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John Malathronas, CNN Postojna Cave, situated one hour’s drive southwest of Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, is so vast, it has its own railway. And yet, one of the cave’s main attractions is something at the other end of the size spectrum — and completely unique to Postojna. Baby dragons! Postojna is, during normal travel times, one

Silvia Marchetti, CNN Buying a cheap property in Italy is an attractive prospect for many travelers, particularly with the ever-growing number of towns offering up homes for next to nothing through regeneration schemes. While some have been brave enough to take the leap and snap up a house ranging in price from one to a

Oscar Holland, CNN A group of 11 artists and activists has claimed the prestigious Turner Prize after transforming a gallery space into an Irish pub. Array Collective, which uses installations, performance art and protest to explore social issues, was announced this year’s winner at a ceremony in Coventry, UK, on Wednesday. Based in Northern Ireland’s

Nick Remsen, CNN When news of Virgil Abloh’s death broke on Sunday, many speculated that Louis Vuitton’s presentation of his Spring-Summer 2022 collection in Miami, Florida — scheduled to take place just days later — would be canceled. But the French luxury label, for which he helmed menswear, said it would go on as per

Jack Guy, CNN A huge, 12-pointed star has been installed on top of one of the towers of Antoni Gaudí’s famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona. The star, which measures 24.6 feet and weighs 5.5 tons, was maneuvered onto the Virgin Mary tower on Monday, according to a statement from the foundation that runs the

By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The central European country of Poland and the central African nation of Niger were among four new additions to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “very high” risk travel category on Tuesday. The weekly update, which was delayed by the Thanksgiving holiday from its usual release

Harmeet Kaur, CNN A letter set to go up for auction this week shows that ruler Catherine the Great was one of the early proponents of inoculation against disease. The letter provides a glimpse into the empress’ concern about the smallpox epidemic, which was devastating Europe at the time. In correspondence with a Russian army

By CNN Staff The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding surveillance at four major international airports to keep an eye out for the Omicron variant of coronavirus in travelers, the agency’s director said Tuesday. Dr. Rochelle Walensky told a White House Covid-19 briefing that the CDC is expanding surveillance with XpresCheck, a

Nicola Ruotolo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN The heirs of former Gucci fashion house chairman Aldo Gucci have hit out at Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” movie. The fashion biopic centers on the story of Patrizia Reggiani, an Italian socialite played by Lady Gaga, who after marrying into fashion royalty was sentenced to 29 years in

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN There’s nothing quite like a festive market to bring out the Christmas spirit in people. While these events can be traced back to Vienna — the city’s first recorded December market was in 1298 — the tradition has spread across the world over the centuries. From Germany, to Switzerland, to New

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN All over the world, it’s been a tough year on wallets. Supply-chain blockages and changing consumer demand have pushed up the cost of living in many of our biggest cities, according to new research published Wednesday, and inflation is the fastest recorded over the past five years. One city has been

Karla Cripps, CNN The discovery of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus has left governments around the world scrambling, leading to a steady stream of increased travel restrictions since the World Health Organization designated B.1.1.529 ” as a “variant of concern” on November 26. Little is known about the new variant, dubbed Omicron, including

Caitlin Hu and Eric Levenson, CNN Virgil Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer for Louis Vuitton and founder and CEO of Off-White, died Sunday of cancer, according to a post from his verified Instagram account. He was 41. “We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Virgil Abloh, a fiercely devoted father, husband, son,

By Chris Boyette, CNN Authorities discovered an apparent stowaway Saturday in the landing gear of a flight from Guatemala at the Miami International Airport, local and federal officials said. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the airport apprehended a 26-year-old man who “attempted to evade detection in the landing gear compartment of an

By Forrest Brown, CNN Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? The word Advent derives from the Latin adventus, which means an arrival or visit. Advent is the beginning of the spiritual year for these churches, and it’s observed the

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Countries around the world imposed travel restrictions after the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant in South Africa, more than 2.3 million Americans traveled by air on a single day for Thanksgiving, and in Asia-Pacific, New Zealand and the Philippines revealed new reopening plans. Here are some of the biggest developments

Ben Jones, CNN The romance of rail travel has seduced many travelers over the years. Sitting in a train as it slips quietly out of a city, along tunnels and viaducts, sneaking glimpses of people’s backyards before rolling into open countryside is one of life’s true pleasures. It’s a love affair that started in Britain,

By John Blake, CNN Zak Khogyani has seen sights and wonders that would fill you with awe. He’s walked through Antelope Canyon in Northern Arizona, surrounded by swirling sandstone formations formed by flash flooding. He’s stood on the rugged Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, which rise some 700 feet over the Atlantic Ocean — a

By Melissa Bell, CNN France’s Burgundy winemakers agree on one thing: 2021 was about as catastrophic a year as any of them can remember. It was in April that disaster struck. Even as the delicate buds of their vines were burgeoning, the weather forecasts warned of a sudden and unseasonable drop in temperatures. For three

Francesca Street, CNN It was November 1997 and Dina Honour was hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. The then 27-year-old had invited a group of New York City friends who, like her, had decided to stay in the city over the holidays. It has been a tough year for Honour. She’d been suffering from

By Lilit Marcus, CNN “The past is never dead,” Nobel Prize winning novelist William Faulkner once wrote. “It’s not even past.” That famous quote could apply to many of the winners of this year’s Historic Photographer of the Year contest, in which photographers from around the world shared images of the historic sites, landscapes and

