I'm an American who visited a convenience store in Japan. It was miles better than any I've been to in the US.

You might think Magic Kingdom is the be-all and end-allof the Christmas season at Disney World, with highlights including Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, holiday parades, holiday fireworks, and snow raining down on Main Street USA.

Travel, the movement of people from one place to another, has always existed. But long before we thought to travel for pleasure, we traveled for purpose: for commerce, and for faith.

This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Christina Hazel, a 23-year-old American woman who was born in France and grew up in Tunisia. She shares her experience moving back to the US for college. It's been edited for length and clarity. 

Maybe Austin wasn't as hot as American Airlines had expected.

Tiffany Gomas, the woman behind the viral TikTok video that had everyone talking this summer, is sharing her side of the story.

Five travel tech startups have announced fundraises this week totaling more than $144 million. 

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Niav Konno, a social-media strategist and content creator for small businesses, who lives in Makarska and runs the popular TikTok account @mylifeincroatia . It has been edited for length and clarity.

While studying in northern France in 1998, I didn't expect to celebrate Thanksgiving, but I was shocked to encounter French ignorance of Halloween, my favorite spooky holiday. This explained the absence of costumes, decorations, and candy corn, which compounded my culture shock.By the time my French partner and I moved back to France in 2008, I was a parent. I wanted to keep our American traditions alive, but finding not much more than carving pumpkins and a meager Halloween display in the grocery store, I scoured the internet for recipes and DIY decorations.

I recently visited Japan for my honeymoon.

I've lived in Philadelphia my whole life, so I've watched plenty of tourists come and go. 

Tokyo's Shibuya ward is quickly becoming a popular tourist destination, especially among fashionable young people.

I've spent more than 100 hours on trains in the last two years, from 30-hour overnight rides to quick three-hour journeys.