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I travel for work somewhere between four and six months a year, which is both a privilege and, depending on the day, a knife to the heart. I bring my son when I can, but not every assignment is built with a 4-year-old in mind. A recent 17-day Smithsonian Journeys group tour through Central Asia

Ask 10 New Yorkers about what New York City means to them, and you'll get 10 different responses. Our beloved, multi-hyphenate city is no monolith, and while its endless possibilities are its greatest gift, it also makes it difficult to balance bucket-list experiences every visitor should try at least once with the city’s more charmingly

April is my favorite month, and this year we had long, sunlit days in Italy with temperatures that almost made it feel like summer. When a two-day gap opened up in my calendar, heading south felt inevitable. As much as I love the Amalfi Coast and Sicily, they’re not the easiest for a fleeting escape

There’s a joke among New Englanders that we endure the long, brutal winters because the summers are genuinely that good. I’ve been hearing people say that since I grew up here in the ’90s—and now, having spent much of my career traveling the world, I can report that it isn’t hyperbole. From June through August

Santa Fe is called "The City Different" for good reason. With its many unique neighborhoods, Southwestern pizzazz, and Indigenous heritage, the city is home to so much history and charm—and not just because it’s the oldest state capital in the country. I've spent the last 30 years taking cherished trips to Santa Fe, hiking through

After months spent hiding out from the cold—perhaps bogged down by screens, schedules, and city-bound routines—this summer is shaping up to be one of slowing down, getting outside, and rediscovering simple Americana-inspired pleasures (it is the nation’s 250th, after all). Few things capture that spirit quite like the Airstream rental. First introduced in the 1930s

For fliers who haven’t encountered it before, SSSS on a boarding pass stands for Secondary Security Screening Selection. It’s the Transportation Security Administration’s method of selecting passengers for additional security checks—and no amount of frequent flying, elite status, or pre-approval through a Trusted Traveler Program such as Clear, NEXUS, Global Entry, or TSA PreCheck guarantees

(L-R) Drone Operator Óli Haukur Mýrdal, Field Producer Þórður Jónsson, Assistant Camera Róbert Magnússon, Director Sara Dosa, Director of Photography Pablo Álvarez-Mesa, and Producer Shane Boris prep to shoot on Svínafellsjökull glacier.Anyone who has been to Iceland knows there’s a magical energy between the landscape and the people who walk it. Sara Dosa is a

Expedition cruising to the polar regions has never been hotter, even if summer temperatures there hover around freezing. Sure, Antarctica has penguins, but the Arctic lures travelers north with polar bears and walruses, especially in the remote Svalbard archipelago. Here, travel is made easy by expedition ships like Quark Expeditions' Ocean Explorer, which I boarded

Skip to main content Even if you don’t have kids, these international zoos are not to be missed. Getty As Simon and Garfunkel once crooned nearly 60 years ago, someone told me it's all happening at the zoo…and at the best zoos in the world, I do believe it. I do believe it's true. Who