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Beaches

Will This Beach Town Be Mexico’s Next Great Seaside Destination?

Once a sleepy fishing and surfing outpost, Puerto Escondido has developed a stylish arts and food scene—and a new highway promises to let everyone in on the secret.

October 3, 2016 04:05 PM

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Kelly Bastone

Travel Tales

What Author Paul Theroux Loves (and Hates) the Most About Travel

September 24, 2015 02:16 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

UNESCO World Heritage

What It’s Like to Tour Jaipur With One of India’s First Female Rickshaw Drivers

A nonprofit in India trains and empowers women to run rickshaw tours of the Pink City.

April 9, 2018 07:25 PM

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Yana Frigelis

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

Art + Architecture

How the Biggest Museum Opening of the Year Came Together

Ed Patuto, director of audience engagement for The Broad, the buzziest new museum of the year, explains why downtown Los Angeles is the destination for contemporary art today.

August 11, 2015 02:20 PM

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Kayleen Schaefer

Restaurants + Cafés

Could Hawaii’s Traditional Culinary Practices Help Save the Planet?

Culinary pioneer Peter Merriman talks the traditional—and slightly controversial—food trend that began on the islands and took the world by storm.

August 10, 2017 07:45 PM

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Sarah Buder

Where to Travel Next

A Spontaneous Trip to Cuba

January 19, 2015 07:07 AM

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Greg Sullivan

Packing Tips + Gear

The Always-On Digital Assistant Comes to Your Hotel Room

Designed for the hospitality industry, a voice-enabled gadget called Roxy puts a concierge on the bedside table.

September 27, 2017 07:48 PM

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David K. Gibson

Hotels

This Hotel Is Seriously Reinventing the All-Inclusive

Think all-inclusives are all watered-down margaritas and crowded pools? Think again.

February 17, 2017 03:24 PM

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Ann Abel

Art + Architecture

The Women Who Are Rocking Iran’s Art World—For Now

What’s the rush? The relatively progressive regime now in power faces an election next year. If it loses, everything changes.

June 7, 2016 05:45 PM

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Sarah Purkrabek

Restaurants + Cafés

6 Dining Rules Parisians Are Breaking Right Now

The food scene in France is changing—rapidly.

May 19, 2015 07:59 PM

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Danielle Walsh

Style + Design

Take a Tour of the Weird, Stunning Architecture of Brasília

In Brazil’s capital, modernist buildings act as time capsules that show what we once thought the future would look like.

August 1, 2016 12:45 PM

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Mimi Zeiger

The British Virgin Islands

Overview

May 17, 2018 03:21 PM

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Kristy Alpert

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

The Next Great Wine Regions Are Not Where You’d Expect

From coastal wineries producing biodynamic varietals to hilltop vineyards where UNESCO-recognized traditions thrive, these are the overlooked regions wine pundits recommend visiting now.

September 5, 2018 12:42 PM

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Sarah Buder

5 Tips for Planning (and Surviving) a Mega Road Trip

Road Trips

5 Tips for Planning a Long Road Trip from a World-Record Holder

How to stay safe, healthy, and sane for the long haul: Advice from a road-tripper on a world-record quest.

January 19, 2018 05:25 PM

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Matt Villano

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