WATER ORTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Mining engineers pose as they inspect the progress of the Mary Ann tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the HS2 Bromford Tunnel on September 17, 2024 in Water Orton, England. The construction of the Bromford tunnel, HS2's gateway to Birmingham, has reached the halfway point with the 1,600 tonne TBM, named 'Mary Ann' excavating 1.75 miles of the first bore of the 3.5 mile tunnel. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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She fell in ‘love at first sight’ with an Italian stranger. Within days they were talking about marriage
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<strong>The Airbus A321XLR: </strong>Spanish carrier Iberia launched the A321XLR globally this week.
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TINTAGEL, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 28: The new 'Gallos' sculpture that has been erected at Tintagel Castle is seen in Tintagel on April 28, 2016 in Cornwall, England. The English Heritage managed site and the nearby town have long been associated with the legend of King Arthur and continue to attract large visitor numbers. However, efforts by English Heritage to update the visitor experience with the Gallos sculpture, along with a rock carving of Merlin's face, which English Heritage say are inspired by the legend of King Arthur and Tintagel Castles royal past, have met with criticism from some Cornish nationalists and historians. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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Employees grease hams with lard before hanging them to dry in storage as part of the Parma ham curing process at Pio Tosini Industria Prosciutti SpA in Langhirano, Italy, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. Russia recently announced a one-year ban on a range of food products from the EU and the U.S., in retaliation for sanctions against the country over Ukraine. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Parma ham is one of Italy’s tastiest exports. Now it’s in big trouble
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, the original Trader Joe's grocery store in Pasadena, Calif., is viewed. Responding to calls for Trader Joe's to stop labeling its international food products with ethnic-sounding names, the grocery store chain said it has been in a yearslong process of repackaging those products and will soon complete the work. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
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Sea of Clouds, One of five wonders of Alishan. Alishan National scenic area, Chiayi County, Taiwan .
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Taiwan is fast becoming a top destination for outdoor adventure and wellness fans. It’s easy to see why

NEWS

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 22: Traffic moves along Interstate 695 on Wednesday morning November 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. This Thanksgiving season, the American Automobile Association (AAA) projects that 49 million Americans will travel by automobile this holiday weekend. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Nov 22, 2024
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Marcin Nowak/LNP/Shutterstock (14936544g) Passengers outside the terminal 4 at Gatwick Airport. AS a security cordon is in place around the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport following discovery of a suspected item in luggage. Police were called at 8. 20am this morning and, as a precaution, an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team has been deployed. Gatwick Evacuation, Gatwick, East Sussex, UK - 22 Nov 2024
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Explosives disposal team sent to London’s Gatwick Airport as terminal evacuated over item in luggage
Nov 22, 2024
Luggages are seen at the Barajas Airport in Madrid on July 1, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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What to do if your luggage is lost, delayed, stolen or damaged
Nov 22, 2024
An American Airlines plane sits by a gate last month in Atlanta.
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An unruly passenger got duct-taped after trying to open a plane’s door while it was mid-flight
Nov 22, 2024
The lower Manhattan skyline, One World Trade Center and the city are seen in the background in front of United Airlines jets during sunrise at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
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FAA could slow air traffic during what’s expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving period on record
Nov 21, 2024
CHICAGO, IL - MAY 11: An American Airlines aricraft sits at a gate at O'Hare International Airport on May 11, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Today American Airlines held a ceremony to mark the opening of five new gate at the airport. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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American Airlines expands its crackdown on line cutters
Nov 20, 2024
Arthur Frommer pictured on a trip to Australia in 1991. (Photo by Kylie Anee Pickett/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).
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Arthur Frommer, travel writer and guidebook publisher, dead at 95
Nov 19, 2024
Sunlight illuminates the tailfins of British Airways aircraft at Terminal 5 of London Heathrow Airport on February 5, 2021
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British Airways hit by delays and disruption after ‘technical issue’
Nov 19, 2024
A torii gate at the entrance of Tokyo's Meiji Shrine.
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American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing gate at Tokyo shrine
Nov 15, 2024
Florence rooftops and cathedral di Santa Maria del Fiore or Duomo view, Tuscany region of Italy
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Italian city Florence bans key boxes and tour guide loudspeakers to tackle overtourism
Nov 13, 2024

Food & drink

Portuguese Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado from Quinto do Pomar is crowned World Champion Cheese 2024 An aged, raw sheep’s milk cheese takes top spot at world’s biggest cheese competition
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World’s best cheese for 2024 is revealed
A Japanese attendant pours sake into a cup for visitors at the Koami Shinto shrine during the doburoku (sake) festival in Tokyo on November 28, 2016. Every year on November 28, Shinto shrines hold the festival to give out free sake, which is made from freshly harvested rice of the year, as part of a Shinto tradition to thank gods for the autumn harvest. / AFP / Behrouz MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Once illegal, this Japanese alcohol is making a comeback
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The world’s best bars for 2024 announced

Stay

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As a child, he was kicked out of one of Macao’s finest hotels. Today, he’s the owner
Visitors take photos of the Menendez brothers' former mansion in Beverly Hills, California, on October 23, 2024.
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A Los Angeles mansion has become the latest ‘dark tourism’ hot spot
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The historic, tranquil forest retreat on the outskirts of Kathmandu
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The world’s best hotels for 2024 revealed

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

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He thought the guy he met on vacation was just a fling. He turned out to be the love of his life
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They fell in love three decades ago. Now they pilot planes together
Kacie Rose Burns fell in love with Dario Nencetti while she was vacationing in Florence, Italy.
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She went on a solo trip to Italy. Right away she met the love of her life

SURVIVAL GUIDES

Fleeing fallow deer (Dama dama) buck crossing road in front of car during the rut in autumn. (Photo by: Sven-Erik Arndt/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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This might be the most deadly animal you’ll ever encounter
A bison looks back as it crosses the road near Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park.
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You’ve come across a bison in the wild. It’s looking at you. Do you know what to do next?
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING, UNITED STATES - 2017/06/02: A Mother Grizzly and her cub walk through a meadow in Yellowstone National Park. (Photo by Will Powers/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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How to survive a bear attack – or better yet, avoid one altogether

SEARCHING FOR MEXICO

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Breakfast tacos from HomeState including (from bottom up) Pecos, Dont Mess with Texas and Blanco taken on the outside patio at HomeState on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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A short history of the long fight over breakfast tacos
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This legendary sandwich was created by accident
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