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My beautiful French detour: the belle epoque charm of the Pays de la Loire coastline | Brittany holidays

The saying goes “curiosity killed the cat”, as if being nosy is a bad thing. As I stood knee-deep in the cool Atlantic Ocean,...

Campus Theatre – Atlas Obscura

The Campus Theatre is an operational single-screen Art Deco theater...

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Crest of a new wave: Cleethorpes is all set for a seaside revival | United Kingdom holidays

Cleethorpes Pier, circled by the local gull squad, looks at its picture-postcard best. Ahead of the lunch crowd making for Papa’s Fish & Chips...

Tribute to Věra – Atlas Obscura

What are the limits of human physical flexibility and mobility?...

Thrill of the night train: from Vienna to Rome on the next-gen moonlight express | Rail travel

Toasted ham baguettes in hand, we cheered as the new-generation Nightjet drew into Vienna Hauptbahnhof. It was a little before 7pm, and as the...

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Queen Trini Lisa – Atlas Obscura

Sitting snug in a mid-city neighborhood just off Tulane Ave...

‘A stunning campsite with views of the fjords’: readers’ best camping trips in Europe | Camping holidays

Spectacular views from a Norwegian fjordVeganeset Camping (tent pitch from £18 a night) is a stunning campsite in the Norwegian fjords – remote, but...

How to Book a Cheap Hotel in 2025

As much as I love hostels, there is something nice about the luxuriousness of a hotel: the clean room, comfy bed, desk, iron, strong...

Brightline Brought High-Speed Rail to Florida. Can the Public Sector Follow?

Firemen from Highland Beach, Fla., were heading to a conference in Miami; a money manager was on his way to his office in Boca...

House of Soviets – Atlas Obscura

Built in 1960 to be the administrative centre of the...

Share a tip on a special place to eat or drink on the UK coast | Travel

Eating fish and chips by the beach, slurping ice-cream close to the waves, sipping cocktails as the sun sets over the sea … a...

Why Now is Always the Best Time to Travel

Life can be stressful. Work, bills, relationships, the economy, love, family… the list goes on! There are lots of things we can do to do to...

How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

When Christina Cassotis, the chief executive of Pittsburgh International Airport, heard about the power outage that forced London’s Heathrow Airport to suspend operations last...

Where the Southern Cross the Dog

The story goes that W.C. Handy, later known as the...

Where tourists seldom tread, part 16: a trio of small historic cities | United Kingdom holidays

Whenever this town-focused series includes a city, prideful hollering ensues. The English distinction – not tied to a cathedral, a certain form of local...

My New Book on Budget Travel is Now Available!

Today is the day! My new book, How to Travel the World on $75 a Day, is out NOW! (Woo! Hoo!) This newly updated...

A Journey on South Africa’s Blue Train

Chaos surrounded us. Informal porters rolling luggage carts zigzagged between cars. Commuters spilled from the bus terminal onto the sidewalk, where they sat on...