
Largest, highest, tallest: Record-setters in travel
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Carnival celebrations are taking place around the world ahead of Mardi Gras, and the world’s largest cruise ship…
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN Carnival celebrations are taking place around the world ahead of Mardi Gras, and the world’s largest cruise ship…
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps, CNN It’s official, there’s a new “world’s highest restaurant in a building.” In February, officials…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The gentle purr of the engine hums as planets, spaceships and asteroids pass by in the surrounding windows. The galactic…
Continue ReadingBy Dorothy Hernandez, CNN For Filipinos, breakfast is more than just the morning meal. It is deeply woven into the fabric of Filipino culture and…
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Airbus just moved one step closer to launching the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. The…
Continue ReadingJacopo Prisco, CNN Deep inside a shaft in the cemetery of Abusir, near Cairo, a team of Egyptian and Czech Egyptologists has found a significant…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street and Marnie Hunter, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spurred travel interruptions across the globe. The European Union…
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The airspace over Ukraine and its border with Russia is empty, according to flight tracking websites, with…
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare and Hadeel Ghaboun, CNN In a major new archaeological discovery, a Neolithic complex of 9,000-year-old stone carvings has…
Continue ReadingMaggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Imagine a 5.5 kilometer garden path (3.51 miles), about twice the length of New York’s High Line, sprawling up the…
Continue ReadingEmiko Jozuka, CNN and Yoshinobu Shibuya, CNN The flattened stones and spiky clay balls had languished in two Japanese museum collections for decades.…
Continue ReadingJeevan Ravindran, CNN A large area of well-preserved Roman mosaic — parts of it approximately 1,800 years old — has been uncovered in…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN American graduate student Dan Giedeman spent much of his first trip to Paris inside a conference room. It was September 1998…
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Raub, CNN As a visitor sets eyes on the brilliant pools of paradise that characterize Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park for…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN You may know him as Hank the Tank, but the California Department of Fish and Wildlife knows him as a threat to a Lake Tahoe…
Continue ReadingBy Maxime Tamsett, CNN Tucked away in the northern woodlands of Iceland lies a cozy new spa set to soothe visitors who are looking to enjoy natural…
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN There are more than 420 sites in the US National Park System, but only 63 carry the headliner — capital N, capital P…
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN Even if you’ve never heard the name Nensi Dojaka, it’s likely you’ll have seen her super-sexy approach to…
Continue ReadingVenice knows the burden all too well. So does…
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN After watching so many impressive Olympic performances, you may be inspired to ratchet up your fitness routine or…
Continue ReadingTamara Thiessen, CNN The steamy, jungle-covered tropical island of Borneo was once considered one of the remotest, wildest places on earth. A place…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN and Yuki Kurihara, CNN Having a family portrait taken by Haruhiko Kawaguchi comes with one unusual condition: That he wrap your…
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN After watching so many impressive Olympic performances, you may be inspired to ratchet up your fitness routine or…
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Venice knows the burden all too well. So does Amsterdam. And some of the most visited national parks in the United States are…
Continue ReadingScottie Andrew, CNN There are few occasions in this life for which we can really dress to the nines — the Met Gala, if you’re a certain…
Continue ReadingThere are few occasions in this life for which we can really dress to the nines — the Met Gala, if you’re a certain kind of famous, or Halloween for…
Continue ReadingNicola Chilton, CNN There’s no in-flight service. No business class cabin. No sipping Champagne, choosing beef or chicken, or watching a movie.…
Continue ReadingBy Allegra Goodwin, CNN Photographs of the British royal family captured by members of the public will go on display alongside the work of…
Continue ReadingToyin Owoseje, CNN Man Ray’s famed “Le Violon d’Ingres” is poised to make history as the most expensive photograph ever sold…
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Israeli farmer Chahi Ariel has grown the world’s heaviest strawberry, according to Guinness World Records. At 289 grams (10 ounces),…
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu and Anaëlle Jonah, CNN “The Little Prince” has arrived in Paris, nearly eight decades after it was written. The iconic…
Continue ReadingKatie Hunt, CNN The distinctive silhouette of Stonehenge in the flat landscape of Salisbury plain in southwest England is instantly and iconically…
