Sumba is Twice the Size of Bali and Not Nearly as Loud or Crowded
After a motorbike ride down an empty road, my daughter and I found ourselves jumping off a high wooden platform into a deep lagoon with salt-white sand, healthy coral —…
‘Paris Here I Come!’
My favorite Paris guidebook is not from Lonely Planet, Wallpaper or Monocle. In fact, I’m sure you have never heard of it. Titled “Paris Here I Come!” and published by…
6 Remote Places for a Volunteer Vacation
Instead of soaking in the sun poolside or lounging around a luxurious hotel, more travelers are spending their vacations creating trails in the Faroe Islands, digging into the earth of…
A Complete 10-Day Japan Itinerary With Stops in Toyko, Kyoto and Osaka
For Americans, there has rarely been a better time to visit Japan. After years of pandemic-related closure, the country reopened in the summer of 2022 with a sense of renewal,…
Epic Universe Is Coming. Here’s a Sneak Peek.
Believe the hype: Epic Universe, the first major new theme park to open in Central Florida in 26 years, lives up to its name and then some. Honestly, I’m as…
5 Stunning German Train Trips at a Bargain Price
In Germany, a country with one of the world’s most extensive public transportation systems, traveling has gotten a whole lot simpler. That’s thanks to the Deutschland-Ticket, or Germany-Ticket, a new…
In Europe and Japan, Luxury Sleeper Trains
If you’ve longed to indulge in elegant rail travel, but thought the days of lavish cars and live music were over, you’re in luck. New trains as well as new…
A Tour by Train of 5 Dazzling European Cities
A century after the original golden era of railroads, trains are once again the talk of travel. In Europe, especially, train travel is surging as an environmental alternative to short-haul…
Tuscany With a Side of Magic: Savoring Bolivia’s Wine Country
“Pachamama,” said our guide, Orlando Condori. He tilted his glass, pouring some blush-colored wine onto the parched sand. “Si, la Pachamama!” said everyone else, doing the same. They looked at…
How Changes to U.S. Gender Policy Could Affect Your Passport
Last Friday, Hunter Schafer, the trans actress who starred in the HBO series “Euphoria,” posted an eight-and-a-half-minute video on TikTok revealing that she had just received a new passport with…