Jan 21, 2025 • 10 min read
Jan 21, 2025 • 10 min read
A state of emergency has been declred in Santorini, a volcanic island and popular tourist destination in Greece, as an 'earthquake swarm' that began earlier this month continues.
As special as it is to travel solo, there is a real appeal to traveling alongside a special someone. As a pair, you can create new memories, add to your repertoire of references and inside jokes (“Remember that tango class in Buenos Aires…?” or “There’s nobody in the world I’d rather be on this Vespa with”), and build a language spoken only by you two. In matters of convenience and safety too, a travel buddy can be invaluable. You can share the cramped space on the two-seat sides of the plane. One can hold a spot in line at a museum while the other grabs breakfast pastries at the café. At the train station, the sentence “I’m going to the toilets; please watch my bag” could be, in the best of times, I trust you, even I love you.
This essay is part of Companion Fare, a series of personal stories about traveling with loved ones.
On a warm September day in Nice, France, I grab a table at a restaurant terrace overlooking the Mediterranean and size up the vessel I'm about to board: Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Traveller. Although you wouldn't know to look at it, the navy blue hull is built to cut through ice. As the ship glimmers under the southern French sun, I find it hard to imagine that in less than two months it will be back in Antarctic waters, having swapped the calm, summer waters of the Mediterranean for a harsh polar climate.
If you’re hoping to say "sea you real soon” to Captain Mickey or Minnie, Disney Cruise Line has exciting voyages on tap in 2026.
So seductive is the beauty of quaint Savannah, Georgia, that General Sherman famously spared it from destruction at the end of his infamous march. Travelers have long adored the town for the mossy live oaks that arch over brick-lined streets, the comforting cuisine, the mix of gingerbread Victorians and stately Greek Revivals. But most visitors probably wouldn't have called it hip, at least until lately. A flourishing creative community—much of it connected to the renowned Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)—has ushered in a new current of cool marked by adventurous chefs melding global flavors with Low Country ingredients, chic hotels with swoon-worthy interiors, and art-filled neighborhoods that offer an alternative to the usual tourist destinations. Few places offer a more satisfying balance of the storied past and the thrilling future.
Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.
Disney Cruise Line's lineup of family-friendly cruises is already packed with exciting itineraries across the globe, but it's about to get even more exciting in 2026. On Thursday, Disney revealed its summer 2026 sailings, including the introduction of a second ship to one of TPG's favorite Disney cruise destinations.
Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.
The popular Greek isle of Santorini and several neighboring islands have been preparing for an earthquake after experiencing four days of tremors, adding flights off the island, closing schools and deploying disaster response units as precautionary measures.
"New Orleans is a city of mood,” chef Serigne Mbaye tells me one Wednesday morning in September. We've been discussing the merits of Parkway's po'boys and the old-school kitchen at Commander's Palace. While growing up in Senegal and New York City, Mbaye cooked with his mother, and his Uptown restaurant, Dakar NOLA, braids his memories of this time with his haute restaurant experiences and the deep-rooted African heritage of New Orleans.
A spike in seismic activity has raised concerns of a potentially powerful earthquake on the Greek island of Santorini, prompting some residents and travelers to evacuate as a preemptive safety measure.
Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake.
Late last week, Nice, France, became the latest cruise destination to place restrictions on ships, with the goal of limiting the size of vessels that visit the picturesque resort city along the Cote d'Azur.
Package holidays have historically been touted as an affordable travel option, but prices are rising in some of the most popular European destinations.
Low-cost airline Norse Atlantic Airways will make it easier to fly to Greece from the West Coast thanks to a brand-new flight launching next summer.
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This year, travelers of means will be checking into remote new lodges and upscale all-inclusive resorts, and demanding reasonable prices, relatively speaking.
In 2025, travelers who are reluctant to abandon overcrowded hot spots likeBarcelona and Lisbon and take advantage of the near euro-dollar parity — which makes traveling to Europe more affordable for U.S. visitors — are instead striking a balance by booking quieter “detour destinations”: lesser-known places close enough to take a side-trip from a popular city.
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