Travel

(CNN) — On Wednesdays, Palmetto, which opened for the first time on May 11 in Oakland, California, serves a full prime rib dinner — to go. It’s “enough to feed two people, or one really hungry person,” Christ Aivaliotis, one of the new restaurant’s owners, tells CNN Travel. But this isn’t how Palmetto or a

(CNN) — Spot the odd one out in this list of global cities: Hong Kong, Zurich, Singapore and… Ashgabat? The Turkmenistan capital might not spring to mind when listing deep-pocket destinations, but Ashgabat is now the world’s second most expensive city for overseas workers, according to Mercer’s newly released Cost of Living Survey. While it’s

(CNN) — It’s easy to see why “The Crystal” is one of the most highly anticipated new attractions in China. Designed by Moshe Safdie, the mastermind behind Singapore’s awe-inspiring Changi Jewel, the 250-meter-tall sky bridge is the highest of its kind. Dubbed a horizontal skyscraper, it stretches 350 meters across six of the eight skyscrapers

Dimitri Neonakis took to the Nova Scotia sky on Thursday with his personal message to Floyd. He told CNN he chose the fist because it’s a symbol of the movement against racism. “We all have to speak out and we have to end it,” Neonakis said. “There are no borders when it comes to racism.”

But that adventure has finally come to an end. The treasure has been found. Forrest Fenn, the 89-year-old art and antiquities collector who created the treasure hunt, made the announcement Sunday on his website. “It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from

(CNN) — Which came first, the chicken or the egg? If we’re talking menus, you might be inclined to say “egg,” if only for its ubiquity at breakfast. But the egg is the star of many other meals, too, and it is beloved for its workhorse qualities in recipes the world over. You could say

Eleuthera, Bahamas (CNN) — Friendly and unassuming, the Bahamian island of Eleuthera offers languid, daydreamy, toes-in-the-sand, drink-in-hand getaways. The sinuous island — with a name taken from the Greek word for freedom — is also audaciously good looking. High cliffs braced against the Atlantic line the eastern shore. To the west, clear aqua water laps

Hong Kong (CNN) — While many visitors to Hong Kong know about the main Hong Kong island, home to many of the financial capital’s skyscrapers, the city is actually an archipelago. Several of Hong Kong’s islands, like Lantau, Lamma and Cheung Chau, are residential and easily accessible by commuter ferry. But others are a bit

(CNN) — Like many people, I developed an obsession with Italy relatively early in life. Unlike many people, mine was probably inspired by a cartoon dream sequence in which Yogi Bear and his girlfriend Cindy sailed through Venice on a gondola. I quickly moved on to classier inspiration — “Light in the Piazza” starring Olivia

(CNN) — In this new normal where everything is a calculation, summer vacation presents a whole host of questions. Is (fill in anything fun) safe? While there are few activities that are risk-free, thinking scenarios through goes a long way toward making summer travel plans that sound reasonably safe — and fun. Here are some

(CNN) — Preparing to jump out of the second-floor window and into the river below, I felt the acute sense that my anxiety was about to be washed away. It was a balmy July day in perhaps the most quintessential of English locations, a mill house on the River Avon. There was the burble of

(CNN) — When the world is feeling just too much, imagine how great it would be to start afresh. If you can pool together $7 million with a syndicate of business-savvy friends (and have a few “rainy day” millions in your back pocket), building your own utopia could now become a reality. A rare opportunity

(CNN) — Once the mist clears over the hilly mountaintops, green is all you can see in Dalat, a mountainous region in the Central Highlands of southern Vietnam. The country’s top agricultural producer, it’s a popular vacation destination for both Vietnamese and international tourists. But Dalat is also earning fame for a rather unexpected reason

It’s painstaking work that took entire careers to complete. But now, archeologists — or at least their tools — are taking to the skies. A new remote-sensing technique called lidar, or light detection and ranging, can produce detailed models of any terrain, revealing secrets usually hidden by tree canopy and forest. This laser mapping is

(CNN) — Just weeks after restarting domestic flights, Indonesian carrier Lion Air has canceled them again, citing issues with passengers not following Covid-19 regulations. The Lion Air group, which also includes Batik Air and Wings Air, began slowly reintroducing short-haul flight routes on May 10. But the restored flights did not last long. The company

(CNN) — Across Europe, beaches are getting ready for their first socially distanced foreign visitors, hotels are airing out rooms and restaurants are laying alfresco tables. With borders now open, the travel industry is trying to salvage as much of the peak tourist season as possible. Right now, almost everyone’s invited, but despite the alluring

(CNN) — Detailed housekeeping checklists. Half-empty casinos. Reservations-only dining. No shows, nightclubs or sporting events. These are just some of the realities that travelers can expect when Las Vegas reopens for tourist traffic this week. Put simply, Vegas will be back as of June 4, but it won’t look like the destination we know and

(CNN) — Thrill seekers in Japan will soon get to enjoy their favorite roller coasters again now that amusement parks around the country are reopening. But there’s one request they might struggle with: No screaming. With Japan lifting the state of emergency this week, a group of major theme park operators has introduced a set

(CNN) — On most days I am loyal to my locally owned coffee shop. I spent years working as a barista myself, pulling shots of espresso and pouring silky steamed milk into ceramic mugs — a wiggle of the wrist to finish it off with a snow-white pattern in caramel-colored foam. My fellow third-wave coffee

(CNN) — Want to get away from it all? And would you want to go, or go back to, what is arguably the best city in America? Well, visiting San Francisco may not be possible at the moment. But with a few digital and analog resources, a little effort and a handful of that magical