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  • <strong>1. Rosewood Hong Kong:</strong> Designed by Taiwanese designer Tony Chi, this contemporary 413-room hotel came in first place at the World’s 50 Best Hotels list, which was announced at an awards ceremony in London.
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    The world’s best hotel for 2025 is a waterfront skyscraper
  • WWOOFers harvest fresh produce on a host farm in Hawaii.
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    Young people are traveling the world for free — and they’re risking everything to do it
  • With an estimated 3.3 million saunas for a population of just over 5.6 million, in Finland the sauna is a way of life.
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    The hottest place to be: Why saunas are having a moment
  • Maureen Thomson and Jeremy Myers at home Bulgaria.
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    ‘It’s not cheap to move from one country to another:’ This US couple relocated twice before ending up in Bulgaria
  • ESTES PARK, CO - JANUARY 12: Visitors from left to right Landen Jones, Joshua Potter, middle, and Elizabeth Myers, right, check out the array of old mirrors and pictures of previous owners  mounted on the walls on the main staircase in the Stanley Hotel on January 12, 2016 in Estes Park, Colorado.  The Stanley Hotel, which first opened in 1909, and known for its architecture, magnificent setting, and famous visitors, may possibly be best known today for its inspirational role in the Stephen King's novel, "The Shining." This Colorado hotel has been featured as one of America's most haunted hotels and with the numerous stories from visitors and staff. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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    ‘You’re waiting for something to happen — wanting it to.’ Why these travelers pay big money for terrifying trips
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    He declared himself the youngest ‘president’ in the world. Then he was deported
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    La Dolce Vita Orient Express: 24 hours on board Italy’s new luxury train
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    Some say that Americans who pretend to be Canadian abroad aren’t fooling anyone. Here’s what’s giving them away
  • <strong>Cloud castle:</strong> Formed from natural calcites left behind by geothermal waters, the Travertine slopes at Pamukkale in southwestern Turkey are a dazzling tourist attraction
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    The magical white stone wonderland with effervescent bathing pools
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    A skeptic spent the night hunting for Civil War ghosts. ‘Did you hear that?’
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    Museums after dark: London’s historic halls get a new lease on life
  • Passengers walk with their luggage past a statue of Buddha on the inauguration day of the newly built Techo International Airport in Kandal province, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, on September 9, 2025. A new major airport serving the capital Phnom Penh began operations. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Inside Cambodia’s $2 billion-dollar airport gamble
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    A fortune teller told this woman to open a bar, 50 years later it’s still open for business 1:50
  • Visitors to the Extraterrestrial Highway take photos in front of a mural depicting aliens and a spaceship outside E.T. Fresh Jerky.
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    For extraterrestrial seekers in Nevada’s Mojave Desert, ‘the truth is out there’
  • <strong>Botswana:</strong> The Okavanga Delta (pictured) is one of this African country's most talked-about destinations, but Lonely Planet also highlights Linyanti Reserve in its Best in Travel list for 2026.
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    25 must-visit places and must-do experiences named for 2026
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  • Beijing, China: The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China is northeast of Beijing, one of the 25 destinations named by National Geographic in its 2026 "Best of the World" list.
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    Beijing, Rio and Pittsburgh: Why these are ‘best of the world’ for 2026
    Oct 21, 2025
  • <strong>Below ground:</strong> A 20-mile network of tunnels, shafts and chambers lies hidden beneath the countryside in western Poland, where it was built by Nazis as a strategic outpost before World War II.
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    Deep underground, the Nazis built a city for thousands of soldiers. Now it’s a tourist attraction
    Oct 18, 2025
  • <strong>World's most powerful passports:</strong> For the first time ever, the United States has slipped out of the top 10 in the Henley Passport Index, a global ranking of travel mobility. It now holds 12th position in the rankings, tied with Malaysia. (San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge is pictured).
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    US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time
    Oct 14, 2025
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    Want to move to Tuscany? This picturesque village is paying people $23,000 to move there
    Oct 10, 2025
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    A secret tunnel once used by emperors is opening beneath the Colosseum
    Oct 10, 2025
  • ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 17: General views of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland during its 70th Celebration on May 17, 2025 in Anaheim, California.  (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
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    Disney pairs aggressive discounts with small price increases at US parks. Here’s why
    Oct 8, 2025
  • With sea fog rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean, Wim chose this spot for his camera trap after noticing hyena tracks nearby. ‘It took me 10 years to finally get this one single image of a brown hyena, in the most perfect frame imaginable.’<br /><br /><br />The rarest hyena species in the world, brown hyenas are nocturnal and mostly solitary. They are known to pass through Kolmanskop on their way to hunt Cape fur seal pups or scavenge for carrion washed ashore along the Namib Desert coast.
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    Ghostly shot of hyena wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
    Oct 15, 2025
  • Bar Leone
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    Oct 9, 2025

Food & drink

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  • Paris, France - July 26, 2009: An assortment of freshly-baked baguettes on display in baskets at a farmer's market stall in Paris.
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    50 of the world’s best breads
  • An Airbus A320 (A320-200) jetliner, belonging to Air Canada, lands in Calgary, Alberta on Jan. 9, 2021. In the background are the Rocky Mountains. (Larry MacDougal via AP)
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    The only airline in North America to serve free alcohol in economy on all flights
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Stay

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    Video The Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada is creepy but so is the road getting there 3:38
  • "The Patel Motel Story" explores the history of Indian immigrants in the US hotel industry. The short film includes this photo of Dhayabhai Patel and Santaben Patel, in front of a motel their family once owned in Palo Alto, California.
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    How a simple question about American hotels led to ‘the greatest immigration story never told’
  • 2T62YAR Phnom Penh, Cambodia. November 08, 2023 : Jackie Kennedy's lipstick-marked glass displayed at Raffles-Le Royal Hotel, one of the most historic and famous hotels in the Cambodian capital. These days mark the 56th anniversary of the visit of the former First Lady of the United States to Cambodia, from November 2 to 8, 1967. In a context of Cold War and Vietnam War, this ambiguous journey from an unofficial glamorous ambassador was the start of the repair to Cambodian-US strained relations. A Netflix film is reportedly in preparation about this iconic trip. C
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    Jackie Kennedy’s lipstick-stained glass is just one piece of the history at Phnom Penh’s Raffles Le Royale Hotel
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    How a forgotten hotel is helping transform one of Africa’s most expensive cities
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CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

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    They were thousands of miles from home in a hospital in India. Here’s how they met and fell in love
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    It was the worst flight of his life. Then he met his future wife
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    She traveled to Italy to save her marriage. Here’s how she ended up falling for her Italian tour guide

SURVIVAL GUIDES

  • Red flags to indicate that the ocean has a high tide and locals should not be swimming due to danger are seen at Jacksonville Beach before Hurricane Dorian, in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. September 3, 2019.
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    How to survive rip currents and other drowning hazards
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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?
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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
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