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Editor’s Note — Loren Braunohler joined the US Foreign Service as a diplomat and has served in Mozambique, Venezuela, Sudan, Washington, D.C. and Thailand. After a decade in the US State Department, she resigned in 2011 to become a stay-at-home mom and travel writer. The opinions expressed here are her own. Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) —

(CNN) — A few years ago, Charlotte Wolf returned from a trip around the world and totted up the number of flights she’d taken. “I think I did about 80 flights in quite a short space of time,” the 29-year-old tells CNN Travel today. For Wolf, seeing that number written down forced some hard reflection.

(CNN) — Those braving international travel in the Covid era are faced with navigating an ever-shifting maze of rules and restrictions. If you want to avoid getting stranded for two weeks, you’d better check your documents are in order before crossing any international border. Even more so if your destination is one of a handful

HuffPost You’ve heard it all before: Daily sunscreen use protects against skin cancer, premature aging, wrinkles, dark spots and more, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation (and every dermatologist and esthetician ever). But what if swiping on an SPF is actually painful? For many, burning eyes go hand-in-hand with daily sunscreen application, and the discomfort

(CNN) — As multiple Southeast Asia countries begin to ease travel restrictions, Myanmar, which boasts some of the region’s most spectacular destinations, has announced that it hopes to begin welcoming international tourists in early 2022. While this might seem like great news for travelers planning their post-lockdown trips, in Myanmar, it’s complicated. Most nations that

Getting from point A to point B is about to get a whole lot better ― and possibly safer. Sure, your car comes with the basic necessities, but there are a few other crucial items you should add to your arsenal. Not only will they help you when you’re in a potentially dangerous situation, like

LeoPatrizi via Getty Images Don’t make these common mistakes when you’re packing for a trip. Going on vacation is enjoyable and relaxing. Packing for said vacation is decidedly less so. Many of us dread the part before a trip when we’re scrambling to figure out what we need to put in our suitcases. And inevitably,

Stuart Dee via Getty Images If you gotta go, here’s how to do it as safely as possible. With the holidays fast approaching, many people are gearing up to fly ― some for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The risk of COVID exposure during air travel is considered relatively low,

(CNN) — Is it an egg, a blimp or a bullet? Whatever you might want to call the shape of the Otto Celera 500L, it’s one that catches the eye. It looks like no other plane out there, and for a good reason: unique aerodynamics. The shape of the Celera is designed to drastically reduce

(CNN) — On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake. “It loves you, the water here, it hugs you,” he says as he allows the sea to collect his legs and buoy his entire

CalPak, Amazon, Rimowa From left to right: CalPak, Amazon, Rimowa The holiday season will be here before we know it ― and with supply chain issues plaguing the globe, there’s no time like the present to stock up on goodies to get you through the winter. One of the many industries that has been strongly

(CNN) — A soft goat’s cheese from Spain won first place at the World Cheese Awards on Wednesday, besting the field of 4,079 entries from more than 40 countries on five continents. The winning cheese, called Olavidia, from an artisan cheesemaker using the commercial name Quesos y Besos (Cheeses and Kisses), got 103 votes, besting

(CNN) — As Australia reopens to international travel for the first time in nearly 20 months, resulting in some emotional reunions, the country’s flag carrier is setting its sights on recovery. That doesn’t mean it’s given up on Project Sunrise — a Qantas plan to operate the world’s longest nonstop flights, which would allow travelers

Bangkok (CNN) — A pulsating cosmopolis of 10 million, Bangkok at times seems like the most unlikely Buddhist city on earth, despite the glittering spires of its famed shrines and temples. It’s tempting to view the latter as quaint background filler, or as clichéd tourist traps thronged with foreign visitors. Meanwhile, everyone else seems to

(CNN) — It’s fast. It’s driverless. It has a Gold Class for premium passengers. And it’s one of the most advanced metro train systems ever built. This is the Doha Metro, a gleaming transportation system that will carry fans to their destination in next year’s soccer World Cup and, it’s hoped, will go on to

Blake Callahan via Getty Images The rules are changing frequently and vary from destination to destination. As COVID-19 vaccine access expands around the world, more countries have been opening their borders to international tourists. If our Instagram feeds are any indication, many Americans have been taking advantage of the opportunity to travel abroad again. But

(CNN) — In 2012, Nana Amoako Anin was working as a prosecutor in New York. Although British of Ghanian descent, she had spent her working life in the United States, studying law and entering the legal profession. Then one day, despite the prospects of career advancement in one of the world’s most prosperous cities, she

Category winners include an image of moss set against the sunset, a close-up of a blowfly and a jumping spider with a freshly caught butterfly, according to a news release from the British Ecological Society. The overall winning image of a Kumlien’s gull’s eye was taken by Rebecca Nason, who is based in Lerwick, on

(CNN) — At the lagoon in KwaZulu-Natal, eastern South Africa, nightfall covers the Zimanga Private Game Reserve in a dark blanket. The only light comes from a new moon, slowly drifting across the cloudless winter sky, which paints the perfect backdrop for what lies in wait. Mixed in with nature’s soundtrack is a beeping alarm,

Passengers flying into Rome from 2024 onwards will be able to go airborne for their taxi ride into the city center too, if a project between the company operating its main airport and a German startup lifts off on schedule. Startup Volocopter hopes to make Fiumicino Airport a pioneer site for the rotor-bladed, battery-powered two-seater