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Road Trips

Scotland Is Now Home to One of the World’s Best New Road Trips

Dramatic and desolate, the 516-mile North Coast 500 route in northern Scotland is the stuff of road-tripping dreams.

December 3, 2018 03:46 PM

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Emma John

Outdoor Adventure

Arizona’s Dark Skies: Where to Find Them and How to Enjoy Them

Through its parks, cities, and state-of-the-art observatories, the Grand Canyon State offers some of the best stargazing in the country.

January 13, 2020 04:40 PM

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Stacey McKenna

Hotels

Seven Great Hotel Chains That Embrace Sustainability

These hotels aren’t your average eco-stays.

May 31, 2017 11:31 AM

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Kristan Schiller

Travel Tips + Etiquette

How to Plan Your Most Joyful Trip, According to a Happiness Expert

Laurie Santos’s Yale University course “Psychology and the Good Life” focuses on topics such as mindfulness and slowing down. Here’s how you can apply her teachings to your own travels.

July 30, 2019 05:04 PM

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Aislyn Greene

Travel Tips + Etiquette

6 Stunning Dunes to See and Sandboard in Your Lifetime

Attention all adrenaline junkies and traveling photographers: These dramatic dunes should be at the top of your list.

May 31, 2018 06:22 PM

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Anna Mazurek

History + Culture

What in the World Are You Wearing?

Unravel the social status, historic figures, and far-flung places behind your clothes to go around the world in your closet.

July 2, 2020 09:45 AM

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Pat Tompkins

Cities We Love

Nine Things We Learned in Charleston

March 18, 2015 10:15 AM

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Andrew Richdale

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

Move Over, Pilsner: In Prague, Natural Wine Is Having a Moment

Natural wine is coming into its own in the Czech Republic, with trendy Prague establishments pouring more and more of the homegrown libation.

November 28, 2018 07:36 PM

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Kat Odell

Natural Wonders

You Could See the Northern Lights in the Continental United States Tonight

Thanks to a hole in the sun’s atmosphere, the aurora borealis might be visible from a few states later this evening.

September 11, 2018 05:15 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Health + Wellness

What We Can Learn From Polar Explorers for Surviving Months of Isolation

Long before the internet, Antarctic explorers of the early 1900s survived tedium with these basic activities.

March 30, 2020 12:36 PM

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Daniella McCahey

The Future of Travel

Leaders of the Pack: How Women Are Transforming the Travel Landscape

Female travelers are on the go as never before, and tour companies are catering to them with all-women trips and tailored itineraries.

September 25, 2018 07:30 PM

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Kathryn O’Shea-Evans

Food + Drink

America’s Tuscany: 9 Amazing Olive Oil Orchards to Visit in the U.S.

Tired of winetasting? Try olive oil tasting.

August 18, 2020 09:29 AM

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Dawn Reiss

Museums + Galleries

Get the Inside Scoop on Cape Town’s New Zeitz MOCAA

Curator Mark Coetzee discusses Africa’s largest and newest contemporary art museum.

September 15, 2017 03:29 PM

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Mary Holland

Vaduz castle in the capital of Liechtenstein

Longreads

I Trekked an Entire European Country in Three Days

Mountains, medieval castles, tiny towns, and nature preserves: what walking the Liechtenstein Trail is actually like.

July 13, 2023 09:35 AM

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Andrew Altschul

Air Travel News

How the Airlines Plan to Achieve a Greener Flying Future

It’s going to take more than just offsets to make the changes the climate needs.

April 27, 2021 01:00 PM

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Michelle Baran

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