Macchu Picchu, through the back door (you know, just to spice things up a little). Also, there are things about The Borgata that Frank Bruni likes, (“…yuzu-bergamot moisturizer, mint-thyme hair wash smell like the nexus of a salad and an orchard”) and there are things about The Borgata that Frank Bruni doesn’t care for at all, no sir (“The lines at the front desk can be epic.”) Easy there, tiger. [NYT]

Another potentially interesting story in the LAT (on the town of Loreto, in Baja Calif.) butchered by some humorless non-talent. This one spends more time worrying about the shaky balcony railings at the hotel (did she just say “mommy-o-meter?”) than actually talking about why the hell we’d want to go to Loreto. [LAT]

Long and winding narrative about remote corner of Scotland from freelancer you’ve never heard of. Staff must be taking the week off to congratulate themselves on the success of last week’s “Packing Issue.” [WaPo]