By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A floral dress that Princess Diana wore to visit children in hospitals sold for $520,000 on Thursday, as over 100 of the former Princess of Wales’ possessions went up for auction in California. Sported in public on several occasions between 1988 and 1992, including during an official visits to
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By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) — What is it about castles that fascinates so many people around the globe? A lot of the allure derives from the history and human drama that played out within the walls, as well as the astonishing architecture that features on so many castles. But they’re also romantic and somewhat
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Before the rise of homesteading influencers, picturing farm life would have likely brought to mind an arduous and messy day: wheelbarrow loads, pig troughs, late-night calving, and long hours spent seeding or harvesting. But the visual markers of a back-to-the-land lifestyle have changed. “Living off the land,” as depicted
Continue ReadingBy Jon Yeomans, for CNN (CNN) – It’s fair to say Spain was late to the table when it came to recognizing the global superpowers of food. While Italy and France have spent years in the limelight, Spain was biding its time. In recent years, however, people have come to celebrate the extraordinary flavors and
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By Jason Carroll, CNN New York (CNN) — Bill Martin says he has heard all kinds of concerns lately from people considering a visit to the United States. “Worries about getting in, worries about being detained at the border. I think there is a worldwide fear about what is happening here,” said the Australian, who
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By Erika Oreskovich, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: slot canyons, sculpted over millennia by wind and rushing water. They draw hikers from around the world,
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, the most elite penthouse stays in London’s legendary Mayfair, phenomenal natural landscapes from Turkey to Utah, plus the brothers who want to help find you a one-euro home in Sicily. The Penthouse at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair Struggling to find a four-bed suite in London’s
Continue Reading CNN By Erika Oreskovich, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: slot canyons, sculpted over millennia by wind and rushing water. They draw hikers from around the
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By Milad Haghani (CNN) — It’s peak travel season, airports are packed and emotions are running high. You’ve probably seen it or even been part of it: that tense moment when a passenger snaps at a flight attendant, or a near-meltdown over a seat reclining too far. Why does flying seem to bring out the
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The world’s highest railway bridge, an ambitious piece of engineering across a mountain valley in Kashmir, was opened Friday by Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi, just weeks after a deadly tourist massacre in the Himalayan region sparked a brief conflict with neighboring Pakistan. Modi’s visit to India-administered Kashmir was
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By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Even on a grey, drizzly morning in London, entering this year’s Serpentine Pavilion — the 25th architectural structure to be erected in Kensington Gardens — will bathe you in a warm glow. Packed in between curved wooden beams, translucent honeyed yellow square panels filter the weak sunlight into
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By Edward Russell, CNN (CNN) — The skies over the United States could be wide open for much faster air travel in the near future. Not just because passenger planes capable of breaking the sound barrier are in development — for the first time ever, they could be allowed to do it over American soil.
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By Alysha Bibi, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dangling from a tree for nearly seven hours, 11-year-old Prajesh Dhimant Patel was barely conscious — only the faint, slow movement of his feet, clad in bright orange shoes, hinted at a trace of life. Amid the debris of crushed boulders unleashed by a devastating earthquake, a
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As a single mother of three “living paycheck to paycheck” in California, Janet Blaser had become resigned to constantly worrying about paying her bills and always “feeling less than.” However, she began reevaluating her life after a series of events led her to take a “random vacation” to Mazatlán,
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Cosmetic surgery has, despite its obvious prevalence, long been taboo among the rich and famous. The few stars who do publicly discuss procedures are usually bowing to intense speculation or pressure to account for changes in their appearance. Even then, celebrities often share less invasive procedures (Ariana Grande admitting
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Professor Chris McMorran teaches Japanese studies at the National University of Singapore, where his work focuses on serious and important topics like labor, gender and marginalized communities. But when he takes his students to Japan, one major question invariably emerges: why aren’t there any trash cans? It’s a common
Continue ReadingBy Kati Chitrakorn, CNN London (CNN) — It began with a cryptic post on Instagram. In December 2024, Jonathan Anderson shared a photo of his shadow reflected onto a sandy beach at dusk, with the caption “sunset”. Was it an allusion to new beginnings, per the idiom “riding off into the sunset,” many in the
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Before the ravages of World War II, Paris was the center of the art world. The city’s salons, schools and cafes attracted painters from around the globe, with Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and Salvador Dalí among the many émigrés gravitating to France’s capital during the 1920s
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — In 1965, Life magazine declared San Francisco the capital of gay America. And the Castro was its beating heart. Arguably the single most famous “gayborhood” in the United States, some of the country’s best known queer artists and activists settled there in the 20th century. It was where the
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CNN By David Allan, CNN Buffalo, New York (CNN) — “Go Bills!” is the standard exchange here. I quickly surmised that there’s only one acceptable reply when someone says to you, “Go Bills!” And that’s, “Go Bills!” “It’s more than just a rallying cry during football season, it’s become a kind of regional shorthand for
Continue ReadingBy David Allan, CNN Buffalo, New York (CNN) — “Go Bills!” is the standard exchange here. I quickly surmised that there’s only one acceptable reply when someone says to you, “Go Bills!” And that’s, “Go Bills!” “It’s more than just a rallying cry during football season, it’s become a kind of regional shorthand for pride,
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: A park that’s home to the real Batcave, Asia’s underrated adventure destination, and a Canadian-American romance that happened in Mexico. Don’t get up We all want to get off the plane as soon as it lands, but that can become a disorderly scramble, even
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Solo travelers have long faced higher prices when it comes to group tours and it seems that the so-called “single supplement” is being applied to flights as well. Three of the biggest US airlines have been charging higher fares for solo flyers on some domestic routes, according to a
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By Samantha Tse, CNN (CNN) — Remember when Carrie Bradshaw of “Sex and the City” wore a Christian Dior newspaper-print dress? Bradshaw, the fashion-forward sex columnist, played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the television series, defined late 1990s and early 2000s lifestyle aspirations for Gen X women when she and her three friends dominated the
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By Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — With its enviable climate, food and architecture, Spain pulled in 98 million visitors in 2024 — making it the world’s second most-visited country after France. But that popularity comes with an unenviable side effect. A surge in homes being listed on platforms like Airbnb means Spain’s main urban centers
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — What do you get when you combine a team of scientists, a lab specializing in sequencing DNA and some extinct species? While the answer could be the plot of “Jurassic Park,” these are actually the foundations of Future Society, a biotech fragrance company that has changed the landscape of
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By Jack Guy, Stephanie Halasz and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A town in eastern Germany is offering two weeks free accommodation to encourage people to relocate there in a bid to boost its population. Eisenhüttenstadt, which sits on the border with Poland around 60 miles from the German capital Berlin, is offering a 14-day
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — An intimate portrait of a Vietnamese woman sitting next to her great-granddaughter in a dark, smoky room as she works on some embroidery has won the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition 2025. Taken in Vietnam’s Lào Cai province by UK-based photographer Justin Cliffe, the winning image was selected
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Geoff and Pennie Zuercher spent decades living in Florida, but the popular retirement spot wasn’t what the American couple envisioned for themselves when they wrapped up their careers. Nearly 20 years ago, the Zuerchers decided they would retire abroad, and the location they recently settled on — the sun-splashed
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By Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — United Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced an agreement Thursday morning to share frequent flier benefits and sell tickets on each other’s websites. If approved by regulators, the deal, called “Blue Sky,” would allow United’s MileagePlus members and JetBlue’s TrueBlue members to earn and redeem miles on
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