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Here’s Where All the Cool Kids in Chicago Are Paddleboarding 14 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Stand up paddleboarding is the latest water sport craze to hit Lake Michigan’s shores. You’ll find plenty of places that will teach you how to paddleboard—or even how to do yoga out on those big, flat...
American Airlines and US Airways Merger Dealt Major Setback: What Now? 14 Aug 2013 | 01:58 am
American Airlines impending merger with US Airways, long thought to be done deal, was dealt a major and unexpected setback today when the Department of Justice filed suit to block the union on antitru...
Visionaries Video: Freida Pinto Hangs with Girls, Talks Girl Power in Ethiopia 13 Aug 2013 | 11:56 pm
Actress Freida Pinto of Slumdog Millionaire is the global ambassador for Plan International’s Because I Am a Girl campaign. In this video interview with Condé Nast Traveler, she visits a Plan center i...
Hotels in Caves: Nature’s Air Conditioning! 13 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm
Sorry, these rooms have no views. They’re set up in caves, albeit with some pretty plush amenities.
Volcano Tourism Erupts 13 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
Billowing ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano dashed travel plans in 2010, but travel to the icebound peak has been booming since that eruption grounded millions across Europe. Volcano tourism...
United Airlines’ New ‘Bistro on Board’ Menu Looks Pretty Tasty 13 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am
Who said airline food had to be dull and tasteless? United Airlines has launched its latest economy-class in-flight menu, entitled “Bistro on Board,” based on fresh, artisan-inspired bistro fare. It i...
Dream Trip Inspiration: 25 Finalists from Last Year’s Contest 13 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Enter our Dream Trip Contest to win a $25,000 vacation to anywhere in the world. But first, size up the competition by taking a look at last year’s finalists.
The Neighborhood: Georgetown, Seattle 12 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
Even as downtown Seattle goes increasingly sleek, bohemia lives on in Georgetown. Wedged between railroad tracks and Boeing Field, where 737 jets get painted and tested for flight, this blue-collar m...
Brazil’s Bahia Coast Has it All: Beaches, Palm Trees, Baby Sea Turtles 10 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
Brazilian sea turtles lay eggs on the white sand beaches of Praia do Forte, 50 miles north of Salvador, Bahia. Chaney Kwak visits Project TAMAR, an environmental conservancy that preserves the baby se...
The Definitive Guide to Amsterdam 10 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
In Europe’s refreshed design capital of Amsterdam, the fashions are funky, the masterpiece-filled museums have been fabulously restored, and a formerly barren neighborhood is being reborn as a hipster...