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Scottsdale, Arizona, shines bright in winter, with average highs in the 70s. It’s the perfect weather for taking advantage of all this thriving destination has to offer—from horseback rides and stand-up paddleboarding to sampling wines at stops on th

TODAY I PICKED up my younger daughter’s first passport from a tall, imposing federal building in San Francisco. Alone with my thoughts for a moment in the taxi back to the office, I started to daydream about her future travels. Where will she go on h

Small Ship Cruise Line Egyptian cotton linens and a relaxing whirlpool tub welcome you after a day spent exploring the crystal clear waters of a Tahitian atoll or hiking along Italian seaside cliffs from Santa Margherita to Portofino. Mediterranean C

WE HUMANS HAVE AN unfortunate tendency to be shortsighted: to think only about the here and now. Tomorrow’s problems? They can be dealt with tomorrow. People and places outside of my normal sphere? Not my concern. Intellectually we know that what hap

Federico Ciamei Photographer Under the Umbrian Sun p.90 Small-town vibes: “In Umbria, everyone was open to being photographed. One day, I saw a man sunbathing in his underwear. I asked to take his photo, expecting him to say no, but he said, ‘Wait, I

Silvercar, which rents out Audis through an app, and car-sharing services such as Turo that deliver cars to renters, already let you skip the traditional rental counter. Up next: autonomous cars and, someday, “flying taxis”—passenger drones that arri

When it comes to cruises, there are fleeting impressions and then there’s in-depth immersion. Azamara Club Cruises focuses on the latter with Country-Intensive Voyages. Going beyond the surface, each of these curated journeys covers multiple ports in

Where: Hong Kong and Washington, D.C. Best for: Socially conscious globetrotters The Hotel: Part social club and part hotel, Eaton Workshop aims to attract leaders from media, nonprofits, and the arts. The Work Space: In Hong Kong, guests can access

The first electric vehicles (EVs) were viewed primarily as commuter cars: small, short-range automobiles that could get you from home to the office but not far beyond, maybe 100 miles. In recent years, however, battery capacity has increased dramatic

In 2017, Judi Wineland sat in a tent with a group of Maasai women in a Tanzanian nature refuge, accompanied by an interpreter. The group compared notes about one aspect of the female experience that they all shared: childbirth. “They don’t have acces

Traveling for wellness once meant heading off to a retreat where you might purify yourself by following a restrictive diet or spend your days meditating. Those sanctuaries are still available, but now, getting or staying healthy doesn’t require remov

This fall, Live Aqua is opening its newest property, in Mexico’s beloved colonial town of San Miguel de Allende. The 153-room Live Aqua Urban Resort embodies the best of San Miguel, known for its colorful buildings and cobblestoned streets. Just as L

PEEK INTO THE kitchens of France’s leading chefs and you’ll likely see a battery of copper cookware: saucepans, pots, mini cocottes, giant poissonnières made for poaching whole fish. Look closely, and you’ll see the same name stamped on every piece:

WE’VE STROLLED INTO town this Saturday to watch Lesotho’s annual high-altitude marathon, which culminates in a sprint along the wind-whipped main drag through Mokhotlong, the largest town in Lesotho’s northeastern highlands. Hundreds of townspeople h

I SUPPOSE WE SEE the world through the lens of our losses as much as our loves. When I find myself unexpectedly headed for Lisbon one morning in spring, two months have passed since a fire jumped from my neighbor’s house to mine, wiping out much of o

ANCIENT WONDERS A good place to start any visit is the Zócalo, the enormous square that is the symbolic heart of Mexico City just as it was the center of Tenochtitlán before it. The Museo del Templo Mayor adjacent to the square provides a good overvi

When Evita Robinson was teaching English in Japan back in 2009, she remembers kids running down the hallway at elementary schools in Niigata and skidding to a halt when they saw her. “I was the first black person many of these students had ever seen

M. Sanjayan has walked across the Namib desert, paraglided with Egyptian vultures in the Himalayas, and helped transport an orphaned baby elephant to a Kenyan sanctuary. But what excites him the most about his work is the chance to share his virtual-

Austin’s South Congress Avenue was more than down on its luck when Liz Lambert spotted a seafoam-green, terra-cotta-roofed roadside motel in desperate need of TLC. “There wasn’t a car on the street back then—it was dicey,” she says. “People didn’t go

With its Beaux-Arts exterior and rich, Old World decor, the NoMad hotel in New York attracts a well-heeled crowd for classic cocktails sipped in plush banquettes. The affordable Freehand Chicago draws local creatives to its altar-like, candlelit bar.

The biggest aha moment of Bruce Poon Tip’s life struck when he was 22, in the unlikeliest of places: on a bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. “I remember seeing so many people coming out of resorts in air-conditioned buses,” he says. “I realized

IT WAS CLEAR MY Roman cab driver found my travel plans perplexing. “You’re staying in Todi for the week?” he asked incredulously, in a mix of Italian and broken English, hoisting my suitcase into his six-seater van. “Why not Florence?” With my limite

THE SILVER WHISPER, OUR SHIP, IS BRILLIANT WHITE, sleek of hull. We finally go aboard on a late afternoon, after spending three action-packed pre-cruise days in Hong Kong. Tonight, we’ll sleep in port. Tomorrow, at sunset, we set sail for two weeks—f

NASA RECEIVED A record number of applicants for its 2017 class of astronauts—18,300 people for 12 slots. That’s an acceptance rate of less than 0.1 percent. Though companies such as SpaceX and Virgin Galactic are trying to make space travel more wide

My stomach knotted as I peered across the jagged mountain horizon from the top of Canada’s Little Whistler Peak. The friends who had babysat me all morning on the bunny slopes headed off to ski more difficult routes. They had assured me that there wa