Chris Dwyer, CNN For Sandeep Arora, home is the ancient city of Jalandhar in India’s Punjab region. His wife, son and parents live there, but he hasn’t seen them since March 2020. Amy Stott hasn’t seen her parents — or eaten at her beloved local fish and chip shop — in Manchester, England since June

Jack Guy, CNN A Michelin-star restaurant in northern England housed in a 14th century building has suffered significant damage after its thatched roof caught fire. The Star Inn at Harome caught fire at 10.13 p.m. local time (5.13 p.m. ET) on Wednesday, according to the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The restaurant, which is

Sara Spary, CNN A rare Roman mosaic has been unearthed on a British farm in a “remarkable” discovery. Historic England, a public body that looks after the country’s historic environment, said it is the first time the mosaic — found in Rutland, East Midlands — has been uncovered in 1,600 years. The Roman mosaic is

Sherry Liang, CNN Honolulu, Hawaii-based artist Kamea Hadar has lost count of how many murals he’s painted in his career — his best guess is at least 50 over the past decade. He’s painted a larger-than-life portrait of former US president Barack Obama on the side of a Honolulu law firm and wrapped a Lamborghini

By Forrest Brown, CNN What a difference Covid-19 vaccines and 12 months make. Last year, the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was a muted affair. Because of the pandemic, it was a TV-only event. No animated crowds lining Manhattan’s avenues. No long parade route. The 2021 spectacle returned to the more familiar parade of yore

Leah Dolan, CNN The International Woolmark Prize 2022, a prestigious award for emerging designers committed to lessening fashion’s environmental impact, has unveiled its seven finalists. The new cohort of fashion talent — including British labels Ahluwalia and Saul Nash, American designer Peter Do, Chinese label Rui, along with South African womenswear brand MMUSOMAXWELL, French label

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Turkey, family time and football are among the traditions that many look forward to at Thanksgiving each year. But there is one other major event that often takes center stage during the holiday: the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The annual parade, celebrating its 95th march this year, has become something of

By Paul Sillers, CNN Gleaming airplanes have been returning to the empty blue skies above 30,000 feet in recent months, opening up travel possibilities as they skim the clouds on their way towards unfiltered sunshine. On board, safely behind face masks, many passengers have been shrugging off the old discomforts of plane travel in their

Jack Guy, CNN “NFT,” the abbreviation of “non-fungible token,” has been named Word of the Year by dictionary publisher Collins, beating “crypto” and “cheugy” to the top spot. An NFT is “a unique digital certificate, registered in a blockchain, that is used to record ownership of an asset such as an artwork or a collectible,”

Skylar Mitchell, CNN In September, when the New York fashion scene converged for the city’s full return to live runway shows since the Covid-19 pandemic, one highly-anticipated brand was visibly absent from the runway. Months after being awarded a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund grant for emerging designers, Anifa Mvuemba, founder of women’s apparel label Hanifa, opted

Francesca Street, CNN The Great Barrier Reef has “given birth” in its annual coral spawn, creating a cacophony of color on the Australian landmark. Scientists working beneath the waves say they witnessed the event, in which coral simultaneously release sperm and eggs en masse, overnight Tuesday off the coast of Cairns, Queensland, hailing it as

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Mammoths are long to be known as ancient land dwellers, so scientists were shocked to find remains from the animal at the bottom of the ocean. Pilot Randy Prickett and scientist Steven Haddock, researchers with Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), discovered a Columbian mammoth tusk 185 miles offshore and

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Your checklist for airplane travel this holiday season: High quality, comfortable mask; hand sanitizer; early airport arrival; an easy to remove jacket, shoes, laptop and toiletries for the security checkpoint. Yet according to flight attendants, pre-planning may not prepare you for the full reality of flying in 2021 — and it’s

Hannah Ryan, CNN Bidders at an auction in Paris are hoping to get their hands on a scientific manuscript which details a key stage in the development of Albert Einstein‘s theory of relativity. The document is estimated to be worth between 2 million euros and 3 million euros ($2.2 million and $3.4 million), which makes

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Germany and Denmark were added to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of “very high” risk travel destinations on Monday as a winter Covid-19 surge sweeps much of Europe. Germany is battling a fourth wave and reported a record single-day surge in cases last week. Some of the

Lianne Kolirin, CNN With victory within her sights, “Dancing with the Stars” finalist JoJo Siwa has ditched her trademark hair bow to premiere a glamorous new look. The singer and social media personality wowed the red carpet on Sunday night at the American Music Awards 2021 in Los Angeles, where she was presenting the prize

Megan C. Hills, CNN When it comes to awards show, it’s not unusual to see hosts swapping outfits throughout the night. For many masters of ceremony, it’s also an opportunity to have fun with fashion — like when Doja Cat wore her memorable “worm” costume at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, or that time

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Dubai has turned breaking world records into something of an art form over the years, and the emirate now has yet another to add to its list. The world’s first and highest 360-degree infinity pool has just opened at the Palm Tower, a hotel and residential building from developer Nakheel that offers

Dimitris Sideridis, CNN Some shoot out of the soft rock like reptiles bathing in the sun. Others are mysterious depressions resembling an ancient board game played all over the world. And a few are straight-up puzzling. On a desolate and windswept corner of Qatar’s northeastern coast, among the sand dunes of the barren desert, lies

Madeline Holcombe, CNN Essence magazine has dubbed this the “year of radical self-care,” and to celebrate, it’s featuring three heroes in the world of wellness. The November/December issue of the magazine features Simone Biles, Lizzo and Nikole Hannah-Jones on three different cover editions, and each woman discussed in the issue how they prioritize their mental