Travnikovstudio / Dreamstime By going against the flow and booking a vacation between the holidays, you can save money and avoid crowds. Can you keep a secret? The weeks between the busy Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year’s holidays can hold bargains for travelers who are willing and able to sneak away for an early-December “mini shoulder
Photos Courtesy of The Dominick New York City, New York: a city ablaze with palatable energy, unflappable culture, culinary adventure and luxury hotels. Navigating the city always reveals new surprises; neighborhoods uncover themselves street by street, a hidden restaurant or luxury boutique steps from places you’ve been a thousand times before—it’s what I really love
(CNN) — Passengers on board Air Canada won’t hear flight attendants say “ladies and gentlemen” any more. Soon they will hear gender-neutral terms. During onboard announcements, the term “everybody” will replace the terms “ladies and gentlemen,” according to CNN news partner CTV. “We will be amending our onboard announcements to modernize them and remove specific
It was our 10th wedding anniversary a few weeks ago, a significant accomplishment I think you’ll agree. Can you imagine spending 10 years with a man – sorry, monster – who does not like room service? What kind of deviant prefers to dress, tie their laces and walk downstairs to breakfast rather than slurp it in bed, in
Chocolate ganache cascades invitingly down the sides of a Boston cream pie — Photo courtesy of iStock / bhofack2 The city of Boston is renowned for a large number of things: its role in the tea-tossing catalyst which sparked the formation of the United States, its acclaimed universities and its contemporary dominance within the realm
Laura Bianchi, Castello di Monsanto Photo ©Tom Hyland Chianti Classico is one of the world’s most well known and beloved red wines. There are more than 300 wine estates here in central Tuscany, but there are only a handful or so that have won both widespread consumer recognition as well as notable critical praise. Without
(CNN) — Australian border officials kicked a Vietnamese tourist out of the country after they found 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of banned food products in her luggage, including a large amount of raw pork — amid global concerns over swine fever. The median baggage allowance for international flights is 23.5 kilograms (52 pounds), meaning almost
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A Russian budget airline is the fastest growing carrier in Europe, new figures have revealed. Pobeda, based at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, will increase its capacity by more than a third (34.3 per cent) this winter, putting it streets ahead of any other airline serving the continent. The second largest growth (23.5 per cent) has been
Cat Brackett in front of Ivan Ramen. Photo by Kenny Gould By now, Ivan Orkin’s story is famous. Thanks to the Netflix show Chef’s Table, people across the world know how the Jewish troublemaker from Brooklyn ended up becoming one of Tokyo’s most renowned ramen chefs, and how he then moved his operations to Manhattan’s
A United Airlines airplane takes off at Newark Liberty Airport. Gary Hershorn | Getty Images United Airlines Holdings on Tuesday raised its earnings forecast for the year as travel demand continued to climb, boosting shares in after-hours trading. The airline’s performance puts it “ahead of pace” to meet its per-share earnings goal of $11 to $13
Iceland holds a special place in our hearts. We traveled to Iceland for our honeymoon and it was Mark’s first international flight. Instead of going somewhere tropical or romantic, we wanted to do something more adventurous. The beauty of Iceland is something you can’t describe. You feel like you’re inside a postcard everywhere you look.
They’re high in the sky and high on many travelers’ bucket lists – and now’s a great time to plan your trip to view the Northern Lights. Winter is coming, and it’s bringing with it the magnificent Aurora Borealis. More commonly known as the Northern Lights, the cosmic phenomenon is among nature’s most mesmerizing light shows.
Photo Credits: Linda Cooper In Japan or Nippon as the Japanese popularly call their country, broken objects are often repaired in Gold, a practice known as Kintsugi. As a philosophy, its flaw is seen as a unique piece of the object’s history, therefore celebrating its beauty rather than something to disguise. It’s this approach
(CNN) — When we hear that an industry is celebrating its 100th anniversary, images of the industrial revolution might spring to mind, with its coal-powered steam machines, railways and chimneys. But this will soon apply to a sector generally associated with cutting-edge technology and the modern world. October 2019 will mark the 100-year anniversary of
(CNN) — “It looks like the weather tomorrow will be good for us,” says Þórdís Anna Gylfadóttir as she studies the pink-hued sky. “When it’s a nice day, we have more people coming to the valley.” The Hjaltadalur valley is quiet, with little to indicate that hundreds of horses, and thousands of people, will travel
It’s an area we know well, as these islands are little more than an hour’s flight from Orlando. This is our go-to bolt-hole when we need to drop out and recharge, a sybaritic refuge guaranteed to enchant and enliven in equal measure. That’s because there are two sides to the Bahamas, and visitors can pick
About Dave Stamboulis Dave Stamboulis is a travel writer/photographer based in Bangkok. Born in Athens, Greece and growing up in the U.S., Dave first discovered Bangkok while on a 45,000-kilometer bicycle trip and moved there for good in 2005. Dave’s photos have appeared in publications around the world. He’s the author of Odysseus’ Last Stand,
Inge Anda in his cozy cafe in Stavanger, Norway. Terri Colby On a chilly fall morning in Stavanger, Norway, we were determined to triumph over the wind and rain. Clutching our umbrellas as we walked the cobble-stoned streets during an excursion from Viking’s Jupiter, we didn’t have much time to explore Norway’s third-largest city. The
Thanks to the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team, the 190-pound dog made it home by being carried back down the trail. The rescue team was called around 6:30 p.m. after other hikers passed Floyd on the trail and saw his owner needed help. The 3-year-old dog wouldn’t budge and temperatures in