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New photos and footage have emerged of the northern lights putting on a show in the background as a volcano erupts in the foreground.

For a 10-hour train ride from NYC to Niagara Falls, New York, in August 2022, I booked a business-class ticket on an Amtrak train for $168. It was $100 more than a coach ticket on the same ride. 

Four Seasons Yachts unveiled the look of the suites on its first ship, which is scheduled to arrive in January 2026. It also revealed the ship's first itineraries.

"Everybody wants to feel as if they are a VIP; everyone wants to feel special," said Kerry Ann Quallo Casserly, regional commercial director in Jamaica for Blue Diamond Resorts.

The Shore Club in Miami Beach is entering a new era. The art deco property will undergo a redevelopment and relaunch as part of the Auberge Resorts Collection. A grand reopening is planned for 2027.

Concrete is the single most widely used material in the world for constructing residential homes, roads, bridges, dams and skyscrapers. But we don’t tend to see this ubiquitous material as particularly interesting or attractive and as Thomas Guillot,Chief Executive of the GCCA (Global Cement and Concrete Association) says, “we don’t always appreciate it but if we didn’t have it, we’d certainly notice” and it does “offer the potential for beautiful design, as well as durability and strength.”

Salt goes well with salt. Cured fish, briny vermouth, jamón, sweat, sea—they complement tears, feeding each other with a soft sting. This occurred to me, floating on my back, off a cove in Mallorca. Tears slid from my eyes as the sea washed across my lips. X perched up on the rocks. He never had the urge to immediately fling his body into saltwater like I did, nor stay splashing about until the sun went low. My memories recall always waving to him ashore, vision blurry with waves and sun, beaming so he might see my joy.

Jasmeen Basi and Dillon Birring's family vacation was quickly approaching.

I booked my first-ever cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas in April 2022. The seven-day Caribbean voyage on a mega-ship took me round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to port stops in Honduras, Mexico, and the Bahamas. I expected breathtaking views of the world between relaxing swimming and sunbathing sessions.

Nestled in the North Atlantic between Scotland, Norway, and Iceland, the Faroe Islands are packed with dramatic cliffs, slender waterfalls, and natural landscapes that have attracted filmmakers from far and wide.

A jaguar drilling the camera with its eyes as it attacks a crocodile, a village floating on Lake Titicaca as wildfire approaches, amazing portraits, architectural wonders and gorgeous landscapes are all among the 10 category winners and shortlisted single photos in the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards open competition, unveiled by theWorld Photography Organisation.

In August 2023, I took my first cruise with Virgin Voyages, a relatively new luxury cruise line I've heard about from friends and other travelers for the last couple of years.

I took a three-day trip to Europe in November 2023, spending two nights on sleeper trains. One was a 30-hour ride on one of the world's most luxurious locomotives — the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.

In April 2022, I took my first cruise on Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas and it was bigger than I could even imagine. I felt as if I were in a small town in the middle of the ocean. At the time of my sailing, Wonder of the Seas was the largest cruise ship in the world. Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas took over the title in January 2024.  

During the final leg of A/W 2023 fashion week in Paris, it became apparent that sheer, skin-baring looks were dominating the runways. I started to think about the idea of ‘less is more’ while planning our spring/summer photo shoot—and knew that finding a location that matched this aesthetic would be key. Fashion is about storytelling, and Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa, felt like the perfect fit with its unique topography: cinematic dunes, endless white sand beaches, and rich volcanic areas. I fell in love with the juxtaposition of the light clothes against these epic and otherworldly backdrops.

For over 20 years, Melissa Goldstein worked as a magazine photo editor. While researching imagery, she developed a fascination with Scandinavian ceramics, 17th-century botanical illustrations and Japanese woodblock prints dating back to the 1500s. It wasn’t until she moved to Brooklyn and began rehabilitating the overgrown garden behind her brownstone that she began combining her interests: “[My brand MG by Hand] was the merging of my research, the garden and making things for my family,” Goldstein says of the fine English porcelain ceramics she now sells in select shops and online. In 2008, the artist began hand-making everyday dinnerware in her home studio in Carroll Gardens, decorating the pieces with floral motifs in a cobalt stain. Black irises, poppies and flowering quince from her garden adorned vases, shallow banchan dishes and scalloped serving trays. Her new Poppy and Cherry collections, which were fired in a gas kiln for 12 to 15 hours, channel Dutch Delftware while depicting local flora. “I have a wall that separates my garden from my neighbor’s, and I’ve interwoven quince in it,” Goldstein says. “I’m very into blooming trees.”

Your first time in an airport lounge can be exciting. After trudging through security and navigating a crowded terminal, you arrive in a hotel-lobby-like space with plush seating, complimentary refreshments, and maybe even a spa with free facials.

Gion, Japan's popular geisha district in Kyoto, will be barring tourists from entering certain alleys, the news agency AFP reported on Friday.

I'm pretty much a pro when it comes to staying in tight spaces.

With spring almost here, now’s the time for lacing up your walking boots and getting back outside. Whether it’s woodland strolls, day-long coastal walks or more challenging hikes, we’d love to hear about your favourite lesser known destinations which come into their own at this time of year.

AirAsia's CEO Tony Fernandes said he doesn't regret posting his shirtless photo on LinkedIn as the viral post garnered him a lot of publicity.