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Young family passing by the King Dom Pedro IV statue on Avenida dos Aliados in Porto, Portugal

Feb 14, 20228 min read

Pint-sized Porto – how to explore Portugal's second city with kids

Friends swimming in the ocean in summer in Australia

Feb 13, 20226 min read

Australia's top 10 places for wild swimming

Silver leaf monkey in the jungle of Bako National Park.

Feb 13, 20224 min read

Malaysia’s best national parks: A mesmerising menagerie of mountains, rainforest, and millennia-old caves

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, UNITED STATES - 2009/06/18: Native Alaskan youth demonstrates the traditional dance of her culture at the Native Alaskan Heritage Center. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Feb 12, 20226 min read

Anchorage's best museums showcase seaplanes, Alaska Native art and much more

Man using smart phone in a park in Havana

Feb 12, 20227 min read

Havana's public parks offer a taste of the real Cuba

The porticoes of Via Farini, Bologna, Italy

Feb 11, 20224 min read

A new way to see Bologna's porticoes, one of Italy's newest Unesco World Heritage sites

A woman walks down a path in the El Yunque Rainforest in Puerto Rico.

Feb 11, 20226 min read

An outdoor enthusiast’s guide to San Juan

Beautiful beaches are a big part of the reason people flock to the coastline of Santa Barbara

Feb 11, 20225 min read

The best beaches in Santa Barbara for surfing, fishing and puppy paddling

Feb 11, 20225 min read

Markets, galleries and late-night spectacles: the best free things to do in Yangon

The painting 'My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love' on the East Side Gallery in Berlin.

Feb 11, 20226 min read

Where to see Berlin's best street art and celebrate freedom of expression

Young woman meditating on a mountain top in Rio de Janeiro.

Feb 11, 20225 min read

Health and wellness travel trends for 2022: gut retreats, sleep therapy and menopause mini-breaks

Car climbs dirt track in Wadi Bani Awf (Snake Gorge), Oman.

Feb 11, 20228 min read

The best ways to drive, fly and sail around Oman

Watching the waves, Bondi Beach.

Feb 11, 20224 min read

Australia reopening, Ireland gears up for St. Patrick's Day : Here's your Friday around the Planet

Feb 10, 20223 min read

The Well-Traveled Path: What is your exit strategy for the pandemic?

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - FEBRUARY 08: Linn Eklund and Fanny Ekstrand are seen wearing purple and pink Miu Miu quilted nylon pants outside Beckmans college of design show in Stockholm fashion week Autumn/Winter 2022 on February 08, 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Raimonda Kulikauskiene/Getty Images)

Feb 10, 20223 min read

Sweden joins Norway and Denmark lifting all COVID restrictions and reopening to travelers

Multi-generational family toasting with wine glasses during dinner party in a restaurant in Mexico City

Feb 10, 20228 min read

The best places to eat in Mexico City in 2022

Rocks on the shore near a building during sunset at Salang.

Feb 10, 20226 min read

Malaysia's 9 best beaches: From 900 islands and 3000 miles of coastline, we pick our faves

Aeriel view of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Feb 10, 20225 min read

The most colorful destinations in the US to see in 2022

The A837 road, part of the North Coast 500 route, meanders past rivers and low hills in the glacial landscape of Assynt, with Quinag mountain in the distance, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.; Shutterstock ID 1114531469; your: Claire naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online ed; full: Great British road trips update

Feb 9, 20227 min read

The 3 greatest road trips in Britain: hop in you car or jump on your bike

Low angle portrait of smiling woman, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Feb 9, 20225 min read

Detroit's 9 best museums from motors to Motown and modern art

A young woman with fingernails decorated for St. Patrick's puts a face mask outside the Irish Potato Cake Company restaurant in Dublin's city center on St. Patrick's Day. .On Wednesday, 17 March 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Feb 9, 20224 min read

Ireland celebrates as St Patrick's Day festivities return next month

Visitors enter the Louis Armstrong House Museum

Feb 9, 20222 min read

Louis Armstrong's beloved New York home reopens to visitors

Morocco reopened to international visitors on February 7.

Feb 8, 20222 min read

Morocco has reopened to travelers. Here's what to expect

Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun Road will require a ticket again in 2022.

Feb 8, 20223 min read

Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun-Road tickets available March 2

The charming cobbled streets of Semur-en-Auxois are worth a pit stop on your Burgundy road trip

Feb 8, 20228 min read

Everything you need to know before booking your Burgundy vacation

Hot Air Balloon Over The Middle Falls At Letchworth State Park In New York

Feb 8, 20224 min read

5 stunning state parks that rival national parks

Chinatown Central Plaza downtown Los Angeles

Feb 7, 20226 min read

For a slice of authentic Los Angeles, head downtown

Feb 7, 20222 min read

Game of Thrones Studio Tour opens in Northern Ireland

Quilt square depiction of Chef Leah Chase

Feb 7, 20223 min read

Much anticipated MOFAD exhibit celebrates 'African/American' culinary history. Here's how to see it

An old concert poster for a Howlin Wolf show hangs on a white wall. In the background you can see an piano and a bass.

