Chris Moss Destination expert. Doug Gray Destination expert 26 September 2024 4:00pm The influential Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants ranking is hosting its 2024 event in Rio – indicative of the city’s importance in regional dining. While São Paulo, Lima and Buenos Aires have become powerful gastronomic powerhouses, Rio has a more cosmopolitan crowd of
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Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as some still call it, is the largest city in Vietnam and the country’s economic capital. Though it does not boast literal millennia of history and culture like the capital Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City is still unquestionably the metropolis of the South. This no-less-historied city offers a captivating
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Carbonara dumplings, welcome to America! South Korea’s Samyang Foods, the parent company of Buldak, known for it’s social media famous instant noodles, is bringing even more hypeworthy easy-to-eat fare to the United States. This fall, two new products that will appease the American palate will be available at supermarkets nationwide: Buldak Carbonara Dumplings and Buldak
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Doug Gray Destination Expert 26 September 2024 4:00pm Inimitable, irresistible, idiosyncratic: Rio de Janeiro is one of South America’s most superlative inventions. It was supplanted by Brasilia as Brazil’s capital in 1960, surpassed by São Paulo as economic powerhouse around the same time. Yet Rio needs neither titles nor statistics to outshine both. Nature has
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Located in northeastern Vietnam, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Halong Bay is home to over 1900 towering limestone islands and islets rising from deep emerald waters. Spread across 1500 sq km (589 sq miles) in the Gulf of Tonkin, from above, the islands resemble the undulating bodies of dragons – “Halong” means “descending dragon”
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In many of Italy’s winemaking regions, depending on location, the month of September marks the end of grape growing and the beginning of winemaking. This year’s harvest in Valdobbiadene, the hilly region in Italy’s northeast Veneto famed for quality Prosecco, finished recently, where Alessio del Savio, winemaker at the historic Mionetto winery, reports that “despite
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Chris Moss Destination expert. Doug Gray Destination expert 26 September 2024 4:00pm If you want beaches and views, explore the south. If you need some intellectual and cultural stimulation, go north. That’s how easy it is to plan your sightseeing in Rio. It’s probably worth starting with a ride up Sugar Loaf just to get
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The late, great Anthony Bourdain once said he’d rather eat in Melbourne than Paris. Who can blame him? Australia’s cultural and sporting capital is also one of the world’s most dynamic epicurean destinations, one shaped by superlative local produce, rockstar chefs, and the multicultural traditions of its 5.3 million denizens. Much of my professional and
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In this article EXPE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Extreme temperatures are driving travelers to seek cooler destinations. And there’s a term for the trend: “coolcations.” Heat waves — which are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — are affecting where people are choosing to vacation, especially during
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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Wine tourism is gaining popularity, but even wine enthusiasts may not always have the time or chance to visit winemakers in France. Nevertheless, New Yorkers now have an alternative: They can sample and learn about regional French wines closer to home. In midtown Manhattan, Alan Ducasse’s
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Rodney Bolt Destination expert 26 September 2024 5:30pm All hotels have been independently reviewed and selected. We will earn a commission if you book via the links below, but this never affects our rating. Our expert writers are usually hosted on a complimentary basis in order to gain the first-hand experience necessary for their review.
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Doug Gray Destination expert 26 September 2024 4:00pm The nomadic nature of much of Rio’s nightlife makes for some incredible settings for one-off parties in the hills and mansions of neighbourhoods like Cosme Velho and Santa Teresa, but also makes much of the underground scene seem somewhat impenetrable. Follow the right social media accounts (see
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Les Lumières Versailles Taking a 40-minute train from Paris to Château de Versailles, one can enjoy a meal or stay overnight at the newly opened Les Lumières Versailles. This luxury 5-star hotel was recently inducted into Relais & Châteaux, and is located near the entrance of the Palace of Versailles. Translated in English as The Lights of Versailles,
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