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This App Is Like a Travel Agent in Your Pocket

With English’s new Lola travel-booking app, valuable human expertise is just a screen tap away.

November 1, 2016 09:18 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Hotels

Want a Local’s Perspective on a New City? Spend a Night at These Hotels

As he leads the expansion of the Andaz hotel brand, Jonathan Frolich offers guests the local connection—and comfort—they crave.

October 31, 2016 08:50 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

Bali

Overview

June 27, 2022 05:40 PM

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Hannah Wijana

Travel Insiders

Himalayan Dreamer: Jamshyd Sethna, founder, Shakti

December 13, 2016 11:41 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Tips + News

What Life Looks Like in Locked-Down Countries

Across the globe, countries are closing borders and asking citizens to stay home in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what people are doing to cope.

April 24, 2020 02:00 PM

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Terry Ward

Epic Trips

How to Snag a Seat at Every Michelin-Starred Restaurant in Napa Valley

Want to dine at some of the best restaurants around? Here are the ins and outs for making reservations at wine country’s Michelin Guide dining darlings ahead of your next trip.

July 5, 2019 04:35 PM

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Sara Button

Epic Trips

Over the Fjords and Far Away: A Remote Alaskan Lodge Takes You Deep Into the Wild

In a virtually inaccessible part of Alaska, there’s a little lodge that takes travelers places very few have been before.

May 25, 2018 06:50 PM

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Freda Moon

Restaurants + Cafés

Australia’s Aboriginal Cuisine Gets Its Due in Perth

At Wildflower, one chef has adopted aboriginal cooking practices to bring the true flavor of Western Australia.

March 17, 2017 02:11 PM

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Rachel Tepper Paley

Cities We Love

Escape a City Without Leaving It in 14 Innovative Urban Parks

Slip into a secret garden. Climb to a rooftop oasis. Stroll an elevated park. To get a fresh angle on a city, take a walk on its green side.

July 31, 2018 01:28 PM

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Miranda Smith

Cities We Love

A Local’s Guide to Jaipur’s Royal Past and Glittering Future

Jaipur, the centuries-old home of Rajasthan’s royal family, is beginning to embrace the cutting edge. Samir Andrea Kasliwal, an heir to the 166-year-old Gem Palace, explains.

July 30, 2018 07:54 PM

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Samir Andrea Kasliwal

Road Trips

Why a Road Trip Is the All-American Way to Build a Friendship

On a drive through the American South, two women from vastly different backgrounds forge an unlikely bond.

October 3, 2017 04:39 PM

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Emma John

Travel for Good

The Food Movement—and Cookbook—That’s Aiding the Syrian Refugee Crisis

What can you do when the news cycle is cripplingly depressing? This initiative has an answer: Cook.

November 24, 2017 11:34 AM

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Lindsey Tramuta

Travel Tips + Etiquette

The Best Amazon Prime Shows to Binge-Watch on the Plane

September 1, 2015 06:23 PM

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Aislyn Greene

Longreads

America, the Beautiful

Dozens of cultures, hundreds of languages, countless stories.

July 1, 2020 09:20 AM

Restaurants + Cafés

Where to Eat Sushi in Japan, According to a Seafood Expert

You’re not traveling to a far corner of Japan just for unforgettable snow. Hokkaido is also ground zero for some of the world’s most coveted seafood.

December 2, 2015 07:49 PM

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Rosecrans Baldwin

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