Feb 7, 20226 min read

The 9 best Memphis museums: where music and American history meet

Adaptive surfer holding her surfboard and looking out towards the ocean. Hawaii, USA.

Feb 7, 20227 min read

Accessible Hawaii: the best things to do for travelers with disabilities and additional needs

NEW YORK CITY - AUG 15: Summer evening at Washington Square Park in Manhattan on Aug 15, 2013. Washington Square Park is a 9.75 acre park located in Greenwich Village and is a popular meeting spot.
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Feb 7, 20223 min read

Black Gotham walking tours will lead you through New York's untold history

woman paddleboards across mountain lake

Feb 7, 20225 min read

9 best places for stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) adventures

Wide view of stones at Stonehenge. Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England and consists of a ring of standing stones. Beautiful Stonehenge wish blue sky.

Feb 7, 20226 min read

Stonehenge: get to know England's most mysterious monument

Yosemite falls at the Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Feb 7, 20225 min read

Top 10 wonders to see in US National Parks in 2022

Two friends rowing in a boat - Scotland

Feb 6, 20225 min read

The 8 best day trips from Glasgow for lochs, islands, and highlands

Young man hiking outdoors on a trail at Phoenix Sonoran Preserve in Phoenix, Arizona.

Feb 6, 20228 min read

12 best museums in Phoenix for an entirely new perspective on the city

May 17, 2018: Girls sitting on the hill of Arthur's seat overlooking Edinburgh.

Feb 6, 202211 min read

Edinburgh on a budget: how to make your money go further

Neon signs on Monroe St, the heart of Greektown in Detroit

Feb 5, 20226 min read

How to get around Detroit (even if you don’t have a car)

Teenage girls jumping from pier in the lake. Bled. Slovenia

Feb 5, 20224 min read

6 incredible places to swim in Slovenia: From beaches and sand bars to Lake Bled

Charleston, USA - May 12, 2018: Downtown district in city with King street in South Carolina with cars and people in southern town shopping and view of Belmond Place hotel

Feb 4, 20227 min read

The best ways to get around Charleston

Jebel Shams just after sunrise.

Feb 4, 20227 min read

Wadi and soul: the best hikes in Oman

Charlotte city skyline during sunset, as seen from the southeast.

Feb 4, 20224 min read

How to road trip the Southeastern US on a budget in 2022

Afro Couple wearing protective face mask and walking on the street while using smart phone for navigation

Feb 4, 20223 min read

New Zealand reopens, Mexico makes CDC list, Yosemite Firefall: Here's Friday around the planet

NAPLES, ITALY - MARCH 20, 2015: Range of the wine shop on the old popular street in Naples, Italy

Feb 4, 20225 min read

Naples’ best neighborhoods: a cinematic city of sea, soul and skulls

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 21: View of The Queen Mary on March 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Feb 3, 20223 min read

Long Beach's Queen Mary closed to undergo 'critical repairs'

Murals in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Feb 3, 20226 min read

How San Juan’s art scene is reinvigorating the city

Feb 3, 20225 min read

Explore these Birmingham landmarks that inspired Peaky Blinders

Senior couple visiting Cuba

Feb 3, 20225 min read

A guide to Cuba's classic cars: take a tour in an iconic motor

Three white women, one middle aged, two slightly older sit and smile on a sea groyne in
Whitstable, Kent, England whilst eating takeaway fish and chips out of paper in warm, winter clothes.

Feb 3, 20226 min read

16 best places to eat along Kent’s Heritage Coast: From street food markets to rural gastropubs

Two male mountain bike riders enjoy a cross country trail in British Columbia, Canada.

Feb 3, 20226 min read

10 top tips to tackle your first bike tour in 2022

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Feb 2, 20224 min read

The best swimming areas near Phoenix for watersports in the desert

Group of people trekking in the Tatra Mountains.

Feb 2, 20225 min read

5 great day trips from Kraków for hiking, history and more

Group of hikers

Feb 2, 20222 min read

Shenandoah National Park's Old Rag hike now requires a ticket - here's how to get one

Split photo of endemic golden jellyfish in lake at the Republic of Palau. Snorkeling in Jellyfish Lake is a popular activity for tourists to Palau.

Feb 2, 20226 min read

8 unusual animal migrations and where to see them

Asian drinks bottles

Feb 1, 202210 min read

A sake tour of Japan: Get a taste of the nation’s best nihonshu

Sake, pouring traditional distilled and fermented alcohol from Japan, served hot. Black background with copy space

Feb 1, 20225 min read

Secrets of sake: The history and traditions of Japan’s national drink

A woman takes a photo from a kayak in the Everglades

Feb 1, 20224 min read

Outdoor adventures in Florida’s Everglades and Paradise Coast

Couple walking to the beach with sand dunes.

Feb 1, 20226 min read

From manatees to mermaids: the 9 best state parks in Florida

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A group of friends hiking in the snow at Big Bear, California.

Feb 1, 20225 min read

California is the perfect winter wonderland for the whole family

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