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A serving of delicious poutine with french fries, cheese curds and gravy on a rustic wooden board.

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Canadian cuisine: 20 foods that reflect the country’s size and diversity

Editor's Picks

2KF639F Ithaca, NY, USA - Oct 24, 2022: The Downtown Ithaca Commons, seen here during the autumn season, is a four-block, pedestrian-only home to unique store

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America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2025 2:33

An aerial view of the First Tower, also known as Rocca or Guaita, the oldest of the three fortresses of the City of San Marino in November 2023.

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This hilltop town is one of Europe’s smallest — and most unusual — countries

Night they met in 1999.

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She threw three coins in the Trevi Fountain and immediately met the man she would marry

People walk past the Mary Jane cannabis dispensary in Bangkok on May 23, 2025.

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Thailand was the first country in Asia to legalize marijuana. Things didn’t go as planned

A reveller pours wine on fellow 'combatants' during the traditional 'Batalla del Vino' (Wine Battle), during which more than 40,000 litres of Rioja wine are thrown, on the Biblio cliffs in Haro, La Rioja, Spain, June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Marta Montana Gomez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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The Spanish town where locals soak each other with wine

<strong>Italian dream:</strong> US couple Tony Smarrelli, 74, and his wife Francine, 75, moved to Italy from the US in December 2023.

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How one couple saved nearly $3,000 a month by moving to Italy

She left her home in California to live on a cruise ship for 15 years

New beach resort opens at North Korea's Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone on June 24, 2025, in this image released by North Korea’s Central New Agency.

North Korea just opened a beach resort for 20,000 people. But who will visit?

A photo of the Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary taken in 2018 shows floodwaters from north-west Queensland flowing into the area, traveling more than 600 miles over two months. A similar event is happening now, on a much bigger scale, and may not take its full effect until October.

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Rare event breathes life back into Australia’s arid outback, attracting both animals and tourists

How moving from the US to Costa Rica’s ‘blue zone’ transformed this family’s life forever

London to Sweden for the day: These travelers are embracing extreme day trips

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 31: A view of Eiffel Tower Las Vegas and Paris Hotel during daily life in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on March 31, 2024. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Las Vegas aims to stem summertime slowdown with deals

Jennifer Walker

The beautiful but forgotten Bauhaus airport that’s an aviation time capsule

This nostalgic symbol could vanish from Hong Kong forever 1:55

A grape picker harvests fruit from the vines in a vineyard during the traditional Champagne wine harvest in Bethon, France, August 20, 2020. Picture taken August 20, 2020.

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This country has the best wines in the world for 2025

A poster advertising a Jack the Ripper tour is pictured alongside Gunthorpe Street in Whitechapel on 12th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Jack the Ripper was a notorious and unidentified serial killer linked to a series of unsolved murders between 1888 and 1891 known as the Whitechapel murders. Martha Tabram, who may have been the first victim of Jack the Ripper, was murdered in Gunthorpe Street, then known as George Yard, on 7th August 1888. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

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London has leaned into Jack the Ripper tourism. The locals don’t like it

NEWS

Disney Dream pictured en route to the Bahamas in 2021.

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Two people rescued after going overboard on Disney cruise ship

"Somebody Feed Phil" host Phil Rosenthal ate his way through the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado, including a stop for a bite of Tyler Florence's Wagyu beef sandwich.

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Video Watch ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 2:24

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Video Bear on runway forces flight cancellations in Japan 0:33

Activists of international environmental group Greenpeace deploy a giant banner displaying a picture of Jeff Bezos and reading "If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax" at St Mark square in Venice on June 23, 2025. Venice will host the wedding of Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez before the end of the month with more than 200 guests expected to attend. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / AFP) (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Venice protesters claim victory in Bezos-Sanchez wedding venue change

Island of Shuna, Oban, Argyll

Private Scottish island with ruined castle goes on sale for $7.5 million

Lucy Roberts, a former jewelry store manager in the UK was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police said in a statement.

Humberside Police

Vacation selfies of a British woman ‘dripping in diamonds’ lead to her arrest for jewelry theft, police say

The portrait of Ferdinando de’ Medici (center) was damaged by a visitor to the Uffizi Galleries.

Visitor damages Uffizi painting while posing for photo

This image shared by Vigili del Fuoco, Italy’s fire and rescue service, shows a vehicle after it drove down and got stuck on Rome’s Spanish Steps, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Vigili del Fuoco

Elderly man drives down Rome’s Spanish Steps and gets stuck

A villager watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from Talibura village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, on June 17, 2025.

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Indonesia volcano spews ash more than 6 miles into sky, dozens of Bali flights canceled

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as seen on Tuesday Sept. 7, 2021. A veteran police officer from Jamaica was indicted after attempting to smuggle close to 3 pounds of cocaine into South Florida, a federal grand jury says. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Man convicted of fraud for posing as flight attendant to fly for free

Food & drink

2J9KMCJ young indonesian girl drinking ayran in a silver cup wearing a hat during summer

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The greatest hot-weather drink you’ve probably never heard of

Best New Restaurant: Bûcheron, Minneapolis, MN

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These chefs and restaurants are the 2025 James Beard Award winners

A9GCBD A man sinking a quiet pint in a traditional English pub on a sunny afternoon

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British pubs have their own set of rules. Here’s what you need to know

Plates with shopska salad, a traditional bulgarian salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, onions and sirene, served on a table

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24 of the world’s best salads

Stay

The Motel Inn, formerly the Milestone Mo-Tel, closed in 1991 and now sits abandoned.

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The world’s first motel opened 100 years ago, but now only ruins remain

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‘White Lotus’ is luring more tourists to Thailand. These are the locations featured on season 3 of the hit show

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14 + 16/12/2022

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London’s newest and most exclusive hotel penthouses start at $50,000 a night

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Two sisters with no hospitality experience bought a century-old inn. Here’s how it worked out

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

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Matt Reinecke and Cristina Farina

She arranged a date with a guy she met on a plane. When he didn’t show, she unexpectedly met her future husband

She met a man on a rooftop bar on her first night in Paris. Her life changed forever

Alexandra Nelke

She got back in touch with a vacation fling from over 15 years ago. What happened next was unexpected

SURVIVAL GUIDES

Hippo

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‘I was up to my waist down a hippo’s throat.’ He survived, and here’s his advice

ZAO, JAPAN - JANUARY 20: Snow trees are seen at Zao Ski Resort on January 20, 2018 in Yamagata, Japan. The natural creation is called Ôsnow monstersÕ, attract visitors. on January 20, 2018 in Zao, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

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You’re trapped in a blizzard. Do you know what to do next to survive?

A bison looks back as it crosses the road near Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park.

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You’ve come across a bison in the wild. It’s looking at you. Do you know what to do next?

flying advice

A flight information display system shows departure times at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.

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What to do if your flight is canceled or delayed

New World Traveller on board the new Boeing 777-300ER, BAMC, Cardiff, UK, 12 August 2010 (Photo by Nick Morrish/British Airways)

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A flight attendant’s secrets to surviving long-haul flights

Luggages are seen at the Barajas Airport in Madrid on July 1, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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What to do if your luggage is delayed, lost, stolen or damaged

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

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