, the ocean can feel like an afterthought. Practical Traveler: How to Fight Back When Your Flight Is Canceled By MICHELLE HIGGINS Flights get canceled. Passengers get bumped. But there are steps you can take to minimize the damage. 10 Restaurants Worth a Plane Ride By GISELA WILLIAMS From new offerings by marquee chefs to more modest openings in out-of-the-way spots, here are 10 restaurants around the globe to keep an eye on in 2011. Lost Cities, Found Anew By MARK ADAMS Join the crowds and take the easy way up Machu Picchu. Or follow the trail of early explorers and see a handful of rarely seen Incan masterpieces. Practical Traveler: Plane Tickets - Buy Early or Wait? By MICHELLE HIGGINS When airfares rise, should you buy now or wait and take your chances? It depends on when and where you're going, fare-watchers say. 14 Easy Weekend Getaways By MICHELLE HIGGINS From New York to Portland, Ore. (and cities in between), quick trips that can have you poolside - or cliff diving - in half a day. A Paris Farewell By AMY M. THOMAS Guidebooks divide Paris into the Left Bank and the Right Bank. But living there revealed a city split along a new axis: the edgy east and the refined west. Why We Travel By PAUL THEROUX As the traveler's map is redrawn, parts in unsettling and tragic ways, voices might whisper, "Stay home." Don't. There are opportunities to be had.