The article highlights eight warm-weather travel destinations that offer meaningful and sustainable experiences, from community-focused Maldives and Peru's pisco routes to Sri Lanka's women-led hotel, South Africa's eco-lodges, Panama's turtle conservation, Cairo's female-led tours, Sharjah's archaeological sites, and New Zealand's lesser-known Great Walks, all aimed at beating winter blues with enriching adventures.
A study from King's College London found that visiting an art gallery can significantly reduce stress hormones and inflammatory markers, potentially lowering the risk of heart disease and boosting immune health, highlighting the health benefits of engaging with art and leisure activities.
Redditors share 19 tourist traps that are actually worth visiting, including the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, Machu Picchu, the pyramids, the French Quarter in New Orleans, Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris, the Roman Colosseum, the Grand Canyon, the Sears Tower in Chicago, Alcatraz in San Francisco, Cap de T-Rex in Bali, Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Banff in Alberta, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Petra and Wadi Rum in Jordan, Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, Pike Place Market in Seattle, and the Hobbiton movie set in New Zealand.
A recent article argues against the benefits of travel, claiming that it doesn't make you interesting and doesn't provide deep experiences. However, the author argues that travel can be fun, change us, and make us more thoughtful and interesting. It can also show us what's possible, teach us to appreciate what we have, and give us context. While travel alone doesn't make us interesting, what we get out of it can. Ultimately, travel is what you make of it, and you can make of it what you wish.
TIME magazine has released its annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, featuring destinations that offer unique, sustainable, and authentic experiences. The list includes Vancouver, Bozeman, Washington D.C., Rio Grande, Guadalajara, Torres del Paine National Park, Dijon, Pantelleria, Timisoara, Berat, Kangaroo Island, Tuamotu Archipelago, Nagoya, Jeju Island, Ladakh, and Freetown Peninsula, among others. The nominations came from TIME’s international network of correspondents and contributors, which were then vetted by the publication’s editors.
