History

Sep 24, 2020 • 7 min read

Australia’s East Coast for road-tripping explorers: picture-perfect beaches, hip cities, lush rainforests, the Great Barrier Reef and native wildlife.

Sep 23, 2020 • 4 min read

The Czech Republic's Dolní Vítkovice is a cultural heritage area with impressive 19th-century industrial architecture, now used as museums and art spaces.

Sep 18, 2020 • 5 min read

Call it the Instagram effect: some sites are more impressive in person than they seem to be in pics, and others fail to live up to their billing.

Sep 18, 2020 • 4 min read

Hike through Great Basin national park to the ancient, resilient bristlecone pines in the timeless desert of Nevada.

Sep 17, 2020 • 5 min read

The travel industry is hard-wired to exclude bigger bodies from the vacation narrative. Here's what it's like to be a plus-sized traveler.

Sep 16, 2020 • 6 min read

Get to know the history behind Peru's most famous site: the fascinating Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.

Sep 14, 2020 • 6 min read

This itinerary touches Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada for a majestic tour of Southwestern geography.

Sep 10, 2020 • 10 min read

The North Coast 500 is Scotland’s very own Route 66. Buckle up for a road trip around Britain’s outer limits, where you’ll find otherworldly landscapes.

Sep 10, 2020 • 7 min read

Follow pagan history on the Ridgeway, an 87-mile-long walking route in southern England.

Sep 9, 2020 • 4 min read

Brunch vs. an English breakfast; cold beer vs. warm beer, when it comes to the UK and the USA, whose food is better?

Sep 8, 2020 • 7 min read

There are 198 distinct First Nations in British Columbia, each with their own traditions and history – and visitors can experience this living history through…

Sep 7, 2020 • 10 min read

You can appreciate 1920s art deco glamour in some surprising cities around the world.

Sep 3, 2020 • 16 min read

In this essay from 2009, Tahir Shah visits Damascus, Syria, two years before the country would be thrown into civil war. Here's what he experienced.

Sep 1, 2020 • 7 min read

The memory of a meal can linger long after you return home from a trip, especially when you're grounded from international travel by a global pandemic.

Aug 28, 2020 • 5 min read

There’s a robust lineup of Cuban sandwiches to tempt your palate, and these Cuban sandwich shops in Miami are just the place to try them.

Aug 28, 2020 • 4 min read

Everyone knows Harriet Tubman worked to free enslaved individuals on the Underground Railroad, but few are aware that Maryland was the struggle's epicenter

Aug 27, 2020 • 14 min read

From the archives: In this piece from 2009, journalist Fergal Keane returns to Hong Kong 12 years after the end of British rule and finds a city perpetually in…

Aug 12, 2020 • 5 min read

Paul Clammer reflects on his decades-long love affair with Beirut.

Aug 9, 2020 • 4 min read

Travel is often prescribed as an infallible elixir for the disease of bigotry. But is it?

Aug 8, 2020 • 5 min read

From the Great Barrier Reef to the Twelve Apostles, Australia is a country filled with natural wonders. Here's the top 10.

Aug 6, 2020 • 6 min read

With the sheer number of haunted destinations around the world, sometimes you miss a few. Here are 10 lesser-known spooky spots.  

Jul 31, 2020 • 3 min read

Actor Paul Mescal and singer Phoebe Bridgers were reportedly spotted together in Kinsale. Here's what you need to know about this picturesque place.