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Save Me From Myself! A Travel Lover’s Guide to Staying Sane When You’re Stuck at Home

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Save Me From Myself! A Traveler’s Guide to Staying Sane When Stuck at Home

We know you’re looking for 18 ways to cope with coronavirus quarantine–Netflix alone can grow old quickly.

March 26, 2020 12:00 PM

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Staff

Restaurants + Cafés

A Visit to Café Ohlone, the Behind-a-Bookstore Restaurant Serving Indigenous Cuisine

The Berkeley cafe offers the true food of the East Bay—the original California cuisine.

February 12, 2020 08:22 AM

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Shanthi Sekaran

Natural Wonders

The Great Nebraska Migration of Sandhill Cranes and the Birders Who Love Them

Every spring, “craniacs” from around the world flock to Kearney, Nebraska, to see the sandhill cranes. One burgeoning birder learns what it means to fit in.

May 17, 2022 02:28 PM

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Alexandra Marvar

River Cruises

Europe’s Most Decked-Out New River Cruise Ship Sets Sail

AmaWaterways’ super-sized Danube vessel just launched and the first images reveal this could be a whole new way to river cruise.

May 10, 2019 04:40 PM

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Michelle Baran

Tips + News

Massive Fire Breaks Out at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

Officials have declared the 12th-century landmark’s iconic rectangular towers safe from the blaze that destroyed its spire and roof.

April 15, 2019 03:11 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Longreads

The Quest to Save the Pink Apples of Italy

The pink apple’s history goes back at least to Ancient Rome—but its future is a little less certain.

June 28, 2022 12:07 PM

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Agostino Petroni

River Cruises

This European River Cruise Truly Lets You Sail the AFAR Way

AFAR and AmaWaterways have teamed up for an exclusive Rhine River cruise in 2020.

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Winter 2026

Big Flavors, Small Villages: Why Spain’s Star Chefs Are Setting Up Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Tiny Towns

Across Spain, culinary stars are heading to tiny towns to give diners a taste of their heritage—and to help pave a path forward for places they love.

January 7, 2026 09:45 AM

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Lisa Abend

Festivals + Events

How the Iconic Imagery of Mexico’s Día de los Muertos Has Evolved

The Mexican holiday is deeply rooted in the tradition of honoring the deceased, but its iconic symbols and colorful celebrations have distinct lives of their own.

July 17, 2018 08:00 PM

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Allegra Ben-Amotz

Art + Architecture

How a Group of Americans Is Working to Save the Oldest Church in Paris

The church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés has anchored this Left Bank neighborhood for 1,000 years. The leaders of a $5.7 million restoration effort want to keep it that way.

March 14, 2018 05:25 PM

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Matthew Phenix

Air Travel News

How This Airplane Is Changing the Experience of Flying

United Airlines’ 787 Dreamliners boast some serious perks—and they make for a better flight.

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