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Analies Gómez Coyula is deep into her third bowl of helado (ice cream). Her boyfriend, Daniel, is equally engrossed as he spoons up his 13th scoop of vanilla. Aunt Ana Lidia seems content, with two ensaladas – five scoops apiece – already devoured. She unfurls an abanico and fans herself against the heat of Havana in May, then ladles the contents of her third bowl into a plastic container to take away. I feel abstemious in comparison with my single ensalada mixta of five flavours, topped with caramel sauce and crushed cookies. We’re at Parque Coppelia, the world’s largest ice cream parlour and an iconic institution in Cuba. Taking up an entire block diagonally opposite the Hotel Habana Libre in the once-tony Vedado district, this state-run ‘people’s park’ offers a for-pennies indulgence for the masses and serves an average of 30,000 customers a day – and up to 600 at any one time. When Havana sizzles, the entire city seems to descend seeking relief. The helado – served with taciturn efficiency by waitresses in 1950s plaid miniskirts – wins no awards. But no other experience speaks so sweetly to Cuba’s revolutionary idealism.

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An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.

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These are the 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world right now: a definitive list of the planet’s hottest cultural and culinary destinations in 2019.

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Nov 23, 2020 - This Pin was discovered by vinTage chiCk *. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest

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Jun 16, 2020 - This Pin was discovered by Enzo. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest.

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We're all for trips to quaint small towns, but there's only so much leaf-peeping and antiquing you can do. America's small cities offer t...

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https://ny.curbed.com/authors/jamesnevius5844595 St. Marks Place—the three blocks of East Eighth Street that run from Astor Place to Tompkins Square Park—has become a symbol of the East Village. Head shops serve as a reminder of the street's hippie heyday, while stalwart Federal mansions remain a link to the area's more distant—and upscale—past. If something has happened in the East Village in the last two centuries, there's a good chance St. Marks Place has played a role. Yet the street has never been a perfect microcosm of the East Village; those mansions were an anomaly, and the hippies were, too. St. Marks is the most famous street in the East Village, but is it a part of the "real" neighborhood at all? The farmland that today comprises St. Marks Place was originally owned by Dutch Director General Peter Stuyvesant, who bought the bouwerij (or "Bowery" as it came to be known) in 1651. Few traces of Stuyvesant's era remain beyond his own grave, which lies in a vault at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, the Episcopal parish constructed in 1799 on the site of what had once been Stuyvesant's private chapel. The church sits just off Stuyvesant Street, which ran from the Bowery Lane into the heart of the property; it and the Bowery are the only colonial farm roads in the area that survived the implementation of the Commissioners' Plan for the city in 1811.

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Six years ago, Bourdain ended the series "No Reservations" with one of his trademark epilogues--delivered in the way only he could.

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A laundry list of lessons learned from a lockdown summer spent grinding gravel and exploring trails in the Great Northwest

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From natural waterslides to creeks and rivers, here's your summer swimming list.

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How to travel more authentically! Why you should travel like a local! If you have an interest in travel you’re probably familiar with the breathless tone with which we’re urged not to just go on vacation, but to go on an adventure. But there's something to be said going on vacation to just...do nothing. Well, nothing except relax.

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Asia’s most beautiful railway line? The “Main Line” cuts through tea plantations and jungle, then passes Buddhist temples and relicts of the British Empire. ...

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Wondering about the state and ownership of the iconic “mansion” in Dandan owned by late billionaire Larry Lee Hillblom?

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In CNN Travel's weekly news roundup, we look at the world's best bars, the best places to sleep and some of the most delicious foods to satisfy your appetites.

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For these frequent travelers, a rail journey tops any other mode of transport.

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To get a better picture of what summer travel may look like this year, we turned to a handful of experts for their predictions. Here’s what they said to expect.

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Documentary. Summary: Since the end of World War II, the people of Tanna, a remote island in the South Pacific in the archepelago of Vanuatu, idolize an Amer...

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Albania built 750,000 bunkers for a war that never came. Now what? Directed by Martijn Payens (http://www.martijnpayens.com/)Subscribe to the Aeon Video news...

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We're pleased to introduce our 2021 trips—journeys that will show you our incredible planet from a unique and wondrous perspective. Hear the call of the enda...

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The best cities in Europe, according to Travel + Leisure readers, offer history, art, food, and more.

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The Costa Tropical of Granada province is particularly picturesque beachside, more relaxed, with a perfect sub-tropical climate. http://www.spain-holiday.com...

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A relic of early roadside commerce, built in the late 1920s and shaped like a Goliath-size industrial-strength Indian teepee.

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You hear a lot about San Francisco (SF) these days but what you should know is that the city continues to deliver a vital fusion of cultural ideas and influences. This is the kind of town where self-driving cars cruise by historic row houses, where authentic dumpling and taco joints sit next to Michelin-rated restaurants, where hippie meets hipster, where Victorian buildings give way to Mediterranean architecture, where the water meets the woods, where…well, you get the point.

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Ever dreamed about escaping normal life and settling on your own island getaway? We found out how much it costs and what it takes to buy a private island.

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Both the world-weary and stoked-on-life congregate at these wild outposts—all seeking the same euphoric joy, communality, and escapism

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The Belize Tourism Board is celebrating paid time off by giving away three five-day trips for two people to paradise. Winners of the Belize Guilt Trip giveaway can then nominate a co-worker to receive the same trip for them and a guest. To enter for a free trip, stressed workers need to head to belizeguilttrip.com by Feb. 18 and write why they feel guilty taking a vacation and why they deserve a trip.

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From old favorites to long-awaited special trips, these are the drinks destinations at the top of bartenders’ post-pandemic travel lists.

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Take a dream trip now, with the help of a travel advisor.

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From salsa, to tobacco plantations to diving on the coast of Cuba, here are 20 things you shouldn't miss in this exciting island country.

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