Icon of the Seas: Royal Caribbean Bets on Huge Candy-Colored Cruise Ship
When the Icon of the Seas sets sail early next year, it will take some time to disappear from the horizon. At 1,198 feet long and a gross tonnage of …
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Protecting Your Ears While Flying: Tips For Avoiding Airplane Ear
It’s hard to beat the speed and convenience of air travel. Over the course of mere hours, you can traverse thousands of miles over multiple countries. But sitting in a …
To One Traveler, Smart Tech Is Ruining the Hotel Experience
At my boutique hotel high in the Swiss Alps, I returned from dinner, jet lagged and a tad tipsy, to discover that a television set inside a bathroom mirror had …
Swimming With Whale Sharks at Australia’s Ningaloo Reef
All we wanted after a magnificent snorkeling session off the coast of Western Australia was for the stupid motor home to start, to stop grinding away with that almost-but-not-today sound …
Discover Turin, Italy: A Hidden Travel Gem
Take A Break is your ultimate guide to the perfect trips to recharge, rediscover yourself and your relationships, and reengage with the world. We’ll cover shopping stops, great bars, restaurants …
To One Traveler, Smart Tech Is Ruining the Hotel Experience
At my boutique hotel high in the Swiss Alps, I returned from dinner, jet lagged and a tad tipsy, to discover that a television set inside a bathroom mirror had …
How to Navigate Dubrovnik Without the Crowds
The Pile and Ploce Gates, the two entrances into Dubrovnik’s Old Town, once had drawbridges that lifted during the overnight hours, forcing visitors wanting to enter to wait outside its …
Best luxury train rides in Asia: Eastern & Oriental Express
The Eastern & Oriental Express is heading back to the tracks. Services for the train service are restarting in February 2024, according to an announcement today by the train’s owner, …
Most Unusual Hotel Room Service Requests
Melted ice cream. Diet water. Cockle popcorn. Apparently, these are all things that people have tried to order from hotel room service. Hotels.com’s inaugural “Room Service Report,” published June 6, …
An Art-Filled Swiss Idyll in Lausanne and the Joux Valley
The museum has a collection of more than 10,000 pieces, dating from 1816. Many are by Swiss artists, including the Giacomettis, father and son. When I visited, one floor featured …