World’s longest rail tunnel to close for months
An Italian train makes its way at the north entrance of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest train tunnel, on the eve of its opening ceremony on May …
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Can People Claim Spots on the Beach With Empty Chairs?
I live on Cape Cod, and I have recently noticed something of a current trend in which beachgoers claim valuable (and sometimes scarce) real estate by arriving several hours early …
3 ways to stretch your dollar on a European vacation in 2023
European travel is — by some metrics — bigger this year than it was pre-pandemic. In the first six months of 2023, 43% more Americans flew to Europe compared to …
Tips for Taking Photos With Your Cellphone
For portraits, find the right backdrop Look for a clean background — a natural canvas with relatively solid coloring or shape, like a wall, open sky or foliage. If that’s …
In Hawaii, Paradise Plagued by Disaster
The beaches near the Kahului Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui remain idyllic; their golden sandy shorelines slip beneath the turquoise surf as it rolls in, and palm trees …
Take Your Dog to a National Park. It Is Allowed, With Restrictions.
Ely MacInnes and her husband, Tom, began traveling in the western United States with their 85-pound mutt, Alaska, in March 2020. Driving and living in an R.V., they visited White …
Iced Coffee and Flip-Flops as Europe Broils? Not So Fast, Americans.
On a scorching June day on the Amalfi Coast of Italy, Chloe Madison and her boyfriend, Colin Pinello, stopped to have lunch in Positano, a glamorous town overlooking the Mediterranean …
Searching in Sweden for Berries, Herbs and Understanding
A pot of birch sap simmered on Eva Gunnare’s stove. It was an early morning in May in Jokkmokk, a small Swedish town in the Arctic Circle, and outside the …
The Best Economy Seat To Book For A Long-Haul Flight
Modern day air travel is famously not the most comfortable experience. After all, who wants to sit in a cramped seat next to strangers in a pressurized metal tube for …
Tourists Adapt to a Brutal Summer in Europe
As our hot, stuffy plane approached Bodrum, the seaside resort city on Turkey’s southwest coast, I closed my eyes and imagined a cool plunge into the crystalline turquoise waters of …