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a newly-hatched ghost shark which they say could inform their knowledge of the…
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN There is no shortage of depictions of sex work in media, from films like “Moulin Rouge” and “Memoirs of a…
Continue ReadingSana Noor Haq, CNN One of the most valuable blue diamonds to ever feature at an auction could sell for more than $48 million, according to…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN A miniboat built by fifth graders took to the seas on October 25, 2020, charging off into the Gulf Stream for its maiden voyage.…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN | Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea has started work on a sprawling 10,000-apartment residential project as the country embarks on a…
Continue ReadingScottie Andrew, CNN On their faces, “Jersey Shore” and the “Real Housewives” franchise don’t seem like series worthy of…
Continue ReadingHannah Ryan, CNN A London art gallery has removed some souvenirs relating to Vincent Van Gogh from its gift shop after they were branded insensitive…
Continue ReadingSana Noor Haq, CNN Naomi Campbell has been revealed as the cover star for the latest edition of British Vogue — and she’s joined by a…
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated a half dozen new places “very high”…
Continue ReadingSana Noor Haq, CNN A rare notebook featuring handwritten lyrics and recording notes from hit songs by The Beatles is set to go on display at a museum…
Continue ReadingScarlett Newman, CNN While he launched his brand back in 2014, it’s in the last couple of years that South Carolina-born designer Sergio Hudson…
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN An American Airlines flight was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday due…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN It was Valentine’s Day 1996 when Lee Green walked into a mountain lodge in Nepal, surrounded by the snowcapped Himalayas,…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Mary J. Blige dazzled fans at the Super Bowl on Sunday evening, taking the stage in a bodysuit embellished with 10,000 Swarovski…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Mary J. Blige dazzled fans at the Super Bowl on Sunday evening, taking the stage in a bodysuit embellished with 10,000 Swarovski…
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Sonnet Swire and Amir Vera, CNN An American Airlines flight was diverted to Kansas City International Airport in Missouri on Sunday…
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Sonnet Swire and Amir Vera, CNN An American Airlines flight was diverted to Kansas City International Airport in Missouri on Sunday…
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN The music of Motown’s Marvin Gaye is legendary for getting folks in the mood for some “Sexual Healing.” So,…
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN This weekend when the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals take the field on Super Bowl Sunday, it will mark the return of…
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN This weekend when the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals take the field on Super Bowl Sunday, it will mark the return of…
Continue ReadingJeevan Ravindran, CNN A 5,000-year-old chalk drum will go on public display for the first time next week, more than six years after it was first…
Continue ReadingMary Novakovich, CNN Think of Slovenia’s Julian Alps and two images often spring to mind — the fairy-tale sight of Lake Bled and, if…
Continue ReadingFrom Joe Burrow and Matthew Stafford to Eminem and Mary J. Blige, Sunday’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles will feature plenty of famous…
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Griggs, CNN From Joe Burrow and Matthew Stafford to Eminem and Mary J. Blige, Sunday’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles will feature plenty…
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN Spacious, full of gadgets, and with infinite angles of recline as they sink down to a lie-flat bed: there’s a reason why…
Continue ReadingYoonjung Seo, CNN South Korean celebrities Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin announced their engagement on Thursday via Instagram. The pair starred in the…
Continue ReadingYong Xiong, CNN and Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing 2022’s Olympic mascot, a playful panda wearing an icy shell, has been a crowd favorite at the…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN | Teele Rebane, CNN and Lizzy Yee, CNN For followers of freestyle skiing and fashion alike, the buzz surrounding Winter Olympian…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN | Teele Rebane, CNN and Lizzy Yee, CNN For followers of freestyle skiing and fashion alike, the buzz surrounding Winter Olympian…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN An entire golf resort, four-star hotel and nearly 200 houses must be destroyed after being built in a protected natural area,…
Continue ReadingSara Spary, CNN Sotheby’s has sold 200 pairs of sneakers designed by the late Virgil Abloh for a “record breaking” collective $25.3…
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN It may be a new year, but there’s no new behavior when it comes to unruly passengers in the skies. Since 2022 began,…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Archaeologists have uncovered over 18,000 pieces of pottery inscribed with details of life in ancient Egypt — including…
