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Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” Finally Displayed How It’s Meant to Be Seen

The 1642 painting was trimmed—70 years after Rembrandt finished it—when it was moved to Amsterdam’s town hall and it didn’t fit on a wall between two doors.

June 23, 2021 01:28 PM

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Mike Corder

AFAR Advisor

Please Postpone, Don’t Cancel Your Trip—Keep the Travel Spark Alive

A virtual aperitivo with top travel industry leaders

March 19, 2020 11:48 AM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

Cities We Love

6 Great Things to Do in Paris’s Haut Marais

Discover where the locals eat pastries, buy stationery, and shop for fresh produce in this happening Parisian neighborhood north of the Seine.

January 10, 2020 03:28 PM

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Lindsey Tramuta

Tips + News

Summer Was Europe’s Slowest Travel Season in Recent History

And with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the fall might not be much better.

September 8, 2020 01:37 PM

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Raf Casert

Tips + News

“We Are Holding the Olympics This Summer,” Says Japanese PM

“I am determined to achieve the games as a proof of human victory against the pandemic, a symbol of global solidarity and to give hope and courage around the world.”

January 29, 2021 03:27 PM

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Mari Yamaguchi

Air Travel News

These Airlines Are the Latest to Adopt Biometric Screening

More and more travelers can now use facial recognition technology to board a plane.

July 18, 2019 03:35 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

Restaurants + Cafés

The Best Restaurants in Boise, According to a Local Chef

James Beard Award nominee Kris Komori shares his favorite places to eat and drink, including a locavore hot spot, a pho joint, and a tiki-inspired cocktail lounge.

January 15, 2020 04:59 PM

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Megan Hill

Natural Wonders

One of the World’s Most Spectacular Wildflower Blooms Isn’t Where You Think It Is

After a wet winter, Western Australia’s Coral Coast is experiencing its largest bloom in a decade. Here’s where to find meadows of everlastings, rare wreath flowers, and wild orchids.

August 28, 2018 03:33 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Lake Kussharo Covered with Mist from Bihoro Pass in the Winter, Hokkaido, Japan

Epic Trips

Canoeing, Snowshoeing, and Getting Naked With Strangers in Japan

Embracing “slow adventure” among the lakes and mountains of Eastern Hokkaido.

March 13, 2024 05:12 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Hotels

How Can Hotels Stay Ecofriendly in a Highly Sanitized World?

Can hotels keep travelers—and the earth—safe at the same time during a pandemic?

September 21, 2020 10:04 AM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

The cheetahs will be released into Kuno National Park in the coming weeks.

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Cheetahs Return to India’s National Parks for First Time in 70 Years

Cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa have been relocated to India, where the population died out seven decades ago.

September 20, 2022 12:35 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

Soori Penang courtyard with trees and black and white architecture

Hotel News + Openings

This UNESCO-Designated City in Southeast Asia Just Welcomed a New Heritage Hotel

With the opening of Soori Penang, architect-hotelier Soo K. Chan revisits the city that shaped him, sharing how memory, design, and daily life inform his most personal hotel project.

January 23, 2026 02:32 PM

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Kathryn Romeyn

Restaurants + Cafés

For a Taste of the Real Harlem, Eat Where the Locals Eat

The storied African American neighborhood has stubbornly weathered gentrification and become even more itself—with even more exciting restaurant options.

September 19, 2019 12:18 PM

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Khalid Salaam

History + Culture

8 Striking Photos of Rodeo Girls in the American Southwest

Photographer Ilona Szwarc explores identity and femininity in her images of rodeo’s youngest heroines.

July 12, 2017 07:23 PM

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Maggie Fuller

Summer 2025

How a Failed Fishing Trip Changed My Appreciation for Family Traditions

At Oregon’s Timothy Lake, three generations of anglers carry on a family tradition.

August 7, 2025 03:55 PM

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Chris Colin

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