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The Woman Who Keeps 10,000 Kids Happy at Sea (Without Losing Her Mind)
Nadia Durigon was 19 when she first stepped aboard a cruise ship, fresh out of high school with a degree in foreign languages and tourism. She’d alway...
Tragic Baikal Tour Operator Identified: Owner Once Sought Top Tourism Post
The woman behind the tour company that organized the fatal Lake Baikal excursion has been identified as Maria S., a 35-year-old entrepreneur who previ...
Caterpillars, Costumes, and Community: Ohio’s Woollybear Festival Returns for 54th Year
VERMILION, Ohio — What started as a quirky idea from a beloved TV weatherman has grown into one of Ohio’s biggest one-day events. The 54th annual Wool...
Your Body’s Secret Cry for Water on Hot Vacations (and How to Beat It)
You step off the plane into a blast of tropical heat, ready for paradise. By evening, you feel foggy, headachy, and wiped out. Jet lag, right? Probabl...
Anapa’s Beaches Rise Again: 7.5 Kilometers Restored After Tanker Spill
The Black Sea resort city of Anapa is making steady progress in the wake of December’s devastating tanker disaster. As of late May, emergency crews ha...
Elderly Tourists Found Dead in Crocodile-Infested River at South African Safari Park
A grisly discovery at South Africa’s Kruger National Park has left authorities hunting for a gang of suspected poachers. The bodies of two retired tou...
A Sacred Journey: 1.5 Million Pilgrims Arrive in Mecca for Hajj Amid Global Uncertainty
The annual Hajj pilgrimage, a cornerstone of Islamic faith, is officially underway in Saudi Arabia. More than 1.5 million believers from around the wo...
Russian Tourist Faces Death Penalty in UAE After 17 Kilos of Drugs Found in Her Luggage
A young woman from Russia’s Ivanovo region is facing execution in the United Arab Emirates after authorities discovered 17 kilograms of cannabis in he...
A German Exchange Student Finds Her Footing in Post-9/11 New Mexico
In Katharina Rivilis’s debut feature, “I’ll Be Gone in June,” we meet Franny, a German teenager who arrives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for the 2001-02...
Anapa Sets Official Dates for 2026 Beach Season After Cleanup Efforts
The Black Sea resort of Anapa has officially announced the start of its 2026 swimming season, running from June 1 through September 30. Mayor Svetlana...
Armenia’s PM Sets Two-Year Deadline for EU Visa-Free Travel
YEREVAN — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says the long-standing issue of visa liberalization with the European Union will be resolved within...
Why This Topo Designs Backpack Stole Our Reviewer’s Heart (and His Passport)
When you travel with a bag for seven flights and eight hotels in ten days, you get to know it intimately. That’s exactly what happened to WIRED review...