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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes, the simplest dishes are the most satisfying. Suquet, a traditional Catalan seafood stew, is that kind of dish. Its origins are humble — fishermen on the crystal clear waters of Catalonia’s Costa Brava historically prepared it on their boats with the catch of the day, making for a

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — They’d always loved being close to the mountains, but Jennie Vercouteren and her husband, Ward, never imagined that they’d end up living in the French Pyrenees. The couple, who met while they were both working in Colorado, however, longed for a “quieter life” in Europe. “We started coming to

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 5, drawing a bevy of A-list celebrities to the storied New York City museum for a night of exhibition-viewing, dinner and drinks. But first, they’ll walk the steps in what has become one of the biggest

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Two top food writers have accused influencer and bakery owner Brooke Bellamy of plagiarizing their recipes in her bestselling book. Nagi Maehashi, who runs the RecipeTin Eats website, and Sally McKenney, of the Sally’s Baking Addiction site, allege that several recipes in Bellamy’s book “Bake With Brooki,” which is

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Officers at US airport security checkpoints will be looking for REAL IDs come Wednesday, when enforcement of the new documentation begins. But travelers who don’t have one will still be allowed to travel. Travelers coming through lines will be asked to show their identification to Transportation Security

By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — On a recent chilly, drizzly afternoon in Amsterdam’s city center, a steady stream of patrons venture out of the rain and into a narrow 17th-century building on the Haarlemmerdijk, a popular shopping street. A gilded sign shaped like a shining sun hangs above the front door, reflecting the shop’s

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Brno, Czech Republic (CNN) — From the street, it doesn’t look like anything special. Most tourists trying to find this UNESCO World Heritage site are usually looking for a grand European classical villa, so they often walk right past what they think is just a typical family home in a quiet

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Imagine this: you pull your kids out of school for a year, stash your stuff in storage, rent out your house, put your career on pause and set out into the wide world, bound for all seven continents as a family. You serve up lessons the kids would miss

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Is xiaolongbao a bao or a dumpling? What exactly are “husband-and-wife lung slices” made of? With international travel to China on the rise, thanks much in part to its friendlier tourist visa policies, foreigners will inevitably encounter some amusing restaurant menu translations as they experience the

By Jack Guy and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka prefectural police told CNN on Monday. He had to be rescued again on

By Ali Halit Diker, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in 537CE before its conversion into a mosque in 1453 — creates an illusion of vastness. It feels

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s smallest park, Spain’s greatest food, plus North Americans who started new lives in Mexico and Germany. Number ones Taller, higher, larger, bigger: This week we bring you a roundup of new record-breaking projects and endeavors around the world. The world’s tallest bridge

CNN By Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida Keys (CNN) — People wandering down to spend a little time in the Florida Keys often end up staying much, much longer. “Thirty-one years ago, I came here on vacation,” said Eric Johnson, a tour guide on tiny Pigeon Key. Johnson met a guy in Miami on a Thursday