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By David Williams and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Heath Barnes opened his book on the upper decks of the Bahamas-bound Carnival Freedom cruise ship in between bouts of rain. But his relaxation Saturday afternoon was suddenly stolen with “the loudest thunder and lightning I have ever heard,” he told CNN. Barnes, of Woodsboro,

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s one-euro-home sales have been attracting a lot of interest over the past few years, with dozens opting to snap up abandoned properties in some of the country’s depopulated towns. But while towns like Mussomeli in Sicily and Zungoli in Campania have managed to offload various abandoned dwellings to

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Martin Greenfield, a tailor who dressed six US presidents, countless A-list actors and professional athletes, died on March 20 at the age of 95, according to his sons Jay, Tod and David Greenfield. Dubbed by GQ and other media outlets as “America’s greatest living tailor,” Greenfield founded the longstanding

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our travel round-up this week: love stories of missed flights and strong connections, the Greek island where the end of the world began, and dramatic new plans for the world’s biggest plane. Love is in the air Canadian Bianca Gignac was amazed to find herself skinny-dipping in Cinque

By Guy Kesteven, CNN (CNN) — Rome might not have built ancient history’s biggest empire – a shout out to Genghis for that one – but it was undoubtedly the most enduring and influential. That’s because Roman passions for outrageous, oversized architecture went hand in hand with detailed record-keeping and relentless imperial PR. As a

By Colleen Kelsey, CNN (CNN) — Writing in 1863, the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire turned his eye to a striking faction of Parisian and English high society, one militantly fanatical for appearances — so much that some were said to polish their boots with Champagne. “Dandyism is a mysterious institution,” he said of

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — If she can avoid it, Saphia never travels by airplane. Saphia researches the climate crisis for a living – so that’s partly why, although not entirely. She also just hates flying, period. “My job sort of demands I have an ethical stance on flying,” Saphia tells CNN Travel. “But

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — More than 4,000 culturally significant items, including textiles, ceramics, and clothing, have been repatriated to Peru, their country of origin, the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The 4,600 cultural assets were returned to the South American country from the United States and countries across Europe

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Diamonds are forever – especially for Emily Ratajkowski, who has chosen to turn her engagement ring into something entirely new following her split from her film producer husband, Sebastian Bear-McClard. With the help of Alison Chemla, creative director of jewelry brand Alison Lou, Ratajkowski worked to remake her old

By Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, CNN (CNN) — Just off the D515 state highway to Kuşadası, a meandering asphalted road cuts through the pine trees and undulating olive groves of the Mediterranean landscape to reach the village of Caferli. Few people would think to come this way, but it’s exactly here that you’ll find one of Turkey’s

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China and sparked online nationalist anger over scenes depicting a violent and tumultuous period in the country’s modern history. Reactions have been mixed on Chinese social media since the Thursday premiere of the

By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Within hours of the Russian invasion in February 2022, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky invoked martial law across the country, setting in motion an ongoing defence operation and signing a decree to mobilize conscripts. With eligible men aged between 18-60 not being allowed to leave Ukraine, news reports were filled

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Celebrated architect Norman Foster has unveiled plans for a new $1-billion office tower in Los Angeles that will see greenery spilling out from a series of terraces spiraling up its facade. The eye-catching proposal, which was formally submitted to city planning authorities this week, will transform a two-acre site

CNN By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, sits another aging classic – Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s believed to be the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) restaurant. “The reason why my family started this business is simple,” says

By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, sits another aging classic – Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s believed to be the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) restaurant. “The reason why my family started this business is simple,” says Yosuke

By Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — A treasure hunter struggling with faulty equipment has unearthed a gold nugget believed to be the largest ever found in England. Richard Brock discovered the gold nugget, weighing 64.8 grams (2.3 ounces), in the country’s Shropshire Hills near the border with Wales, auction house Mullock Jones said Thursday. The

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday, a starry guestlist poured into the regal halls of London’s National Portrait Gallery for the museum’s first fundraising Gala since its hefty three-year remodel completed in 2023. Against the backdrop of 1700s portraiture, former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, artist Tracey Emin and Dame Kristen Scott Thomas

By Tom Page and Sean Coppack, CNN (CNN) — Thanda Island, a speck of sand off the Tanzanian coast, has room for only a handful of guests, but space enough for many thousands of inhabitants. A luxury estate which must be rented in its entirety, where prices start at $33,000 per night, you’ll have to

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A model of the “Pillar of Shame,” a memorial to victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre that was controversially removed from a Hong Kong university in 2021, has gone on display in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Depicting a heap of contorted bodies and screaming faces, the

Poonam Binayak, CNN (CNN) — When planning a trip to India, the “Golden Triangle,” comprising Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, often comes to mind as a must-see region. And these historic destinations do indeed provide a classic introduction to the country. However, India boasts an array of natural wonders that provide ample opportunities for the more