There’s a particular kind of relief that comes from walking past the baggage carousel while everyone else waits. It’s not about smugness or minimalism as…
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Somewhere between the crowded security line and the fifth city in a seven-day itinerary, a lot of travelers started asking why vacations feel more exhausting…
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There is a particular kind of traveler who books a flight on a whim and figures out the rest later. Sometimes it works out fine.…
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There’s a particular kind of vacation fatigue that comes from over-planning a trip, from packing every day with excursions until the whole thing feels more…
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Ask ten people what Chinese food tastes like and you’ll likely get ten different answers, and none of them will be wrong. A bowl of…
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There’s a particular kind of traveler who plans a trip around a market stall rather than a monument. Ask them why Lyon, San Sebastián, or…
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Ask a dozen travelers where they want to go next, and it’s a safe bet that at least half will mention Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, or…
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Drive through almost any Chinese metropolis today and the skyline tells a story that official statistics only partly capture. Cranes still dot the horizon in…
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stretches across nearly the entire range of the planet’s terrain types, from glacier-fed plateaus to subtropical river deltas. Painters and poets have drawn on its…
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Walk through almost any Chinese city today and the contrast hits you within minutes. A woman in a flowing silk skirt checks her phone outside…
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