Bombarded with travel tips and recommendations from every angle, just keeping track of your travel to-do list can be a nightmare. Moleskine's trusty little black book has evolved into a do-it-yourself travel guide—the Moleskine City. Sharing the same pocket form factor as the original blank notebooks, the City collection features essential travel information, city maps, and a wealth of blank pages for you to make your own guide. Moleskine City features New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, among other North American cities, and a host of European destinations too, with cities in Asia coming in 2008. Order now from Amazon.com or go to www.moleskinecity.com Spring might be melting the snow but that's just another beginning for Chalet Merlo, a luxury outpost in the village of Le Miroir, close to the resort of Val d'Isère in the French Alps. Though primarily a winter getaway, Chalet Merlo doesn't close for the summer. Beginning in May, the 12-person sleeping escape offers an in-house spa, walking excursions, and cycling trips on the route of the Tour de France, all of which will no doubt get your appetite going in time for the Chalet's chef to whip up local delicacies. The tongue-tied needn't worry—they even offer French lessons. With private charter helicopters to and from Geneva and surrounding French airports, summer in the Alps just got a little cooler. From $280 per person per night. Go to www.chaletmerlo.eu

Don't forget our ONE CITY, MANY DESTINATIONS™ travel photography competition, which boasts the ultimate grand prize: CITY Magazine's cover shot. Amateur and professional photographers from around the world are invited to submit images for juried competition and a chance at landing on the cover of CITY's Fall '07 Travel issue, on sale September 25, 2007. Photographers are asked to submit images that best capture the essence of a city or other travel destination. Along with the cover shot for the grand-prize winner, there are fantastic prizes for selected runners-ups, as well as a special Photographers' Choice Award. To find out more, and to enter, go to www.city-magazine.com/photocontest

Longtime CITY contributor Greg Lindsay is spending the next six months on the road reporting for his forthcoming book, Aerotropolis (John D. Kasarda and Greg Lindsay; Farrar, Straus and Giroux). In his new exclusive CITY Magazine blog, IN TRANSIT, he's filing dispatches along the way, covering the best hotels, restaurants, gear, and airlines the world's "airport cities" have to offer. Check out his lastest entries at www.city-magazine.com/intransit

Attention all globetrotters: CITY's flying first-class in our new Spring 2007 Travel issue, on sale now, and we've got a seat reserved especially for you. In a special section, 14 of CITY's most intrepid travelers journey to six continents, a dozen countries, and 15 eye-opening destinations. From dining in Sydney and shopping in Rio to golfing in Anguilla and bungee jumping over Victoria Falls, you'll have plenty of excuses to ditch work, pack your bags, and hop a plane. The issue also features a stunning travel portfolio from world-renowned travel photographer Frédéric Lagrange and fantastic spring fashion, beauty, and accessories inspired by all our globetrotting. Check your local newsstand now, and don't forget you can read the entire issue online now in our digital E-ZINE. Go to www.city-magazine.com/ezine