Is now the time to visit Russia?
However, recent events in Ukraine and the Crimean region have dealt a blow to this popularity, and could spell further trouble for Russia’s tourism industry in 2015. Ironically, with the…
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How To Eat Spaghetti Like An Italian, And Other Customs Travelers Should Know
When traveling the world, you’re going to encounter many a delectable treat — some you’re familiar with, and some you’ve never seen the likes of before. – Your Guide to…
The 5 Can’t-Miss Islands Of St. Vincent And The Grenadines
Yes, it’s freezing out. And, yes, we are constantly writing about the Caribbean and all its glories. But let’s face it, there’s a reason behind it. You can visit the…
Fred Finn Claims To Be The World’s Most Traveled Person
You may think you’ve traveled a lot, but no one — literally, no one — has traveled as much by air as 74-year-old Fred Finn, at least according to the…
Airline Confirms We’re All Guilty Of Watching These Cheesy In-Flight Movies
How do travelers unwind when jetting off for vacation? By tuning into a couple hours of cheesy comedies. Super cheesy comedies. A recent study by Hawaiian Airlines showed that passengers…
11 Cities You Must Backpack At Least Once
There are almost too many must-see cities in the world — and the most seamless way to hit them all is by backpacking. With little luggage and a huge sense…
Going Dutch: Where beautiful windmills turn back the clock
One of these historic windmills is “De Kat,” meaning “The Cat,” which uses wind power to create pigments for paint. The listed building has a rich history; first built between…
How To Answer The Phone In 10 Different Languages
There are always perks to sounding like a local… and using your phone abroad is no exception to that rule. Thanks to doodle artist James Chapman, we’ve got the 4-1-1…
China considers air rage ‘no fly list’
After several highly publicized and embarrassing incidents of air rage, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said last week it is considering steps to blacklist offending passengers, according to state…
Airbus’ Beluga: Giant of the skies set to get even larger
The Airbus A300-600ST, popularly known as the “Beluga” because of its resemblance to the white Arctic whale, is the European plane manufacturer’s super-sized transporter jet. Five of these enormous planes…
China’s First Tourist: How President Xi Jinping is changing China’s travel industry
When a path he walks down is publicized, it practically becomes a pilgrimage for many travelers. As China’s president during a time of unprecedented growth and change, Xi Jinping has…
AAA’s 8 newest Five Diamond resorts
Some 121 hotels and 63 restaurants have received the AAA/CAA Five Diamond rating over the past year, and they’re mostly repeat winners. The list is made up of only 0.3…
Peak-bagging for couch potatoes
This story is about humbler summitssome of them aren’t even hillsthat beckon hikers in largely flat, low-lying parts of the country. They have modest names like Charles Mound and Hoosier…
9 exclusive Mediterranean cruises that avoid the crowds
Here are some of the best exclusive cruises embarking this summer: Corsica’s Cap Corse (France) Known as “le doigt,” or the finger, Cap Corse is a jet-black rocky peninsula at…
Great Zimbabwe: The spectacular ancient city that tourism forgot
All around me, tree limbs shake. It’s just after dawn, and I’m alone, climbing the trail to the 15th-century royal compound on the hilltop at Great Zimbabwe in southern Africa….
Restaurant wish list: 15 global eateries we’re dying to try in 2015
Here are some restaurant openings and events we can’t wait to experience, as well as a few classics worth revisiting. Santina (New York) The Mario Carbone, Jeff Zalaznick and Rich…
Free climbers first to summit El Capitan via Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson using only their hands and feet, with ropes designed only to catch them when they fallreached the summit Wednesday. Caldwell and Jorgeson have been scaling…
CNNGo in Hokkaido: Snow, onsen and 300+ beers
This month CNNGo starts in the capital city Sapporo, where we’ll see the snow-covered sculptural beauty of Moerenuma Park, then take in the best food and views in town. We’ll…
Winter photography: How to capture snow like a pro
Now’s the time to turn off auto settings. Yes, even the snow scene mode. You can’t rely on auto-white balance either, as the camera has difficulty gauging the mass of…
Man finds himself alone on Delta flight
But it didsort ofon Monday for a New York man who boarded a long-delayed Delta Airlines flight from Cleveland to New York to find that all his fellow passengers had…
Free climbers near summit of El Capitan
Since December 27, Caldwell and Jorgeson have been scaling the 3,000-foot rock formation. Now, it appears the duo will reach the summit in just a few days. The route Caldwell…
Show goes on: Defiant Paris opens glitzy new Philharmonic
For the brand new Paris Philharmonicscheduled to open this weekthe show must go on, even when the city surrounding it is still reels from the violence. Amid unprecedented displays of…
10 of the world’s most amazing long-distance trails
Perhaps that’s what makes these adventures so memorable. Cheryl Strayed’s memoir of her 1,000-mile trek along the U.S. Pacific Crest Trail was so enthralling it made it to Hollywood. “Wild,”…
Transatlantic flight nears supersonic speeds
‘Like surfing’ Former BA pilot Alastair Rosenschein told the British press that riding the jet stream was “just like surfing.” – Some 40,000 households in Scotland were without power as…
China air rage: Flight canceled after passengers open emergency exit doors
On Saturday, passengers on a plane departing Kunming Changshui International Airport in southwestern China, angry with the crew for turning off the air-conditioning during the de-icing process, opened three emergency…
Antarctica and back in a day? Yep, you can
“I was having lunch with the chief pilot of Qantas prior to our first private jet tour when I casually enquired whether flights to Antarctica would be possible,” says Asker….
Beautiful NASA posters advertise out of this world vacations
OK, so a long weekend visiting a planet 1,200 trillion miles away, may not be a realistic prospect just yet, but that hasn’t stopped scientists at NASA from dreaming. To…
Brisbane: A guide to one of the world’s most livable cities
If the answer’s yes to either or both, consider Brisbane, Australia, one of the world’s most livable cities, according to a 2014 Monocle Magazine index. Unique among Australia’s major cities,…
Bill Weir welcomes you to ‘The Wonder List’
I happened to be wallowing in a fit of premature nostalgia the day my bosses asked what sort of TV show I wanted to make. “A show about change,” I…
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