(CNN) — As pandemic quarantines go, this might be the best: sprawling on a hotel balcony overlooking azure Caribbean waters as you bake gently in the sun. But it isn’t enough for some. The past month has seen a slew of high-profile cases of tourists getting in trouble for breaking the rules while on a
Local producers have been fighting large factory-made camembert for the past 20 years to stop use of … [+] the protected designation of origin (AOP) label. AFP via Getty Images Camembert traditionally comes from Normandy, in the north of France, and for the past twenty years there has been a war waging between small producers
Westland Distillery Peat Week Westland Distillery The past 10 months have seen a lot of traditional in-person events go virtual, and today Westland Distillery in Seattle announced plans to bring its seventh-annual Peat Week online as well. And it’s in good company. In October the Great American Beer Festival went entirely online, and last month Russian
(CNN) — China has unveiled a new high-speed bullet train designed for extremely cold climates. The CR400AF-G train, which can operate at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour (217 mph) in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius (-40 degrees Fahrenheit), is part of the Fuxing series of high-speed electric multiple-unit (EMU) trains
Usually, it’s older travelers who go south for the winter months. But in the age of the pandemic, more younger travelers are riding out the cold weather in locations that are warmer and trendier than home. A new type of ‘snowbird’ “Snowbirds” is the term used to describe seasonal travelers who migrate to warmer climates
Here are locations across the U.S. that make you feel like you’ve set foot in a European destination with no passport required. With much of Europe off limits amid the current pandemic, Americans will have to wait longer to travel to and throughout the continent. However, they can find resemblances to some European countries a
(CNN) — As starter homes go, a three-story Georgian mansion on an 820-acre estate’s not bad. When Neil Watt and his partner Kris Reid moved into the top floor of Northern Ireland’s Castle Ward stately home in March 2020, it was their first home together as a couple. Watt had landed a new live-in job
Joey Wölffer, of Wölffer Estate Vineyard. Photo: Wölffer Estate Vineyard You’ve never had a cider, like this before. Herbaceous, fruitful and smooth to taste. “It’s perfect for a before-dinner aperitif,” said Joey Wölffer, of Wölffer Estate Vineyard’s No. 139 Botanical Cider, developed with Mab & Stoke. “I actually like it as it is, over ice,
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 02: Seedlip. Photographed for the Food Section of The Washington Post via … [+] Getty Images in Washington DC. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post via Getty Images; food styling by Amanda Soto/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Our drinking habits changed drastically over 2020.
For fans of the popular television series “Outlander,” train travel is one of the easiest ways to soak up the sites of the Scottish Highlands. Since the show’s debut in 2014, the number of visitors to the mostly rural northern part of Scotland has increased so much that the rise in tourism is called the
Sheep are increasingly being used to avoid pesticides in champagne production–these are in the … [+] Lacourte-Godbillon vineyards in Ecueil, near Champagne, France. AFP via Getty Images It’s been a difficult year for the champagne industry for a number of reasons. Without anything to celebrate during Covid-19, sales of the bubbly plummeted by as much
Hot drink cocktail for New Year, Christmas, winter or autumn holidays. Toddy. Mulled pear cider or … [+] spiced tea or grog with lemon, pear, cinnamon, anise, cardamom, rosemary. getty Monday (January 11th) is officially “National Hot Toddy Day.” While admittedly the fake holidays are a little bogus, a Hot Toddy is anything but. The
(CNN) — The 37th annual Harbin Snow and Ice Festival is continuing on as planned, although with modifications due to new outbreaks of coronavirus nearby. The winter festival, which is a huge event in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin in Heilongjiang province, has drawn travelers from around China and the world every December and
A passenger checks flight information on a board in the departures hall at Madrid Barajas airport. Paul Hanna | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — More than two decades of growth in airline passenger traffic were erased in 2020, a new report found. “The pandemic and its consequences wiped out 21 years of global passenger
(CNN) — There’s hope: Summer vacations abroad may happen in a big way this year. The number of people busting out of their countries will start creeping up in late spring and rise higher by mid-year, travel industry experts predict, as vaccines and risk-based safety measures are rolled out more widely and spiking coronavirus cases
Denny’s has had an especially difficult time lately. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education … [+] Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The surge in COVID cases this winter has been unkind to restaurants, but it’s been especially cruel to sit-down chain restaurants. A new report from Placer.ai, which studies
These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest guidance before travelling. Our writer visited these hotels prior to the pandemic. Fiji’s got them, Tahiti too, you can even find a few scattered around South East Asia but nowhere so does overwater bungalows better than the Maldives. Here,
Champagne (unsurprisingly) reigned this New Year’s Eve for North America’s largest alcohol … [+] marketplace getty In one of the most unprecedented New Year’s Eve in memory, what was the nation sipping on? Bubbles, tequila and hard seltzer according to Drizly, North America’s largest e-commerce alcohol marketplace. New Years’ Eve was the biggest night of
Discussions around the safety of flying are now dominated by the global pandemic, but the “Top Twenty Safest Airlines 2021” list compiled by airline website AirlineRatings.com doesn’t have anything to do with Covid-19. Released this week, the list analyzes crash records and safety compliance to highlight airlines that it claims are leading air travel safety.
(CNN) — John Cruise-Wilkins is a man on a mission. Like his late father Reginald before him, he believes there is great beauty to be found beneath an unprepossessing stretch of road in northern Mahe, the main island of the Seychelles. See, Cruise-Wilkins is a treasure hunter. And his and his father’s seven decades’ worth
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