A peripatetic pilgrimage: When travel feels like a secular religious experience
David G. Allan, CNN Some have a designated place to pray. I have a designated place to think. You can pray or think anywhere, of course, but some…
Continue ReadingDavid G. Allan, CNN Some have a designated place to pray. I have a designated place to think. You can pray or think anywhere, of course, but some…
Continue ReadingHilary Clarke, CNN | Junko Ogura and Irene Nasser and Oscar Holland Issey Miyake, the Japanese fashion designer whose timeless pleats made him an…
Continue ReadingSilvia Marchetti, CNN Visiting Ukraine right now to experience what’s it like living in the middle of a war, see its bombed cities, feel the…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN | Alex Rees, CNN and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The enduring image of Olivia Newton-John may always be one of permed hair, bare shoulders…
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN New York officials have returned 30 cultural artifacts to Cambodia, including a 10th-century Khmer sculptural…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida. Nowadays, you’re…
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Known for its sandy beaches, luxury resorts and duty-free shopping, the city of Sanya on China’s tropical Hainan island has…
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Lucy Yu found refuge in books growing up. An only child raised by a Chinese immigrant mother in west Los Angeles, she spent a…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN The unexpected discovery of a 16th-century horse tooth in modern-day Haiti has provided credence for an age-old folk story about…
Continue ReadingBy Dean Irvine, CNN There’s a reason Sagamihara, Japan, isn’t in travel guides. It’s a sprawling commuter city for nearby Yokohama…
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing bureau Around 80,000 tourists are stranded in the popular resort city of Sanya on China’s tropical…
Continue ReadingZoe Sottile, CNN A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government. The Horniman Museum and…
Continue ReadingZoe Sottile, CNN On Friday, Tiffany & Co debuted and quickly sold out a limited collection of 250 custom jewel-encrusted pendants for holders of…
Continue ReadingBy Keith Allen and Nouran Salahieh, CNN More than 600 flights were canceled and thousands more were delayed in the United States on Saturday,…
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN It’s enough to give anyone already on edge about flying hassles has yet another reason to pop an antacid or two: the…
Continue ReadingZoe Sottile, CNN Gigi Hadid may soon be making the switch from modeling clothes to designing them. The American supermodel of Palestinian-Dutch…
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN When frequent flier Julie booked a clutch of trips to Warsaw last year, she was expecting to spend her weekends in the Polish…
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel, we look at innovative new transport concepts, the reopening of Thailand’s most famous beach,…
Continue ReadingZoe Sottile, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin showed up in a playground in New York City’s Central Park on Monday night. Well, not exactly…
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN Planning a trip to Europe next summer? The cost of living may be rising but there’s one small comfort — you no longer…
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN In the cut-throat post-pandemic world of hospitality, getting the best employees is everything. Now one hotel group has decided to…
Continue ReadingMegan C. Hills From sparkling jumpsuits to diamond-studded rings, Elvis Presley loved all things glittery — as do collectors of his…
Continue ReadingJacopo Prisco, CNN Cocktail lounges, five course meals, caviar served from ice sculptures and an endless flow of champagne: life on board airplanes…
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Real diamonds shouldn’t float in water. But this brilliant new superyacht concept with an on board cinema, helipad…
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN As we enter August, there is one definitive accessory making summer headlines: an enviable set of sculpted abs. On Monday, Adam…
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus and Sophia Saifi, CNN The world’s second highest mountain, K2 in Pakistan, has welcomed a record-breaking number of climbers…
Continue ReadingJoseph Ataman, Livia Borghese and Amandine Hess, CNN Anyone wanting to summit Europe’s tallest peak, Mont Blanc, may soon have to put up a…
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN Fast-food worker Jeff is barrel-chested, heavily eyebrowed and mustached. He’s got a campaign badge for former US President…
Continue ReadingBarry Neild, CNN An intensely salty sea which warms to planet-beating temperatures at the height of summer is a hostile place for most vegetation to…
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Air traffic disruptions have plagued summer travelers, and this past weekend was no exception. Friday was the worst day for…
Continue ReadingChris Dwyer, CNN Fish sauce – nước mắm, or literally ‘salted fish water’ – is a Vietnamese culinary icon, an…
Continue ReadingPete Muntean and Nicky Robertson, CNN The US Federal Aviation Administration is seeking comments from the public about the size of commercial…
Continue ReadingSilvia Marchetti, CNN Buyers from all around the world have been snapping up dilapidated Italian homes at rock bottom prices over the past few years…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Nancy Pelosi’s plane may have landed in Taiwan under the cover of night, but her arrival was, in every other way,…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Nancy Pelosi’s plane may have landed in Taiwan under the cover of night, but her arrival was, in every other way,…
Continue ReadingMegan C. Hills, CNN Stories of buried treasure and ancient shipwrecks have captivated for centuries, from pirate tales to Hollywood blockbusters. For…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN British flight attendant Kris Major has worked in aviation for over two decades. He’s seen the industry suffer and…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN British flight attendant Kris Major has worked in aviation for over two decades. He’s seen the industry suffer and…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN British flight attendant Kris Major has worked in aviation for over two decades. He’s seen the industry suffer and…
Continue ReadingJustin Gamble, CNN An Airbnb listing for “an 1830s slave cabin” has been removed from the rental site after a TikTok video about the…
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill and Sarah Diab, CNN A snorkeler has sustained a leg injury after apparently being “bitten by a shark” while…
Continue ReadingYasmeen E. Awaja, CNN A fantasy video showing a gigantic flying hotel that can stay in the sky for years on end has caused a sensation online,…
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel, we look at innovative new transport concepts, the reopening of Thailand’s most famous beach,…
Continue ReadingRachel Fadem, CNN A young man poses shirtless, jeans hung low around the waist. His hands, which are placed delicately atop his head, accentuate his…
Continue ReadingSujata Assomull More than a dozen leading designers showcased their creations at India Couture Week (ICW), offering a glimpse — among much else…
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of a man who got off an aircraft mid-flight during an emergency landing Friday near Raleigh, North…
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Jamiel Lynch, CNN The co-pilot who fell to his death after getting off an aircraft mid-flight in North Carolina may have been sick…
Continue ReadingBy Reuters The RG420 cannabis cafe opened just four days ago in Khao San, an area of Bangkok popular with backpackers – and already it’s…
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN A passenger traveling from Bali, Indonesia to Australia has found themselves paying a hefty price for a McDonald’s…
Continue ReadingStory by Karla Cripps, CNN. Videos by Hazel Pfeifer and Nicolas Axelrod, CNN It’s just past 7 a.m. on a February morning in Maya Bay, several…
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