Tourism killed Thailand’s most famous bay. Here’s how it was brought back to life
Story 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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China’s gambling hub Macao to ease Covid-19 restrictions
By Yong Xiong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The gambling hub of Macao will allow bars, restaurants, salons, gyms and entertainment venues to reopen on…
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Japan is open to travel. So why aren’t tourists coming back?
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Summer 2022 has been dominated by stories about travel mishaps, overcrowding at major destinations and airports and…
Continue ReadingWhy Regency romance still reigns, 200 years after Jane Austen
AJ Willingham, CNN Every few years, the Austenites must feed. Netflix’s adaptation of “Persuasion” and the revival of the…
Continue ReadingTravel news: Close encounters with sharks, monk seals and jellyfish
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In travel news this week, Spain is offering free train journeys, Southwest Airlines is making its vouchers valid…
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Lessons from Ukraine prompt top Taiwan museum to conduct ‘wartime response’ exercises
Wayne Chang, CNN In March, amid growing fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine’s cultural capital Lviv, staff at the city’s National Museum…
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Why this Colorado valley is the West’s next must-visit destination
By Will McGough, CNN Colorado’s iconic destinations have seemingly been around forever, and we know their names by heart: Vail, Aspen and…
Continue ReadingLook of the Week: Julia Fox takes the low-rise trend to new extremes
Leah Dolan, CNN Since rising to fame in 2021 after a brief but indelible relationship with Kanye West, Julia Fox’s sartorial unpredictability…
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Joyce Carol Oates claims White male writers are being shut out. The data disagrees
Leah Asmelash, CNN Joyce Carol Oates claims White male authors are in trouble. In a tweet published Sunday morning, the author of more than 50 books…
Continue ReadingScientists are concerned about the million dollar auction of this dinosaur skeleton
Kristen Rogers and Yenny Sanchez, CNN The ancient skeleton of a Gorgosaurus went up for auction for the first time today and sold for just over $6…
Continue ReadingIn ‘Fire of Love’ the story of a scientist couple’s passion for volcanoes begins with their end
Thomas Page and Henry Hullah, CNN How do you tell a story when the final chapter is public knowledge? You start at the end. “Fire of…
Continue ReadingIn ‘Fire of Love’ the story of a scientist couple’s passion for volcanoes begins with their end
Thomas Page and Henry Hullah, CNN How do you tell a story when the final chapter is public knowledge? You start at the end. “Fire of…
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These airline credits will now last forever
Julia Buckley, CNN Its insistence on not charging for baggage has long made it a passenger favorite, but Southwest Airlines have now worked out how…
Continue ReadingThey met as teens at the Grand Canyon. 7 years later they reunited and fell in love
Francesca Street, CNN When Carrie visited the Grand Canyon in the summer of 2001, she fell in love — twice. First, she was instantly enamored…
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This company claims its boats can save Venice
Julia Buckley, CNN That Venice is in peril is indisputable. That it is ultimately saveable is up for discussion. Now, one company thinks they can…
Continue ReadingAt 170 carats, this may be the largest pink diamond found in 300 years
Kathleen Magramo A 170-carat pink diamond discovered in Angola may be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years, according to Australian miner…
Continue ReadingBeing backstage ‘suited’ Ukraine’s first lady. War thrust her into the limelight
Sana Noor Haq, CNN Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska didn’t have a burning desire to be in the limelight — she says being…
Continue ReadingFuture or fantasy? Designs unveiled for one-building city stretching 106 miles in Saudi Arabia
Jack Bantock and Benjamin Brown, CNN Saudi Arabia has unveiled designs for its ambitious urban project “The Line,” touted as a…
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New Croatia bridge redraws map of Adriatic coast
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Celebrations have been taking place in Croatia to commemorate the opening of a long-awaited bridge that bypasses a narrow…
Continue ReadingTake a look at the ‘world’s only carbon-neutral spaceship’
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The space tourism race is now firing on all rockets, but one company is hoping to carve out a niche as “the only…
Continue ReadingFuture or fantasy? Designs unveiled for one-building city stretching 106 miles in Saudi Arabia
Jack Bantock and Benjamin Brown, CNN Saudi Arabia has unveiled designs for its ambitious urban project “The Line,” touted as a…
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Unruly passenger forces flight from London to Los Angeles to divert to Salt Lake City, airline says
By Jennifer Henderson and Chris Boyette, CNN A disruptive passenger aboard a Virgin Atlantic flight from London’s Heathrow airport to Los…
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What it’s like inside Boeing’s new 777X
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Described as “the world’s largest and most efficient twin-engine jet,” the Boeing 777X was originally…
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From Chromat to Skims, inclusive design is radically changing the bathing suit silhouette
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When bombshell “Baywatch”-era one-pieces and teeny bikinis reigned in the 1990s, relief for many women came in the…
Continue ReadingBuzz Aldrin’s moon landing jacket fetches record-breaking $2.7 million
Jacqui Palumbo and Oscar Holland, CNN The jacket worn by retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin when he set foot on the moon sold for a record-breaking price…
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What’s it like living in Soviet-era housing today?
