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Lonely Planet’s Top 10 ‘value’ travel spots for 2016

Top 10 this, Top 10 that — it’s all rather subjective when it comes to travel, isn’t it? While debating the merits of one destination over another may make for great water-cooler chat, knowing which …

UNESCO’s weird, wonderful new world heritage sites

Remember the Alamo? UNESCO certainly hopes you will, along with four other missions and a ranch in and around San Antonio, Texas. Dubbed the San Antonio Missions, the sites now form the Lone Star …

Best towns for outdoors lovers? Not in California, apparently

California has coastline, mountains, valleys, forests, deserts and charm, but apparently all of our perks are not enough to beat out the competition for OUTSIDE magazine’s annual Best Towns …

Disappointed visitors ask Yellowstone to ‘train your bears’ better

Pesky bears. They’ll lounge all day in your swimming pool, but they’re never there when you need them. Just ask these recent visitors to Yellowstone National Park who were dismayed not to experience …

‘Hacking’ RV life in San Francisco: Two artists find it rocks

Artist and photographer Amy Salvato had never been in an RV before she and her husband Michael, a jazz guitarist and bandleader, moved into one in December 2013. It was a step up from living in a …

The most unusual first-class upgrade requests

You don’t need to have flown first-class before to know that everything is a whole lot better behind those front-cabin curtains. The seats are downright roomy, the screens and outlets are consistently …

National Geographic Travelers 2015 Photo Contest: Editors’ picks

Every year National Geographic Traveler magazine calls on intrepid travelers to submit the best shots from their adventures. The result is always a collection of stunning photography that transports …

Two tourists allegedly break ancient statue in Italy while taking a selfie

Tourists shatter priceless Hercules statue…while taking a selfie http://t.co/3bxhYhVVOP pic.twitter.com/4oudZ65KlN — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) May 4, 2015   Have we become overly obsessed …