He Travels to Share the Happiest Moments in People’s Lives from Every Country in the World
“It’s really just a publicity thing,” says Michael Zervos, a man who’s currently on course to set the Guinness…
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Your Next Vacation May Be a Lifesaver, Researchers Studying Travel and Human Health Suggest
Story at a glance… Researchers looked at the relationship between travel and tourism and health. Using the thermodynamic concept…
These Days Women Prioritize Travel Twice as Much as Men
The world’s leading travel risk management and crisis response firm Global Rescue recently conducted an interview of 1,100 of…
UNESCO Heritage Sites Class of 2024: A Mixed Bag of New Sites
The 46th annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee has just concluded in New Delhi. Keeping with WaL tradition of reporting…
Italy’s Tourist Spots Are More Crowded Than Ever–Here Are Some Breathtaking Alternatives
The high season in Europe is already well underway, and many famous cities in several European countries are already…
For a Summer Holiday, There May Literally Never Be a Better Time to Visit Taiwan
In my book On the Face of It: A Traveler on His World, I explain that I had the good…
A Slice of Middle America in the Middle of the Caucasus Mountains—Ohio Inn and Cafe
Far beyond the tourist haunts of Asia and Europe lies Azerbaijan, home of the nevertheless very touristy, gorgeous, chic,…
It’s Not Easy Running a Private Night Train in Europe – a Year of Operations at European Sleeper
While thousands of nocturnal trains depart and arrive at stations across Asia every day, the idea of a train…
Lucknow in a Day—According to World at Large
Located on the major highways linking the capital of New Delhi to the tourist centers of Varanasi and Agra,…
Backpacking in Asia, Africa? Think Twice Before Bringing This Key Item
This article contains affiliate links. Whether you sprain an ankle high in the Hindu Kush, break an axle in…
Travelers Swap Illness for Civil Unrest, Terrorism as Biggest Concern in Leading Survey: Are They Right to Be Scared?
This story contains affiliate marketing links, but the editorial standards are unchanged between it and any other news piece.…
The Men Who Live Unknown Beyond the Caspian Sea
There are many famous mountain ranges across the world, and many famous groups have called them home. But the…
What to Expect Before Going to Azerbaijan–a Country that’s Difficult to Nail Down
It was a late spring day when I told a friend of mine I was planning a trip to…
Must See: Giant 16th Century Turkish Baths to Reopen in Istanbul as Part-Museum Part-Antique Spa
Following an extraordinary 13-year restoration project, Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, a historic bath in Istanbul, reopens this September after centuries…
UNESCO Heritage Sites Class of 2023: Central Asia Winning Out
The 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee took place in Riyadh from the 10th to the 25th of…
Danish Traveler “Thor” Visits Every Country Without Ever Taking a Flight
A now-44-year-old Danish traveler named Torbjørn Pedersen believes he is the first person to have ever visited every country…
Military Hardware from D-Day Litters the French Normandy Coast Road all the Way to Omaha
If you decide this June to take off along the 514 departmental road from the ferry port at Ouistreham,…
Some Unlikely Countries That Have Digital Nomad Visas
With East Asia reopened for tourism, the COVID-19 travel insanity is well and truly over, and there are going…
Choosing Ancienne Over Avantgard With a Journey Through the Dahar, Tunisia
In southeast Tunisia lies a landscape marriage between generations of subsistence human activity and the desert ecosystem; as artificial…
Europeans Go Mad For Skiing—at Cervinia it’s Easy to See Why
Of the 20 regions of Italy, Valle d’Aosta is among the lesser-known components for everyone who doesn’t like to…