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Sunglasses? Check. Snacks? Check. Consider packing these 30 road trip essentials before you head out on your next long drive.

August 18, 2020 02:47 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Bars + Nightlife

Is This Germany’s Best City for Drinking?

Munich isn’t just for Oktoberfest. It’s also for these good times.

July 1, 2016 04:52 PM

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Andrew Richdale

Hotels

Thomas Keller’s French Laundry to Open a Hotel

The chef joins the ranks of other restaurants opening hotels in wine country.

January 27, 2017 02:35 PM

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Matt Villano

Epic Trips

What It’s Like to Sleep on a Glacier in Denali’s New (and Only) Luxury Lodge

At Sheldon Chalet, you’ll wake up surrounded by Denali National Park.

July 4, 2018 01:26 PM

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Alex Schechter

Air Travel News

Everything You’ve Always Wondered About Flying, Answered

From the dangers of turbulence to the importance of “airplane mode,” here are the answers to everything you’ve been wondering about flying.

July 3, 2018 03:10 PM

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Ramsey Qubein

Art + Culture

Celebrate NYC’s Culture at this International Market

Check out the many identities within this five-borough city, all in one place.

April 29, 2016 04:16 PM

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Nicoletta Richardson

History + Culture

What I Learned Hawking Sweet Potatoes with a Street Vendor in Taiwan

When one traveler volunteered to spend the day helping one of Taipei’s Sweet Potato Mamas with her food cart, she learned that the best views of the city are found at street level.

September 19, 2017 06:15 PM

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Anna Mindess

Restaurants + Cafés

Top 10 Kid-Friendly Restaurants in NYC

Eating out with young kids anywhere is no cakewalk, but in New York City, the challenges are all their own.

January 11, 2019 05:40 PM

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Sara B. Franklin

Outdoor Adventure

Norway Is One of the World’s Happiest Countries. Is Friluftsliv the Secret?

Fjordside farms, foraged cuisine, and the Mountain Code: Norwegians claim to have a unique relationship with nature. Perhaps it’s something in their nature.

July 24, 2019 01:50 PM

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Lisa Abend

Books

What’s in a Name? How One Traveler Went From Outsider to Local in Lesotho

When Will McGrath followed his wife, Ellen—a sociologist specializing in AIDS research—to Lesotho, he knew little about the African country. Less than a year later, he became Moshoeshoe.

September 18, 2018 04:36 PM

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Will McGrath

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

The Best Wineries in the U.S. for Rosé Lovers

Head to one of these 11 wineries for your next rosé holiday.

July 31, 2017 04:08 PM

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Maggie Fuller

In the Magazine

How a Shifting Climate Is Transforming Florida

Rahawa Haile grew up surrounded by the beauty and kitsch of South Florida. Now she returns and wonders what happens when the places we love start to disappear.

January 22, 2019 07:00 PM

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Rahawa Haile

Festivals + Events

The Best Lunar New Year Celebrations in the U.S.

These four cities are all set to ring in the Year of the Dog

February 3, 2016 06:42 PM

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Georgia Freedman

Hotels

Don’t Believe in Ghosts? Spend a Night at This Haunted Hotel

There’s more to The Stanley Hotel than Stephen King’s classic novel The Shining—and it’s downright spooky.

October 26, 2016 08:36 AM

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Kyana Moghadam

Ocean Cruises

How to See the Best of Asia on a Cruise

Writer Anya von Bremzen takes a two-week-long Silversea cruise involving bubble baths, lots of food, and the ancient art of “villain hitting.”

September 24, 2018 02:43 PM

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Anya von Bremzen

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