A new railway rivals a glamorous past
Gilded Age industrialist Henry Flagler knew a thing or two about tourism; he’s a big reason why St Augustine, West Palm Beach and Miami...
Seven stunning places of worship
With their awe-inspiring architecture, magnificent facades and sheer size, places of worship are often some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. No...
Photo contest: Finalists revealed
Photography Love 'em or hate 'em, June’s photo competition highlights one of travel's most controversial photo styles. Explore the finalists!
The truth about Rosie the Riveter
“Rosie was a white woman's story as far as I was concerned,” said 94-year-old Betty Reid Soskin. Wearing a...
Six wonders of the ancient world
When it comes to ancient wonders, there’s more to explore than Petra, Angkor Wat and the Coliseum. So to uncover a few structures that...
The sugar daddy of alcoholic drinks
If you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc.com features newsletter, called “If You Only Read 6 Things This Week”. A handpicked selection...
China’s secret to a long happy life
Ninety-year-old Mr Chan, known around Macau’s Coloane Village as “Fat Suk” or “Rich Uncle”, has practised the same routine every morning for as long...
How voodoo is rebuilding Haiti
In retrospect, I have a lot of explanations for the incident. The market was very busy, it was extremely hot, and I was a...
The best tropical holiday destinations in Asia for under £40
Cambodia
Treehouse, Koh Rong
Cambodia’s second-largest island, Koh Rong, is under an hour from chaotic Sihanoukville by fast boat, yet it’s still so undeveloped that...
Welcome to Montevideo: Uruguay’s capital moves to its own beat
A Saturday afternoon in Montevideo’s old town feels like the first scene of post-apocalypse movie 28 Days Later. The rows of 19th-century townhouses look...
Travel Trends: What You Need To Know In 2017
Traveling around the world was once considered a luxury reserved for the privileged few. Nowadays, with the existence of a plethora of traveling options,...
How I quit my job to travel
It was sunny and the trees...
Top 10 film noir and movie-glamour hotspots in Los Angeles
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Created by the same architectural firm (Schultze and Weaver) that went on to design New York’s Waldorf Astoria, the Biltmore (established in...
Ireland’s fearless pirate queen
Sitting in a Dublin pub nursing a pint of Guinness, I got talking to a fella who told me what seemed to be an...
Tracking condors 3,304ft in the sky
Doodlin’ Dody, Full Moon Party Rock and North Chalone Peak are popular with Pinnacles National Park hikers and climbers, but for volunteer Richard Neidhardt,...
The world’s first underwater club
It was Saturday night in the Maldives and the dance floor was heaving. The DJ, who had flown in from the capital Malé, was...