This is the world’s best-connected airport right now
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — It’s not who you know, but where you’re flying them to. IGA Istanbul Airport, which opened just six…
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Iconic Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $24 million
By Lauren Rapp, CNN (CNN) — The jersey that legendary New York Yankees player Babe Ruth wore when he hit one of baseball’s most famous home…
Continue ReadingThe VW Beetle evokes memories of years gone by, but in Mexico it’s still part of the present
By Gordon Cole-Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — In today’s world of autonomous cars, keyless ignitions and charging ports, it’s hard to imagine just…
Continue ReadingYou’ve come across a bison in the wild. It’s looking at you. Do you know what to do next?
By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous encounter with a territorial bison and the subsequent viral video were not what Rebecca Clark had in…
Continue ReadingThe world’s best city for nightlife, according to Time Out
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s best party spots, the city taking a stand against electric…
Continue ReadingHow it all went wrong for tourism
By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Protests in the streets. Graffiti warning tourists to go home. Local populations dwindling as short-term rentals…
Continue ReadingGettysburg National Military Park falls victim to vandalism
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Vandalism has come to another US historic site, Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg National Military Park, where a…
Continue ReadingSea lions take over popular California tourist beach
Reuters (CNN) — Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, prompting local officials to…
Continue ReadingHuge 2,492-carat diamond, believed to be world’s second-largest, unearthed in Botswana
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A massive 2,492-carat rough diamond, believed to be the second biggest ever found, has been unearthed in…
Continue ReadingThe sleeper train that’s a wild ride to another world
Story by Maureen O’Hare and video by Max Burnell, CNN Fort William, Scotland (CNN) — It’s a Tuesday night on the Caledonian Sleeper,…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé launches whiskey inspired by ‘moonshiner’ great-grandfather
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — “Bottle in my hand, the whiskey up high,” Beyoncé sang on her latest album “Cowboy Carter,” released…
Continue ReadingTitanic newspaper article discovered in wardrobe after 112 years
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A newspaper illustrating the agonizing wait facing families of those onboard the Titanic has been discovered at…
Continue ReadingThin eyebrows are back, but should they be?
By Martha Alexander, CNN (CNN) — Good news for anyone who permanently decimated their eyebrows in the 1990s with a pair of tweezers and bad…
Continue ReadingOne half of world-famous gay penguin couple dies in Sydney aquarium
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Sphen, an Australian gentoo penguin who became an unlikely global symbol for equality, has died from apparent…
Continue ReadingTravel host Rick Steves says he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery
By Taylor Romine and Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Veteran traveler, travel TV host and guidebook author Rick Steves announced he was…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban says it wants people to visit Afghanistan. Here’s what it’s like
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Ben Herskowitz stood on a hill overlooking the ancient archaeological landscape of Bamiyan, nestled among the…
Continue ReadingJapanese town quietly removes its Mount Fuji-blocking barrier
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — A small town in Japan that received international attention for its controversial decision to block views of Mount…
Continue ReadingHow the lobster became an unlikely status symbol — and a ‘cultural icon’
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Despite its shiny red exoskeleton and reputation as a bug of the sea, the lobster — though far from the…
Continue ReadingIn photos: The best outfits of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour so far
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Millions of fans, one recording-breaking artist, almost 150 sold-out shows and a rotating wardrobe of 11 designers:…
Continue ReadingAustralian slang terms every visitor should know
By Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your “yeah, nah” from your “nah, yeah”? Or your “woop woop” from your “wig out”?…
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