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History + Culture

Want to Communicate With the Dead? Head to This Small Town in Florida

A skeptic visits a Spiritualist camp that’s been peddling communication with the other side for more than 100 years.

October 16, 2019 11:07 AM

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Terry Ward

Natural Wonders

Otters Returning to Central California in Record Droves

You can easily spot them from land or from a kayak.

April 5, 2017 05:39 PM

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Matt Villano

Travel Insiders

Coolest Travel Jobs: What It’s Like to Be a Professional Ghost Hunter

We talked to a paranormal investigator about ghost-hunting fakery, airport-security woes, and his most chilling experience.

October 24, 2017 12:10 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Bars + Nightlife

How to Discover San Francisco’s Most Overlooked Neighborhood

Do as the locals do in the Richmond District.

July 18, 2016 11:53 AM

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LiAnne Yu

Health + Wellness

What I Learned in Italy About Loving My Body

How one traveler rediscovered Italy through its soulful food.

June 23, 2016 08:24 PM

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Dara Bramson

River Cruises

When You Need to Escape Reality, Take a Rhine River Cruise

Writer Chris Colin left the headlines behind and discovered the ineffable delight of a European river cruise with his family.

September 27, 2017 09:33 AM

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Chris Colin

Travel for Good

Ethical Travel Is Hard to Get Right: Here Are 5 Questions You Need to Consider

We certainly mean well when we buy carbon offsets or volunteer at overseas orphanages. But are we actually making a positive impact? Five ethicists confront the tough questions.

April 2, 2019 04:47 PM

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Anna Vodicka

Restaurants + Cafés

Everything You Need to Know About Noma’s New ’Hood

The iconic restaurant will attract tourists into an up-and-coming, local-heavy area of Copenhagen.

February 13, 2018 01:27 PM

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Mary Holland

Health + Wellness

In “Exhale,” the Breath Guy Teaches the Art of Calming Down

We’d all like to forget 2020. But in this exclusive book excerpt, we learn how to defend ourselves through the art and science of breathing.

December 16, 2020 01:51 PM

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Richie Bostock

Health + Wellness

Craving a Life Reset? Meet the Woman Who Went Down Under to Start Over

After a personal tragedy, Professor Maggie Mackeller restarted her life in a home at the end of the world.

September 27, 2016 08:31 PM

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Lisa Abend

Food + Drink

France’s Overlooked Region for Fancy Booze and Relaxation

There’s plenty of good food to go along with the sipping, too.

February 9, 2016 05:20 PM

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Meredith Bethune

Natural Wonders

New Kīlauea Eruption Prompts “Code Red” for Hawaii: What Travelers Need to Know

The airports in Hilo and Kona are open, but a portion of the Big Island’s southeastern corner remains inaccessible.

May 17, 2018 01:14 PM

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Matthew Phenix

Tips + News

Yosemite Valley Is Closed Indefinitely Due to Wildfire

Here’s what travelers need to know about the Ferguson Fire that has already burned 94,992 acres near Yosemite National Park.

August 9, 2018 09:51 AM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Air Travel News

What Travelers Can Learn From the Southwest Incident and Its Heroic Pilot

April 18, 2018 07:50 PM

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Sarah Buder

Destination Spotlight

Is Tijuana Mexico’s New Capital of Cool?

Mexico’s most notorious tourist destination is reinventing itself—and it’s seriously cool.

February 21, 2017 01:45 PM

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Jackie Bryant

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