Continue ReadingBy David G. Allan, CNN Fans of “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” and other films from the legendary…
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN For more than fifty years, athletes competing in the Olympic games have often been cheered on by either a furry, feathered or slimy…
Continue ReadingChris Dwyer, CNN Maybe you’d choose the white sands and turquoise waters of a deserted tropical beach. Perhaps it’s the lure of iconic…
Continue ReadingJoe Minihane, CNN Once-thriving spots, these villages, towns and cities now stand abandoned. Their empty buildings, streets and even cars left for…
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN An image of a frozen lake and the reflection of willow branches above the water’s icy surface has claimed the top prize in…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing due to financial problems worsened by the pandemic. Ye Olde…
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Gregory Wallace, CNN A flight from North Carolina to Los Angeles was diverted to New Mexico overnight after a passenger made a…
Continue ReadingSana Noor Haq, CNN A black and white picture of a giant-tusked elephant, a self portrait of a woman blowing a puff of smoke and a majestic white…
Continue ReadingJacopo Prisco, CNN Somewhere beneath the pitch of England’s national stadium in Wembley, London, lie the foundations of what could have been…
Continue ReadingLeah Asmelash, CNN The Believer was once at the top of the literary magazine game. A leading journal of art and culture, The Believer published the…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing due to financial problems worsened by the pandemic. Ye Olde…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN A sprawling $600-million movie studio led by Hollywood star Robert De Niro has been given the go-ahead by New York planning…
Continue ReadingCoy Wire, Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung, CNN Beijing 2022’s official mascot has emerged as a fan favorite at the Winter Games. Eliciting some of the…
Continue ReadingCoy Wire, Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung, CNN Beijing 2022’s official mascot has emerged as a fan favorite at the Winter Games. Eliciting some of the…
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Traveling around the world while staying in other people’s homes for free might sound too good to be true. But a…
Continue ReadingJacopo Prisco, CNN Tucked away down a back street in one of London’s surviving artist quarters, Jock McFadyen’s studio is just off the…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing due to financial problems worsened by the pandemic. Ye Olde…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN Whenever high school senior Schereéya boarded an airplane, it was with a particular thought in mind: “What if I meet the…
Continue ReadingAllyssia Alleyne, CNN For centuries, medieval castles — hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry — have held a special place in the Western…
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Joe Sutton, CNN Eighteen people were rescued from an ice floe that separated from land near Catawba Island in Lake Erie, the US…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN A tourist in Las Vegas hit the jackpot on a slot machine last month, but he was never informed due to a malfunction in the…
Continue ReadingHannah Ryan, CNN and Arnaud Siad, CNN Most passports tend to be relatively uniform in design. They’re often burgundy, black, or blue in color…
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN Could brighter days be ahead? Travel and tourism are expected to return to almost pre-pandemic levels this year, and a…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Spary, CNN A New Zealand family got an unexpected bird’s eye view of a trail they had just hiked in Fiordland National Park, South…
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Johnny Vegas strolls onto the balcony of a suite at the Five Palm Resort overlooking the glittering Dubai…
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again…
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Along the West Coast of the United States, 1,377 miles of railroad tracks run from Seattle to Los Angeles — a route often…
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again…
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again…
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics was, for many, the abiding memory of China’s…
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Johnny Vegas strolls onto the balcony of a suite at the Five Palm Resort overlooking the glittering Dubai…
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan and Danya Gainor, CNN The highest glacier on the world’s tallest mountain is losing decades worth of ice every year because of…
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN It has been a tough slog for some air travelers ever since the winter holidays rush. Between the spike Omicron variant cases…
Continue ReadingSara Spary and Hannah Ryan, CNN A 16th century drawing by one of the key figures of the German Renaissance has been valued in excess of $10 million…
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Sun and water can cooperate to make a visit to Yosemite National Park in California potentially extra special. It’s a…
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