Breakfast on freshly caught tuna at dawn, wander landscaped gardens and slurp hot corn soup from a vending machine. From serene gardens and iconic shrines to bustling food markets and futuristic cityscapes, Japan has something extraordinary for everyone.
Exploring here feels like stepping into a vibrant painting, writes Gemma Clarke. Exploring Slovenia in the summer feels like stepping into a vibrant painting. This country is green, from its alpine forests and bountiful vineyards to Llubljana.
Plans to stay and soak in the wintry wonderland at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim? You will have to wait.
ROME (AP) – For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s world-renowned Colosseum will have the opportunity to walk through a hidden imperial passage that once allowed Roman emperors to reach the ancient amphitheater unseen.
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Amid the constant blare of car horns in southern Mexico City, it’s hard to imagine that Cuicuilco was once the heart of a thriving ancient civilization. Yet atop its circular pyramid, now surrounded by buildings and a shopping center, a pre-Hispanic fire god was revered.
NEW YORK (AP) – Debra Taylor has had a busy year or so: She’s going through a divorce while in the process of retiring – and she’s moving to Portugal from Southern California with one of her daughters.
So you’re booking your flight, and just when you’re about to check out, the airline asks if you’d like to pay a little something to offset your share of the flight’s pollution. Or, maybe you’re an environmentally minded person, and you’ve heard you can buy these things called carbon offsets.
Two women's journey to Swedish Lapland to search for the elusive northern lights. I had been studying in Uppsala, Sweden, for eight months before I decided to visit Lapland.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was wracked by war.
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