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Packing Tips + Gear

Google Maps Is Making Travel More Accessible for Wheelchair Users

The platform is adding wheelchair-accessible navigation options for transit routes in six major cities.

March 19, 2018 05:25 PM

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Sarah Buder

Safari

These 8 Safari Lodges Have the Most Incredible Pools

Relax—with a gin and tonic in hand—in these refreshing pools after a hot, exciting day of spotting game and predators.

March 19, 2018 01:35 PM

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Jane Broughton

Air Travel News

Everything You Wanted to Know About Airport Yoga (but Were Afraid to Ask)

Airport yoga rooms are popping up around the world—and getting better by the day. Here’s how to namaste while in transit.

March 16, 2018 08:29 PM

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Jill K. Robinson

Hotels

Is Detroit the Next Big Boutique Hotel Destination?

Hockeytown transforms into Hoteltown with five exciting properties on the horizon.

March 16, 2018 08:28 PM

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Sara Button

Beaches

Aman Will Launch New Hotel, Amanvari, in Los Cabos

The new hotel will be part of a luxurious new development on Los Cabos’ East Cape.

March 16, 2018 05:26 PM

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Sandra Ramani

Museums + Galleries

As L.A. Breaks Ground, the “Star Wars” Museum Comes Into Focus

Move over, Apple Mothership: George Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art promises to be California’s spaciest edifice.

March 16, 2018 05:25 PM

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David K. Gibson

Air Travel News

The Decrypted Truth About the Security of Your Passport

What’s really stored on your passport’s microchip? Can your passport be hacked? Are foreign spies tracking your every move through your passport? Read on, traveler.

March 16, 2018 01:28 PM

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Seamus Bellamy

Packing Tips + Gear

Yes, Social Media Is Affecting How Much You Enjoy Life

New research finds that taking photos with the intention to share them can measurably minimize one’s positive takeaway from an experience.

March 14, 2018 08:08 PM

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Sarah Buder

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

Packing Tips + Gear

Smart Display Board Brings That Old-Timey Train Station Feel to Your Living Room

This gorgeous split-flap display clatters out love notes, calendar alerts, Twitter notifications, and Beatles lyrics.

March 13, 2018 08:30 PM

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David K. Gibson

Travel for Good

New Perspectives on Traveling Abroad

Sponsored by Cathay Pacific Airways

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

A Cocktail Town Tries Its Hand at Wine

Twenty minutes from the Strip, the new Vegas Valley Winery is putting a Sin City spin on the fruit of the vine.

March 13, 2018 01:25 PM

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Matt Villano

Natural Wonders

Why Cave Divers Say Belize’s Underwater Paradise Is Worth the Risk

Safety is key for scuba divers—and cave diving is scuba without an easy escape route. What, then, is driving so many people to dive deeper in Belize?

March 12, 2018 05:27 PM

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Laura Itzkowitz

Epic Trips

The Journey to Machu Picchu Just Got Seriously Luxurious

The leading rail service to Peru’s ancient Inca citadel unveiled some first-class upgrades to its carriages.

March 12, 2018 05:27 PM

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Sarah Buder

Beaches

The Art and Soul of Baha Mar in the Bahamas

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