Editor’s note: I personally love Guatemala. Like our writer Sam Spector, I have been twice, and each time found amazing new things to see, including my own trips to Lake Atitlan and Chichicastenango, ...

Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome! Fremder, Etranger, Stranger Gluklich zu sehen. Je suis enchante. Happy to see you. Bleibe. Reste. Stay. Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome! Im Cabaret, Au Cabaret, To Cabar...

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to step into Gertrude Stein’s Paris salon, rubbing elbows with some of the greatest writers and artists of the early 20th century? Or to immerse yourself i...

As I mentioned in my Ultimate Guide to Wellington (click here to read that), people seem surprised that I spent time in New Zealand’s cities instead of just the pretty natural places. This skepticism ...

Midway Atoll Airport faces closure without $100 million in repairs, threatening ETOPS diversion routes and Qantas's Project Sunrise flights across the Pacific.

Communities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton. The day falls on Sept. 25, a wink at her hit song “9 to 5.”

Editor’s note: this article by Morgan is a dream for me, since I recently booked a trip to Egypt for the 2027 solar eclipse! You’ll hear much more about that as it gets closer, but for now, Morgan’s t...

Sitting in the Music Room, I find myself moved to tears, and not for the first time today. A small circle of seats and a projection on the wall are the sole features of the room, but it an emotional s...

It’s about time for my annual (or semi-annual depending on the year) trip to visit my father. Ever since he moved to the Cincinnati area, I’ve tried to make seeing him into a writing trip, whether onl...

Few things bring a country together quite like sports. And few sports bring a country together quite like rugby here in New Zealand. This sport, and the national team, have defined culture in New Zeal...

Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood… Make big plans; aim high in hope and work.Daniel Burnham Daniel Burnham was 26 years old when he moved to Chicago and joined the architect...

“He who holds Stirling holds Scotland.” Attributed to Robert the Bruce, although without any direct evidence he actually said it, this quotation fairly accurately sums up the importance of this place....

Editor’s note: In between No Reservations and Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain (who is partially to blame for having inspired my life of travel) had a show called The Layover, where he took long layove...

What does it mean to be a bicultural society? What are the implications, and what are the opportunities? Those were questions on my mind as I explored Auckland, New Zealand’s by-far-largest city. Like...

Macklemore, the rapper who was the peg for numerous pieces on racial appropriation last year, caused a stir this weekend when images of him as what appeared to be a Jewish caricature hit social media.

Nine times out of ten, my favorite food memories from my travels are small, casual, local sorts of places. Chicharron on a sidewalk in Santo Domingo. A shop in Tokyo that only did eel and rice bowls. ...

Lying on a beanbag chair in the afternoon sun, I am a happy guy. Batch Winery, the highest in elevation of Waiheke Island’s more than two dozen vineyards, has a number of them set up on a grassy hill ...

The Angels Camp Museum is no ordinary small town historical collection, a fact apparent from my first step inside. A fantastically curated exhibit on Mark Twain, the region’s most famous resident, giv...

I arrived at Velskov, about a forty minute drive outside of downtown Auckland, excited. Here, on a piece of land that was once pasture and is now - slowly - recovering as native forest, Mamakan Velsko...

From the tip of the stone columns jutting up into the Inner Seas which connect the Irish Sea to the North Atlantic between Ireland and Scotland, it is easy to understand why locals might have thought ...

At The Royal Tour, we understand that travel is amazing and paradigm altering. But it isn’t life. Between Sam’s last article two weeks ago and now (both on Nepal), a devastating flood took place, with...

I can’t imagine a more perfect experience than this. A pot of tea, specially blended for this single place. A warm scone bursting with raisins and red currants, along with proper clotted cream and str...

New Zealand’s North Island doesn’t get the love that the South Island gets when it comes to natural beauty. The region around Auckland especially doesn’t seem to attract too many tourists. Those stay ...

Brad Lander, a Democratic congressional nominee in New York City, faced heckling Saturday over his stance on Israel as he protested a Hindu nationalist politician speaking at Madison Square Garden.

Let’s be honest here. Most people who come to New Zealand don’t do so for the cities. And those who do tend to stay in Auckland. (This makes sense since it is the international gateway and largest cit...