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The Drake Passage is feared by travelers and sailors alike.
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‘Like going to the moon’: The world’s most terrifying ocean crossing
2EA1M8X Pink Beach Padar Island Komodo National park, Indonesia
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The world’s best beaches, according to Lonely Planet
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He decided to move to Italy with his husband. Then his ex-wife bought a home down the road
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This is the world’s rarest passport
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Brutalism, bureaucracy and beauty: Why Turkey’s capital city isn’t ‘gray’
A variety of dishes served at Bonnie's in Brooklyn, Feb. 18, 2022. Cantonese cuisine is deeply woven into New York's identity -- its old flavors are brought into this century by Calvin Eng's new restaurant in Brooklyn. (Adam Friedlander/The New York Times)
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MSG is the most misunderstood ingredient of the century. That’s finally changing
Tuwaiq Mountain, also known as edge of the world.
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‘Wild, beautiful, untrodden:’ The epic hiking trails emerging in Saudi Arabia
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More and more travelers are visiting every country in the world. Some are having second thoughts about it
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How to yum cha in Hong Kong, dim sum capital of the world
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Gabriella Vagnoli and Dan Watling
They fell in love on vacation but went their separate ways. Four years later, she sent him an email: ‘Remember me?’
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This cruise ship can carry nearly 10,000 people. Here’s more of what sets Icon of the Seas apart
Jo Ann Ussery sits on her bed inside her converted Boeing 727. (Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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The people who live inside airplanes
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Japanese castle town invites travelers to live a day in the life of a feudal lord
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What it’s like to take a road trip in Saudi Arabia
QUEENS, NY - MAY 04: Passengers and flight attendants aboard a flight from LaGuardia Airport bound for Kansas City International Airport on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Queens, NY. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Unruly passengers were a problem before the pandemic. Now they’re even worse

NEWS

Snow blankets the Liandao fishing village in Lianyungang city, in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.
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Heavy snow, rain threaten travel chaos during China’s Lunar New Year
Feb 01, 2024
Tourists at a beach in Nassau, Bahamas, on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Before FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried made the Bahamas synonymous with the crypto crash, the country was known as a pioneer of digital fiat. Island Pay is rolling out a Sand Dollar digital wallet aimed at the 6 million tourists who visit the country every year. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Bahamas travel warning updated amid violent crime wave
Feb 02, 2024
Director of the Galleria dell’Accademia Cecilie Hollberg, has come under fire for her comments on the Italian city, Florence's tourism.
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Mass tourism has turned Florence into a ‘prostitute,’ museum boss says, sparking outrage
Jan 31, 2024
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Explorers say they think they’ve found Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane
Jan 31, 2024
Members of the police stand guard at the entrance of the Machu Picchu ruins while tour operators and residents hold a strike and demonstration.
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Tourists stranded after Peru protests block access to Machu Picchu
Jan 31, 2024
The Queen Victoria Cruise Ship is seen on the River Itchen from Weston Shore on March 26, 2020, in Southampton, United Kingdom.
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Nearly 140 people on cruise ship Queen Victoria sickened with gastrointestinal illness
Feb 02, 2024
JetBlue airplanes at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, US, on Sunday, July 23, 2023. JetBlue Airways Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 1. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Passenger showing ‘indications of intoxication’ restrained on JetBlue flight
Feb 01, 2024
The MSC Splendida, owned by cruise line MSC Cruises, arrives in the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, on July 1, 2015. The 333 metre-long, 38 metre-wide and 1 637-cabin MSC Splendida is the largest ship ever to visit the Amsterdam port. AFP PHOTO / ANP / KOEN VAN WEEL ***NETHERLANDS OUT*** (Photo credit should read Koen van Weel/AFP via Getty Images)
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How tensions in the Red Sea are disrupting cruise voyages
Jan 30, 2024
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Dream of the Desert: Saudi Arabia is launching its own luxury train
Jan 29, 2024
A person holds a "Fried green toothpick" which went viral following a social media trend.
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South Korea’s government asks people not to eat fried toothpicks
Jan 26, 2024
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 31: The Skyline of Riyadh is seen on October 31, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is set to host the men's 2034 World Cup after Fifa confirmed it was the only bidder for the tournament. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
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Saudi Arabia to open its first alcohol store in Riyadh, report says
Jan 25, 2024
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Delayed, lost or damaged luggage: What you should do
Jan 25, 2024

Food & drink

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Farrah Skeiky
Growing up Iranian American, she didn’t feel ‘enough’ for either culture. Here’s how her mom helped her find home through food
Big T's beef brisket, smoked for up to 16 hours, has loyal customers coming back time and time again.
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This hidden BBQ joint is taking Dubai’s food scene by storm
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A freshly prepared butter chicken dish is placed on a table inside the Moti Mahal Delux restaurant in New Delhi, India, January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary
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Who invented butter chicken? Indian judge to rule on dispute over global favorite

Stay

A visitor sits in the swimming pool at Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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This train goes nowhere. Now it’s a luxury attraction
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Fontainebleau opens $3.7-billion Las Vegas Strip hotel
11 December 2019, Thailand, Koh Samui: An empty hammock on a beach.
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‘The White Lotus’ season 3 filming location revealed
<strong>Walking on water: </strong>Anantara Mina Al Arab will feature Ras Al Khaimah's first overwater villas. Most of these images (though not this one) are renderings.
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Inside the world’s best, and sexiest, hotels for 2024

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

Kacie Rose Burns fell in love with Dario Nencetti while she was vacationing in Florence, Italy.
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She went on a solo trip to Italy. Right away she met the love of her life
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Martina Johnson and Leslie Johnson
She bought an airplane ticket she thought was a scam. Then her future husband was on board
A romantic moment ashore in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador - April 2013
Liesbet Collaert
She broke up with her boyfriend and moved in with a man she’d known for 3 weeks. Here’s what happened next

SURVIVAL GUIDES

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You come face to face with a lion in the wild. Would you know what to do next?
American Alligator in Everglades National Park, Florida.
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How to survive an alligator attack – or better yet, avoid one entirely
ZAO, JAPAN - JANUARY 20: Snow trees are seen at Zao Ski Resort on January 20, 2018 in Yamagata, Japan. The natural creation is called Ôsnow monstersÕ, attract visitors. on January 20, 2018 in Zao, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
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You’re trapped in a blizzard. Do you know what to do next to survive?

SEARCHING FOR MEXICO

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All the restaurants Eva Longoria visits in ‘Searching for Mexico’
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Breakfast tacos from HomeState including (from bottom up) Pecos, Dont Mess with Texas and Blanco taken on the outside patio at HomeState on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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A short history of the long fight over breakfast tacos
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This legendary sandwich was created by accident
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
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