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Train Travel

10 Train Routes That Will Take You Straight to a National Park

Amtrak routes like the Empire Builder and the California Zephyr deliver you straight to the country’s wildest places.

September 19, 2025 09:03 PM

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Alexandra Gillespie

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Summer 2023

What’s the Best Way to Engage With and Honor Local Cultures When I Travel?

Experiencing a new culture can be one of the best parts about traveling—here’s how to engage with local communities respectfully.

August 29, 2023 12:31 PM

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Tim Chester

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Outdoor Adventure

A New 530-Mile Coast-to-Coast Hiking Trail Is Coming to South Korea

The forthcoming Dongseo Trail will be South Korea’s first planned long-distance hiking route, connecting the country’s east and west coasts.

January 2, 2026 10:04 AM

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Katie Chang

Style + Design

Three Hawaiian Brands That Will Redefine Your Souvenir T-Shirt Game

These funky-fresh tee shops are keeping island style alive.

October 18, 2017 12:27 PM

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Nicole Antonio

Hotels

Virgin Hotels Announces Its First Miami Property

The hotel is slated to open in Miami’s downtown Brickell neighborhood in 2023 and will join the brand’s existing Chicago and San Francisco properties.

September 23, 2019 09:13 AM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Travel Tips + Etiquette

The 4 Essential Personality Traits of Successful Expats

Not every aspiring expatriate is cut out for a life abroad. Four old hands reveal the virtues all winning expats share.

January 16, 2018 08:25 PM

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Khalid Salaam

Ocean Cruises

Explore Europe on Board This Rejuvenating New Ship

The launch of Seabourn Ovation is taking luxury sailing to new heights.

For the second time this year, American Airlines has announced major changes to its AAdvantage loyalty program.

December 15, 2022 10:13 PM

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Bailey Berg

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Cruise News

Calling All Birders—These Cruises Were Made Just for You

The National Audubon Society and HX (formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions) have partnered to launch an exclusive series of bird-watching expedition cruises.

July 15, 2024 06:27 PM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

Food + Drink

Sipping Scotch With Master Distiller Julieann Fernandez

Mom, master blender, and forensics fanatic, Julieann Fernandez has helped reshape the Scotch whisky-maker mold.

October 29, 2021 04:15 PM

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Jenny Adams

One of the hallmarks of the tradition is its use of the “<i>kadhua</i>” and “<i>phenkua</i>” techniques. The former refers to when threads are woven in one-by-one, whereas the phenkua (which literally means “to throw”) involves weaving in threads by passing a shuttle machine—which holds yarn—back and forth.<br/>

Longreads

The Silk Weavers of Varanasi

In India’s holiest city, an ancient community of handloom weavers faces an electrically powered future.

February 23, 2023 12:39 PM

Travel Tips + Etiquette

South Africa Reopens to International Travelers—but Not Americans

We’re sensing a pattern here . . .

October 1, 2020 01:20 PM

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Mogomotsi Magome

Tips + News

A Travel Company Wants to Send You on a 2,200-Mile Mystery Trip Through Central Asia

Intrepid Travel is looking for people willing to join them on a 22-day expedition through towns and villages in Kazakhstan and Mongolia that aren’t even listed on Google Maps.

June 20, 2018 02:58 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Hotels

Turndown CBD Gummies Are the Anti-Stress Hotel Amenity We Need in 2021

Freehand Hotels teamed up with Highline Wellness to offer complimentary CBD gummies at its four U.S. locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago.

January 28, 2021 09:39 AM

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Lyndsey Matthews

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Hotel News + Openings

A Japanese Outdoor Brand Debuted Its Glamping Concept in the U.S. We Got a First Look

How I became a Snow Peak fan-girl in one short weekend.

July 31, 2024 12:20 PM

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Naomi Tomky

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