Is our travel life truly toy free? Nope. We’re not purists. But we are traveling with 99.9% fewer toys than we had at home, and our choice of toys has changed significantly. So, we’ve got stuff. It’s just different stuff than you might expect. At first, our paring down of child paraphernalia was an act […]
As HBO’s Chernobyl premieres, what travellers need to know to go there
It’s been more than three decades since the catastrophic accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine, but the disaster still casts a long shadow. Dorm of a preschool in Pripyat ghost town, Chernobyl, Ukraine. Image by ©tunart/Getty Images On 26 April 1986, an explosion at the plant near the city of Chornobyl […]
The new Mexican hotel dedicated to the pursuit of happiness
A new hotel that is planned for Mexico’s Riviera Maya is going to be dedicated to the pursuit of happiness and nourishing the soul. Guests at Awakening Hotel will stay in “human cocoons,” which combine elements of a beach cabin and a treehouse and mimic nature’s shapes and forms. A new hotel in Mexico is […]
New York gallery to exhibit Aboriginal Australian artworks belonging to Steve Martin
American actor and comedian Steve Martin might be known for his not-so-secret passion for bluegrass, but did you know he also has an enviable collection of Aboriginal Australian art? Steve Martin is lending some of his collection to a New York gallery. Image by Bruce Glikas/WireImage And now Steve Martin is loaning some of his […]