Life tips

There’s a soothing hum to laid-back Fukuoka, the largest city on the Japanese island of Kyushu. It’s hard to miss on a weekend afternoon as you stroll down Meiji-dori Avenue, the city’s wide downtown spine, passing places like the Kabuki theater Hakata-za and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. Eventually, you’ll reach the slow-flowing Naka River, whose banks are lined with the traditional open-air food stalls known as yatai, a signature attraction in this culinary and arts haven.

It's been seven years since my husband and I chose to relocate our family from Maryland to Florida. It's a decision I've never regretted once, but living in the Sunshine State is very different from life in the Northeast.

It’s 11pm in Bristol Harbour and the boat is rocking. Hometown shanty band The Longest Johns are on stage, belting out renditions of old maritime tunes while a sold-out, ale-fuelled crowd are singing along with gusto. The night might be a cold one, but inside is a world of festival lighting and fogged-up specs. The harbour waters lap against the hull as songs of distant seas and drunken sailors are roared out in unison.

An American Airlines passenger who went viral because of videos of her appearing to accuse a fellow flier of being "not real" said that the experience wrecked her life.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Gutridge, an IT professional who spends more than 300 days a year on a cruise ship. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Chris and Lindsay Harvey, a millennial couple from Florida, have been living on the road since March 2018.

Tom Houghton picks up a pair of binoculars from the sand-covered desk and slowly scans the beach in front of him. It’s June and things are starting to get busy at one of Cornwall’s biggest beaches. Stretching for more than two miles up the county’s north coast, and backed by craggy cliffs and rolling dunes that reach nearly a mile inland, Perranporth attracts crowds of sunbathers, swimmers, bodyboarders, surfers and dog walkers.

I'm an American originally from New York City. But for almost 10 years, I've been living in Italy. I also gave birth to my daughter here, almost five years ago. My daughter is bilingual and fully immersed in Italian ways of life.

There’s something so beautiful, so meaningful, about distilling an adventure down to everything that you need and nothing that you don’t, keeping the focus on manageable ways to get outside and get outside often. If it’s easy, if you have the trappings at your fingertips, you’re more likely to take advantage of the real prize: spending quality time in nature.

Inspired to live life more fully following the death of a friend, New Jersey native Tom Turcich, set himself a goal to see and experience the world on foot.

As you wind your way along the narrow coastal road of Langøya island in Northern Norway’s Vesterålen archipelago, you wonder how anyone could possibly live here.

I often catch myself contemplating the chain of decisions that have led me to this place in my life. The inescapable reality is that none of it would have been possible if it wasn't for my black cat, Willow. 

Every year, retired cruise ships are sold to ship-breaking yards in Turkey and India where thousands of workers painstakingly dismantle the massive vessels and sell their parts for scrap. 

When you watch "Oppenheimer," you might feel like you're being transported to the exact places where history unfolded — and, in some cases, you are.

If you flew TWA to or from New York before the airline declared bankruptcy for the third and final time, in 2001, your travel experience was elevated by a walk through one of the world’s most enduring architectural spaces.

When it comes to traveling abroad, there’s a lot more to it than just buying a plane ticket. You need to do your research. This means finding out if you need a visa, what the weather will be like, what kind of currency they use, etc. For more popular abroad destinations, this might mean a series of quick Google searches, but when you’re traveling somewhere off the beaten path, the information you need is not always readily available.

While the Thanksgiving travel period was mostly uneventful, thankfully, at least one plane-full of holiday flyers got more than their fair share of inflight drama.

Getting banned for life from flying a commercial airline isn’t easy, or common. In fact, I can’t recall another instance of an airline’s taking such a harsh line on passenger misbehavior, ever.

Toni Ko’s journey from a first-generation immigrant to a self-made beauty mogul has been nothing short of remarkable. When she moved to the U.S. at age 13, she knew no English. A dozen years later at age 25, she launched her first cosmetics empire, NYX Cosmetics, eventually selling the company to L’Oreal for a staggering $500 million.

It’s impossible not to fall victim to the charms of Sydney, Australia’s largest city. Days are spent roaming historic neighborhoods – flat white in hand – or chasing waves at the local surf beaches. At night, picture yourself diving into ocean-fresh rock oysters by the quayside or clambering up Harbour Bridge to see Sydney illuminated. Known as much for its livability rating as its landmarks, the accommodation scene gives you a peek into the life of a Sydneysider. Taste the Harbour City lifestyle at one of these beautiful Sydney Airbnb rentals close to beaches, the Rocks, and laid-back suburbs.

The Maldives is known for luxury, but the Muraka Suite at the Conrad Hotel takes it to another, even more impressive level. The luxury underwater hotel suite is located 16 feet below sea level and features a unique design that allows guests to fully immerse themselves in the surrounding marine life. This suite is perfect for those who want to experience the Maldives from a whole new perspective.