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10 most beautiful passports in the world
cntraveller.in · 1 minPassports are powerful documents, no doubt. But look beyond their utility, and you will find tiny, beautiful secrets you never knew existed.
How a brutal POW camp became an idyllic island paradise
nationalgeographic.co.uk · 1 minThis natural splendor soon gives way to hulking artillery and grim history. Visitors can inspect the fort’s anti-aircraft structures, command towers, machine gun posts, and sprawling network of bunkers, tunnels, and barracks. A small museum uses videos, photos, and maps to tell Siloso’s story.
I Went on a Package Trip for Millennials Who Travel Alone. Help Me.
The New York Times · 21 minOn visiting Morocco with a group-travel company that promised to build “meaningful friendships” among its youngish clientele.
I’ve Been a Solo Traveler for 15 Years—These Are My Tips for Doing It Right
sunset.com · 4 minI’ll be the first to admit there’s nothing better than sharing a sunset with your partner, exploring a new destination with your bestie, or the experiencing the joys of intergenerational travel. But there’s something so uniquely rewarding about traveling solo.
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Two strangers shared a hotel room. They became best friends for life
CNN · 10 minEditor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. Andrea Rubakovic was stranded at London Heathrow Airport and feeling increasingly panicked by the prospect.
Say Goodbye to Daily Hotel Room Cleaning
The New York Times · 8 minStephanie VanDerSchie returned to her hotel room in Wausau, Wis., after a long day of skiing last month with her three young children to find their room disheveled. Their sheets were untucked, their garbage can was overflowing, and their soggy towels were in limp piles on the damp bathroom floor.
Airbnb vs. Hotel: Why Hotel Rooms Are Better Than Airbnbs
How-To Geek · 8 minIf you haven’t traveled in a while, I have some news for you: In my experience, the hotel experience is now better than the Airbnb experience. In most situations, you’re going to pay less overall, have fewer chores to complete, and get more professional service.
Why the Floppy Disk Just Won’t Die
WIRED UK · 6 minNecaise travels to horse shows around the state, offering custom embroidery on jackets and vests: “All of the winners would get a jacket and we’d put the name of the farm or the name of the horse or whatever on it,” he says.
The Hidden Adventures of National Park of American Samoa
Outside Magazine · 6 minOutside's long reads email newsletter features our strongest writing, most ambitious reporting, and award-winning storytelling about the outdoors. Sign up today. 63 Parks Traveler started with a simple goal: to visit every U.S. national park.
Want to Love Your Body? Try Swimming Naked.
The New York Times · 17 minTo hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. I heard about the gay beach the way I hear about all the good gay things: Through a lover, an ex-lover, my ex-lover’s new love.
Inside the Italian villa that launched some of the world’s great philanthropic programs
Vox · 7 minFor more than 60 years, the Rockefeller Foundation has hosted scientists, academics, and artists for a unique summer program. In the annals of ostentatious philanthropic giving, it’s hard to beat Helena Holbrook Walker, an American heiress turned Italian noble.
Beyond the Standard To-Do: 8 Lists You Should Be Keeping
The Art of Manliness · 5 minNothing is as fatiguing as the continued hanging on of an uncompleted task. —William James You probably keep a to-do list that compiles your outstanding chores and tasks (and hopefully treat it like a river!).
How To Find The Best Thrifted Items, According To Professional Thrifters
huffpost.com · 8 minThere will always be people who demand only freshly manufactured, shrink-wrapped items in their lives. But then there are the rest of us, who love nothing more than driving by an estate sale, checking out a rummage sale or making well-timed weekly visits to a local secondhand store.
How to sleep comfortably on a plane, from short to long-haul flights
The Points Guy · 5 minToday is World Sleep Day, so we thought it would be a great time to look at how to sleep on a plane. Maybe you’re one of those people who falls asleep instantly when a plane takes off.
The runway for futuristic electric planes is still a long one
MIT Technology Review · 4 minThe future of flight will come in stages, for one electric aircraft startup at least. Today, Beta Technologies, pushed back the debut of its futuristic electric aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter.
‘We want to wear what we want, but don’t want to get it wrong’ – how to decode fashion in your 50s
The Guardian · 10 minWhen I was growing up in the 1970s, I would not have given much thought to fashion for the over-50s and what I might wear if I had the good fortune to live to see such obscene decrepitude.
Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal
NPR · 7 minThe pilot, clad in a blue windbreaker, recently pulled his single-engine, four-seater prop plane onto the tarmac of a small municipal airport. The airport sits in a state where abortion is now banned in virtually all cases. But a short flight away in Kansas, abortion remains legal.
One of Earth's loneliest volcanoes holds an extraordinary secret
National Geographic · 6 minWhen Emma Nicholson peeked into the crater of a remote volcano in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the British volcanologist gazed on a scene no human has seen before.
10 Gothic Steampunk Books to Read by Lamplight
bookriot.com · 4 minWelcome to the delightful and often bizarre world of steampunk, where every possibility of this most inconvenient power is explored. Jules Verne, author of Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is considered one of the pioneers of the sub-genre.
The best all-inclusive resorts in the world to book for a relaxing vacation
The Points Guy · 30 minIf you haven’t heard, all-inclusive resorts are really having a moment. Gone are the days when all-inclusive resorts meant bad food, watered-down drinks, cheesy activities and subpar rooms at dated properties in need of repair.
Our Paris Trip: Full Recap
cupofjo.com · 6 minMy mom and I are still buzzing from our Paris trip last week — it was her second time visiting since she lived there four decades ago, and the city was even lovelier than she’d remembered.
What it looks like when a country doesn’t trust its banks
Vox · 11 minI’ve been in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the last month, including through the recent turmoil in the banking industry in the United States and Europe. It’s a coincidence that has, um, given me some things to think about.
9 Tips For Decluttering Sentimental Items Guilt-Free From Professional Organizers
Southern Living · 4 minSoutherners are a nostalgic bunch. From perfectly seasoned cast iron skillet passed down from the generation before us to Nana’s hand-embroidered napkins, every item handed down to us—and there are a lot of them—tells a story.
A National Geographic photographer gave me 4 tips for taking better pictures with my phone. I tried them and the results blew me away.
insider.com · 9 minI went to school for photography, which made me great with most cameras, from digital to film. But I rarely took pictures on my phone until I graduated and started traveling more.