Oscar Holland, CNN Interviews & photographs by David Navarro, Martynna Sobecka, Mikhail Kalarashan, Alexander Veryovkin & Giorgi…
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Iceland’s best geothermal bathing pools
Katie Lockhart, CNN Spellbinding vistas punctuated by plumes of steam are commonplace while driving Iceland’s winding fjords and gravel roads.…
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How to survive a shark attack — or better yet, avoid one entirely
By Nick Thompson and Forrest Brown, CNN First things first: Despite some truly terrifying tales of survival, you are incredibly unlikely to be duking…
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How to survive a shark attack — or better yet, avoid one entirely
By Nick Thompson and Forrest Brown, CNN First things first: Despite some truly terrifying tales of survival, you are incredibly unlikely to be duking…
Continue ReadingKate Moss opens up about the ‘painful’ side of modeling
Leah Dolan, CNN British supermodel Kate Moss has revealed some past pitfalls from her modeling career in a rare interview with BBC podcast series…
Continue Reading23 of the world’s best hiking trails
By Joe Minihane, CNN From a multi-day trek tracing the routes of a Japanese poet, to a classic clamber in the Argentinian Lake District, there are…
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Intimate portraits of LGBTQ youths living deep in the Amazon rainforest
Oscar Holland, CNN While eating dinner at a restaurant in Careiro, a small town deep in the Amazon rainforest, Daniel Jack Lyons was unexpectedly…
Continue ReadingTaiwan unveils world’s first ‘certified quiet hiking trail’
By Wayne Chang, CNN To hike this trail in Taiwan, tourists need to use more ears than eyes, and most importantly — shut up. The Cuifeng Lake…
Continue ReadingHow to survive a rattlesnake bite — or better yet, avoid one
By Forrest Brown, CNN Talk about a heavenly day: The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, temperatures in the low 70s and low humidity. Scott…
Continue ReadingNational Tequila Day 2022: Drink in some surprising facts
By Leah Asmelash and Brian Ries, CNN It’s National Tequila Day in the United States — Sunday, July 24. After the year we’ve had so…
Continue ReadingWhy you should reinstate the classic alarm clock
Jessica Bumpus, CNN I have reinstated the alarm clock. An overlooked mechanism in today’s technologically-synced, your-phone-does-everything…
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How to survive a rattlesnake bite — or better yet, avoid one
By Forrest Brown, CNN Talk about a heavenly day: The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, temperatures in the low 70s and low humidity. Scott…
Continue ReadingBrexit blamed for delays as British truckers and travelers face gridlock at Dover
By Rob Picheta and Martin Goillandeau, CNN Brexit has contributed to travelers being stuck in gridlock at the start of the summer holidays at the…
Continue ReadingThis mushroom-shaped ring broke the world record for most diamonds in a single ring
Zoe Sottile, CNN If just one diamond isn’t enough, SWA Diamonds might have the perfect ring for you. The India-based jewelry company broke a…
Continue ReadingThis mushroom-shaped ring broke the world record for most diamonds in a single ring
Zoe Sottile, CNN If just one diamond isn’t enough, SWA Diamonds might have the perfect ring for you. The India-based jewelry company broke a…
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Linda Evangelista settles cosmetic procedure lawsuit
Toyin Owoseje, CNN Former supermodel Linda Evangelista says she has settled a lawsuit over cosmetic procedures which she claimed ruined her career.…
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These airports are the world’s worst for delays and cancellations this summer
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Anyone who’s been to an airport recently can see that demand for travel is back in a big way. What’s not back with…
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Boom Supersonic unveils new design for Overture supersonic jet
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It’s been almost 20 years since Concorde flew for the final time. While various companies have set about bringing…
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Australia’s largest music festival sinks into the mud forcing first day cancellation
By Heather Chen, CNN Australia’s largest music festival has turned into a mud pit, forcing organizers to cancel the first day of acts as…
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Nepali Sherpa breaks his own climbing record
By Reuters A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 meters (26,247…
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Carnival Cruise Line to pay over $10M in damages after jury finds crew member sexually assaulted a passenger
By Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Miami-based federal court returned a more than $10.2 million verdict against Carnival Cruise Line in favor…
Continue ReadingHow Fat Girls Hiking brought more women into the outdoors
By Lilit Marcus, CNN In 2016, Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers was at a Los Angeles gym when she Snapchatted a picture in the locker room, of herself…
Continue Reading These airports are the world’s worst for delays and cancellations this summer
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Anyone who’s been to an airport recently can see that demand for travel is back in a big way. What’s not back with…
Continue Reading‘I want this for everybody:’ Lizzo makes statement in Balenciaga caution tape for Elle cover shoot
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Wrapped in the Balenciaga yellow caution tape that Kim Kardashian wore during Paris Fashion Week in March, Lizzo’s latest…
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Two suspects arrested over $1.6M wine heist at Spanish hotel
By Jack Guy, CNN Spanish police have detained a pair of professional thieves accused of stealing more than $1.6 million worth of wine from a hotel in…
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