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The long read: In 2001, a smugglers’ yacht washed up in the Azores and disgorged its contents. The island of São Miguel was quickly flooded with high-grade cocaine – and nearly 20 years on, it is still feeling the effects

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Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.Help us make mor...

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For your next trip, consider getting there by train. Take the Amtrak’s California Zephyr from Denver to Glenwood Springs to San Francisco; the Capitol Limited from Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh to Cleveland to Chicago; the Texas Eagle from St. Louis to Dallas to San Antonio; or the Empire Builder, which travels out west along sections of the Lewis and Clark trail, delivering you to Whitefish, near Glacier National Park in Montana.

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Monemvasia is a town and a municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located on a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is linked...

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Spectacular drone footage of long dormant Iceland volcano erupting | ITV News• Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news an...

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Because we're ready to plan again.

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The best zoos in the world pair stellar animal experiences with important conservation work.

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Feb 28, 2015 - This Pin was discovered by Briana Chapman. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest

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For two days in 1944, Allied bombers rained destruction on the beaches of the Caroline Islands in the South Pacific. During World War II, the lagoon was host to Japan’s Imperial Fleet, which was left destroyed in the wake of Operation Hailstone, often referred to as Japan’s Pearl Harbor. Today, hundreds of Japanese aircraft and other military machines remain at the bottom of the lagoon, making it one of the world’s best World War II wreck dive sites. The islands were once part of the Spanish West Indies, explored by Magellan and later visited by Spanish merchants and missionaries. The low coral islands are surrounded by a remarkable, sheltered reef — ideal for housing a navy. On February 17, 1944, five fleet carriers and four light carriers, along with support ships and some 500 aircraft, descended on the islands in a surprise attack. Just a week before the attack, the Japanese military had moved additional ships to the area, and, as a result, approximately 250 Japanese aircraft were destroyed and more than 50 ships sunk. An estimated 400 Japanese soldiers were killed in one ship alone, trapped in the cargo hold. Most of the fleet remains in exactly the same spot it was left, largely forgotten by the world until the late 1960s. Jacques Cousteau’s 1969 film Lagoon of Lost Ships (www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAqxu2RKO04) explored the wreck-littered lagoon, and many of the sunken ships were then still full of bodies. As wreck divers brought attention to the site, Japan began recovery efforts, and many bodies have been removed and returned to Japan for burial. A few, however, remain. Many of the wrecks are visible through the shallow, clear water, making it an accessible dive. The wrecks themselves can be very dangerous, not only because of ragged edges and tangles of cables but because of half-century old oil and fuel leaking into the water, creating a potentially dangerous situation. Up until the 1990s, the lagoon was known at Truk, but it is now called Chuuk. Many maps still show both names.

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Break out your hiking boots.

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Naypyitaw which is the biggest ghost city in the world & six times bigger than Newyork. It was formerly known as Kyetpyay, Pyinmana or Kyatpyay, Pyinmana) is...

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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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Since first arriving on the fabled Indonesian island in the 1970s, Canadian John Hardy has gone from jewelry-brand founder to environmental trailblazer. He and his wife, Cynthia, a silver-haired California native, are well-known around Bali for establishing the “bamboo cathedral” Green School, which instructs future generations in how to be eco-savvy. Some 500 children under the age of 12 now attend, and there are similar projects underway in New Zealand, South Africa, and Mexico.

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Traveling is one of the most meaningful experiences you can have in life. Travel writer Sharael Kolberg asked 50 travel experts about the top cities everyone should visit at least once before they die.

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We asked travel industry professionals for their most useful tips when planning your vacations, from booking airfare to finding accommodations.

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72.9k Likes, 955 Comments - Travel + Leisure (@travelandleisure) on Instagram: “It's the million-dollar question: What will travel look like as the world begins to reopen? There's…”

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Vienna has been named the World's most liveable city in the last couple of years.Living in Vienna for decades gives us a great insight into Vienna's strength...

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20 best day hikes in the world for your bucket list: Kjeragbolten, Trolltunga, Tongariro, Machu Picchu, Great Wall of China, Half Dome, the Narrows.

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Often overlooked in favor of its flashier neighbors, Mykonos and Santorini, the small volcanic isle offers a more peaceful way to experience the Aegean.

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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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Yup, I went to Japan and became obsessed with 7-Eleven.

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The bar, which for a long time had been known as “dead,” was reborn by the efforts of Gonzalez as a non-farm cooperative, a type of business arrangement for the self-employed promoted by Raul Castro’s government beginning in 2012. In just under six years, more than 420 Non-farm Cooperatives (CNA) have been authorized in the country, with more than 12,000 members, the vast majority of them dedicated to food service, commerce, other services, construction and industry. Although the cooperatives are going through uncertain times because of the fear of an announcement of measures that would restrict their autonomy, that of the González brothers had the wind in its sails. With its 15 seats around the bar in the shape of a knife on the fashionable corner of Vapor and Principe, the establishment attracted a parade of announcers and actors from nearby Radio Progreso, regulars from the surrounding neighborhood, and even ecstatic foreigners who came looking for the real authentic touch that Silvia’s still retains. The corner was renewed. The facades etched by humidity received new paint and the wooden bar, polished by the elbows of its customers and their glasses, was restored. In a videoclip of the song Más Macarena*, recorded by Gente de Zona and Los Del Río, the transformation that was beginning was already visible. Above the bar is a tourist accommodation with large windows that rents through Airbnb.

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In February 2024, The Eastern & Oriental Express, A Belmond Train will launch two seasonal return-trip journeys out of Singapore that take in the landscapes of its northern neighbor, Malaysia.

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An ever-evolving social culture equals an ever-evolving travel scene.

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If you’d like to actually enjoy the views instead of squinting at Google Maps in the driver’s seat, taking a foliage train trip could be the perfect solution.

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No one would expect this ranch and railroad town to be an artistic center, and yet it is — thanks to this iconic Marfa, Texas, sculpture.

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The essential travel guide to Cuba, including food, travel, culture, and what you'll need for your trip.

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This list is packed with classic, straight-shooting burgers and the old-school institutions still making them.

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Ross Island, an abandoned British settlement in the remote Andaman archipelago, is being taken over by its rightful owner: nature. Situated in the Bay of Bengal, India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands are an isolated group of 572 tropical islands, of which only 38 are currently inhabited. Nautically located closer to South East Asia than India, they are known for stunning beaches, thriving marine life, rich coral reefs and largely undisturbed primary forests. But beyond the idyllic views lie a dark past. (Credit: Neelima Vallangi)

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