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Winter Sports

Coolest Travel Jobs: What It’s Like to Be an Avalanche Forecaster

It involves skiing, helicopters, and dynamite (really).

June 13, 2017 07:46 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

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

Travel for Good

The Thoughtful Traveler’s Guide to Indigenous Tourism

When communities share their culture on their own terms, everybody wins.

February 13, 2020 11:03 AM

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Ashlea Halpern

Trains

You Can Still Flag Down a Train in Alaska’s Backcountry

A day trip on the Hurricane Turn Train near Denali National Park gives one writer a peek at what it’s like to live unplugged and off the grid in the Alaskan backcountry.

December 11, 2018 06:56 PM

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Erin Gifford

Food + Drink

The Most Delicious Reason to Go Night-Foraging in Croatia

Croatia is home to some of the best—and most affordable—truffles in the world.

April 14, 2017 12:12 PM

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Kristin Vuković

Books

8 New Books You Need to Read Before Flying to France

These new reads will get you excited for your next adventure to the land of fresh croissants, fragrant lavender, and ultra-chic street style.

August 10, 2018 05:14 PM

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Sara Button

National Parks

Airbnb Will Make Visiting America’s National Parks Easier Than Ever

A new partnership between Airbnb and the National Park Foundation will spotlight listings near select national park sites.

June 29, 2017 01:43 PM

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Sarah Buder

Food + Drink

The Joy and Genius of Traditional Italian Home Cooking

After decades of living, cooking, and foraging in rural Italy, writer Frances Mayes shares what she’s learned from “cucina povera.”

August 18, 2020 02:13 PM

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Frances Mayes

Epic Trips

What It’s Like to Swim With Whale Sharks

Get ready for a huge dose of perspective.

June 27, 2017 10:58 AM

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Sarah Purkrabek

Epic Trips

What It’s Like to Feel Truly Secluded at Indonesia’s Bawah Reserve

It takes hours and multiple modes of transportation to reach this remote private island resort, but Bawah is a refuge that’s truly worth the effort.

February 26, 2019 08:24 PM

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Carey Jones

Books

What’s in a Name? How One Traveler Went From Outsider to Local in Lesotho

When Will McGrath followed his wife, Ellen—a sociologist specializing in AIDS research—to Lesotho, he knew little about the African country. Less than a year later, he became Moshoeshoe.

September 18, 2018 04:36 PM

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Will McGrath

Winter Sports

Coolest Travel Jobs: What It’s Like to Hand-Design Ski Maps

With mapping technology advancing, the art of hand-drawn maps is disappearing. Meet one of the people keeping the precise tradition alive.

December 13, 2017 01:25 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

History + Culture

The Best Way to See Lisbon? Like a Musician

Kalaf Epalanga, the poet and vocalist of the Portuguese-Angolan music group Buraka Som Sistema, shares the secrets of the Baixa neighborhood. As told to Anja Mutić.

January 19, 2016 08:34 PM

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Anja Mutic

Hotels

Inside the TWA Hotel, JFK’s Formerly Abandoned Midcentury Terminal

Here’s what it’s like to stay at the TWA Hotel, which welcomed its first guests on May 15.

June 18, 2019 05:56 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Museums + Galleries

How to See the Historic Obama Portraits—and Why You Should Make the Trip

This week, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery became the center of the contemporary art world.

February 15, 2018 08:25 PM

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David K. Gibson

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