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(CNN) -- Vahram Muratyan's personal tale of two cities began with a serious case of the travel bug.Born in Paris, he started flying to New York with his family as a child -- the frequent trans-Atlantic trips made possible in part by his mother's job at the now-defunct airline TWA."I think I grew up with an obsession with the city," Muratyan said, vowing to one day move to the Big Apple.The graphic designer finally came to live in New York for three months in fall 2010 and found himself doing lots of people watching, sketching and thinking of home."The idea of comparing the differences between the two cities came because I was starting to miss Paris," Muratyan said. [Read the full article] (CNN) -- Gas prices have edged up a few cents over the past two weeks despite a drop in crude oil prices, according to a survey published Sunday.The average price is 3 and a half cents higher than what the survey found two weeks earlier, said publisher Trilby Lundberg.Crude oil prices slipped during that time, but mostly on the same day as the survey, so any effect on gas prices would not have showed up, she said.And that drop in crude oil prices might not indicate a drop in gas prices anytime soon, Lundberg said, because it is too soon to say whether a downward trend in crude oilp rices is coming. "Crude oil has been very skittish," particularly over growing conflicts surrounding Iran and unrest in Nigeria, Lundberg said."And even if crude oil stays put, we may see a few more pennies up at the pump," she said. [Read the full article] Editor's note: Columnist Brett Snyder is the founder of air travel assistance site Cranky Concierge, and he writes the consumer air travel blog The Cranky Flier.(CNN) -- When you look to buy airline tickets later this week, it might seem like prices have shot up. For once, that's not actually the case.Higher advertised fares are the result of new Department of Transportation rules that are going into effect under the banner "Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections #2."Higher prices shown up front is one of the four main changes that you'll see when the the new rules go into effect starting Tuesday, so let's talk about what will happen.On some airline websites and in ads, you've probably seen fares displayed as a certain amount plus taxes and fees. That's a pretty common thing throughout society, but the DOT has decided that it's unacceptable for airline travelers. [Read the full article] 
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