Condé Nast Traveler
This is Where Health Insurance Will Cost You the Most—and Least—Around the World
The SIP Health Cost Index ranks the average cost of private health insurance in 60 countries, including Singapore, Morocco, and Malta.
National Geographic
Come for a Pint, Stay for Dinner at These New London Pubs
Fancy a pint with some Portuguese octopus or a stout with Irish-American comfort food? From sizzling Wagyu to handmade Nepalese dumplings and upscale Indian cuisine, a new wave of destination-specific ...
Afar
Romania Has Given Me a New, Fermented Obsession
With an evolving pickle scene and edgy sightseeing, Bucharest is a little sour, a little tangy, and oh so delicious.
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The Royal Parties Are Long Over, but This Grand Bucharest Hotel Is Back. We Checked In
Once a hub for lavish parties, the new Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard Bucharest is part of a new chapter for the Romanian capital, where historic landmarks are finding new life.
National Geographic
11 Places to See the World's Most Magnificent Wildlife Migrations
Seeing an immense number of creatures assembled in one place is a phenomenon worth travelling for. Here’s when, where and how to experience some of nature’s wildest gatherings.
National Geographic
Where To Go For a Fall Leaf-Peeping Road Trip
The fall foliage season is short but sweet, with just a few weeks each year offering travellers the chance to spot the glowing red, yellow and orange displays. These driving routes give visitors the ...
Lonely Planet
15 of the most beautiful cemeteries to visit around the world
These beautiful cemeteries bring together history, architecture and landscape in spaces designed for remembrance and reflection.
The Guardian
Transylvania beyond the spooky castles: a family adventure in Romania’s mountains
Forget the vampire tales – the Eastern Carpathians deliver dramatic peaks, roaming bears and deep solitude As the sun disappears behind the high tree line, our campfire spits and crackles. Four plump trout are sizzling on a flame-heated slab of rock, a cooking technique used by people in the Gurghiu mountains, part of Transylvania’s Eastern Carpathians, for centuries. Apart from gentle birdsong…
Condé Nast Traveler
3 New Italian Rail Journeys for History Buffs, Design Lovers, and Culinary Travelers
Planning your next fall getaway? These dreamy Italian train trips will be available to book this fall.
Afar
These 6 National Parks in Europe Have Glacial Lakes, Nearby Chalets, and Way Fewer Tourists
Climbing a 396-step metal staircase bolted to the side of an extinct volcanic crater in Iceland, I thought about how underrated many of Europe’s national parks are. There were no crowds nor viewpoints ...
The Guardian
Hairpin bends and bears on the highway: readers’ favourite European road trips
From Iceland to Italy, you share your best adventures behind the wheel • Tell us about your favourite European hike – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher Jeremy Clarkson described Romania’s Transfăgărășan Highway as “one unbroken grey ribbon of motoring perfection”. The route (the second highest in Romania after the Transalpina) with its hairpin bends and climbs over the mountain was thril…
The Guardian
‘I don’t think we’ve ever felt closer’: five writers on their most memorable family holidays
Rallying the kids can be chaotic and frustrating, but from Interrailing all the way to Turkey to Vespa rides in Naples, these trips brought families together Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for nine years running, but arriving in Helsinki, dishevelled from one of my first flights with my nine-month-old baby, I was less interested in national rankings and more in having a nic…
Atlas Obscura
The Bridge of Lies in Sibiu, Romania
This is the first forged-iron bridge in Romania, and one of the most important symbols of the city. Due to the fact that it was the first bridge not built on pillars, it was called the “lying” bridge—in German, “liegen,” which sounded similar to the word for telling lies, “lügen.” And thus the locals began calling it the Bridge of Lies, which is why the legends around its name appeared. The leg…
Atlas Obscura
Museum of Romanian Records in Bucharest, Romania
Hidden in Bucharest’s quieter streets lies a collector’s playground like no other. The Museum of Romanian Records doesn’t just claim fame—it’s officially Guinness-certified for housing the world’s largest assemblies of corkscrews and flat irons, with over 30,000 corkscrews (including one made from an 18th-century fragment of the London Bridge), and more than 35,000 irons ranging from primitive…
National Geographic
10 of the World’s Most Haunted Cities
These notoriously frightful cities are beset with ghastly, ghostly close encounters. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow is home to the sprawling Southern Necropolis (“City of the Dead”), the resting place of ...