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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: a life-changing DNA test, a Georgia-to-Mongolia road trip with unexpected challenges, plus a new report reveals Europe’s cleanest places to swim. So fresh, so clean Good news for wild swimmers: The vast majority of Europe’s bathing sites have “excellent” water quality,

By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — A frequently visited arch collapsed in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, the National Park Service reported Friday in a news release. The “Double Arch” geologic feature was also known by other names, including the “Toilet Bowl,” “Crescent Pool,” and “Hole in the Roof.”

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — As Deadpool breaks records at the box office with “Deadpool & Wolverine,” cover art depicting the of superhero’s first ever comic book appearance could sell for a record $7.5 million. Designed by writer and artist Rob Liefeld in 1991, it would become the most valuable comic book cover art

By Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — “It is with great sadness that we must announce the death of a dream. Midnight Trains died today, surrounded by family and friends.” That was the epitaph from Midnight Trains founder Adrien Aumont on May 31, signaling that its vision of creating a new network of luxury night trains

By Suyin Hayes, CNN (CNN) — There are two rather different perceptions of the Balearic island of Ibiza near Spain. One is as a nightlife and party destination; home to beach clubs, world-class DJs and all-night long raves for which the island became world-renowned, particularly from the late 1980s onwards. Another provides a counterpoint to

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Cruise ships have doubled in size over the past two decades, a precedent that could lead to even bigger vessels plying our oceans in the future and bringing potential problems, a new report has warned. The largest passenger vessels today are twice as large as they were in 2000,

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett has worn a top made out of more than 100 spoons at a red carpet event in Los Angeles. The Australian star was pictured wearing the piece by Swedish brand Hodakova, which is made up of 102 antique spoons, at the “Borderlands” fan event in

CNN By Amanda Musa and Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — San Diego’s newest giant pandas made their public debut Thursday in the San Diego Zoo’s reimagined Panda Ridge habitat. The pair, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, are the first giant pandas to enter the United States in 21 years, according to the zoo. “Our newest

By Amanda Musa and Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — San Diego’s newest giant pandas are set to make their public debut Thursday in the San Diego Zoo’s reimagined Panda Ridge habitat. The pair, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, are the first giant pandas to enter the United States in 21 years, according to the zoo.

By Will McGough, CNN (CNN) — On August 8, 2023, an out-of-control wildfire fueled by winds from Hurricane Dora ripped through the town of Lahaina on Maui’s west coast. Ua Aloha Maji, a lifelong Lahaina resident, was at his house in Lahainaluna, about a mile inland of the town center when the fire began. From

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Jen Barnett has wanted to live abroad since first grade, when cafés lined her Birmingham, Alabama, school’s hallways during a week dedicated to all things French. She and her husband started talking about it soon after they met in 2015 and batted the idea around through two stressful US

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Spanish authorities are investigating a man who allegedly damaged cave paintings that are thousands of years old by pouring water on them in order to take better photos for social media. A 39-year-old man from Los Villares, in Jaén province in Andalucia, southern Spain, uploaded photos of the wet

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Scott Mayerowitz grew up in New Jersey in a household with resentment toward Germany, his family’s motherland. He has ancestors who were killed in the Holocaust, and his Jewish grandparents were forced to flee their homes there in the 1930s because of the Nazis. “There was always this sense

By Ana DeOliva, CNN (CNN) — Imagine boarding a flight without showing your passport, ID or ticket even once at the airport. By 2025, that might be the case at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport. The airport is known for its hi-tech infrastructure and was recently praised by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the words “US

By Simon Usborne, CNN (CNN) — Few things appear to soothe the existential anxieties of the super rich like a bunker designed to withstand anything short of total nuclear Armageddon. Yet it’s no longer enough for the security-conscious billionaire to stick an impenetrable safe room in the basement where it might sit empty forever. In

Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Buying and renovating a home in a different country is a decision that would put any relationship to the test. But this couple, previously based in San Jose, California, snapped up a dilapidated house in a picturesque Italian town with the hope of saving their marriage. Christina and Pete Sobolev,

By Yahya Salem, CNN (CNN) — Slovakian photographer Petra Basnakova made a series of remarkable and personally transformative discoveries during her three-year-long journey among Palestinian Bedouin families. “This photography journey was a wakeup call for me because it completely transformed my personality,” Basnakova told CNN. “I’ve grown up and found my inner peace, and I

By Chris Lau and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Diners huddling around barbecue grills used to be a familiar sight in the streets of Zibo. The previously nondescript city in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong became one of China’s hottest spots for domestic tourism last year thanks to its affordable and juicy

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN London (CNN) — Nigeria, Australia, Indonesia and a number of other countries have warned their citizens about traveling to the UK, as a spate of anti-immigrant riots grips cities across Britain. The UK’s worst social unrest in years was sparked by the stabbing deaths of three young girls in Stockport, northwest

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Not content with dressing the top dogs of the music scene, from Beyoncé and Usher to Christina Aguilera, Dolce & Gabbana now has its sights on making actual dogs that bit more stylish. The Italian fashion label’s latest offering is for the dog who truly has it all (or