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Travel Tips + Etiquette

What to Do With Leftover Foreign Currency

Some practical tips for using up your extra yen, euros, francs, and beyond.

September 15, 2023 07:05 AM

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Bailey Berg

Aerial view of country roads in South Dakota

Road Trips

The Best Road Trips in the Midwest

These 12 road trips across the American Midwest highlight the region’s best drives, from Ohio’s Lake Erie coast to Wisconsin’s Driftless Area and Nebraska’s wide-open plains.

March 18, 2026 09:11 AM

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Ashlea Halpern

Seven different plates filled with Sherpa foods, including i naan, momos (dumplings), noodles, curries, and sauces from the restaurant Sherpa House.

Food + Drink

From the Himalayas to the Rockies: Colorado’s Immigrant-Led Sherpa Culinary Boom

Kindred high-altitude lifestyles and a mountain-to-mountain connection have drawn Sherpas to Colorado. Restaurants are at the core of their close-knit communities.

April 16, 2026 04:08 PM

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Vanita Salisbury

History + Culture

One of Canada’s Most Sacred Rivers Offers Scenic Coves, Houseboats, and Indigenous Lore

What I learned about the Wolastoqiyik People on a trip along New Brunswick’s “beautiful and bountiful river.”

July 18, 2025 01:34 PM

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Debbie Olsen

A man checks rates at a money exchange house in Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Argentinian government implemented a new regulation on November 4, 2022, allowing visitors using credit and debit cards to obtain a more favorable exchange rate than the official rate.

November 8, 2022 07:07 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

The dining room in the Delta One lounge at LAX features smaller blue curved banquettes and long, brown banquet seating lining the walls

Air Travel News

LAX’s New Delta One Lounge Ups the Ante With a Glamorous Bar, Table-Service Dining, and a Wellness Area

The airline’s first-class travelers flying out of Los Angeles International Airport have a lot to look forward to.

October 21, 2024 06:25 PM

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Bailey Berg

Longreads

The Harlem Baker Who Turns Out the City’s Best Rugelach

For more than three decades, Alvin Lee Smalls has been turning out trays of rugelach—made the old-fashioned way.

February 1, 2024 07:31 AM

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Kayla Stewart

The Lufthansa Group is taking sustainable air travel to another level.

Air Travel News

How Lufthansa Group is Making Sustainable Air Travel a Reality

Guided by the ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, this global airline is shaping a more sustainable future for aviation.

August 3, 2022 01:21 PM

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Lufthansa

COVID + Travel

Sweden Bans U.S. Travelers, Vaccinated or Not

Americans can no longer travel to Sweden for leisure purposes, effective September 6.

September 7, 2021 02:20 PM

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Michelle Baran

COVID + Travel

Netherlands Drops Quarantine for Vaccinated U.S. Travelers

Two weeks after introducing a 10-day quarantine for vaccinated travelers, the Netherlands has nixed the requirement.

September 16, 2021 03:10 PM

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Michelle Baran

12 Credit Cards That Can Get You TSA PreCheck and Global Entry for Free

Loyalty + Rewards

These Credit Cards Get You TSA PreCheck and Global Entry for Free

Use the right travel credit card and you can fast-track through domestic security and U.S. immigration without paying a dime.

January 29, 2024 03:31 PM

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Paul Rubio

Outdoor Adventure

The Best Outdoor Experiences in Knoxville

Climb above the forest canopy, paddle through the city center, and trade hiking boots for rooftop cocktails at sunset

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