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8 New Ocean Cruise Ships to Add to Your 2020 Travel Bucket List

8 New Ocean Cruise Ships to Add to Your 2020 Travel Bucket List

Have you booked a cruise in 2020? Cruise travel continues its meteoric rise as one of the fastest-growing and most popular ways to travel. No matter your travel style – from luxury, to adventure, to remote exploration or polar escape, to romantic retreat, to tropical or cool climate family vacation – there’s a perfect cruise match out there for you. New, innovative cruise ships this year, some even the first of their kind, make booking your next (or first!) cruise even...

8 New Ocean Cruise Ships to Add to Your 2020 Travel Bucket List



The narrow 14th-century streets of Bukchon Hanok Village can make you lose track of where—or when—you are

The narrow 14th-century streets of Bukchon Hanok Village can make you lose track of where—or when—you are

The narrow 14th-century streets of Bukchon Hanok Village can make you lose track of where—or when—you are. This renovated hanok in the heart of the neighborhood can have the same effect (at least until you use the distinctly 21st-century toiletries). Check out the two palaces that flank the neighborhood or ask your Superhost, Han, for local tips while savoring the traditional breakfast he provides each day. Photo: @analog_hanok_in_bukchon



Ultra-Luxury Hospitality Returns to the US Virgin Islands with the Re-opening of the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas

Ultra-Luxury Hospitality Returns to the US Virgin Islands with the Re-opening of the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas

It may be the most idyllic island escape you can reach without a passport – for US citizens, that is.The US Virgin Islands are a piece of American apple pie in the heavenly seas of the Caribbean, and the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas is the most luxurious retreat in the USVI.It was the first Ritz-Carlton hotel in the Caribbean, and since it opened in the 90’s, it’s won praise and inspired generations of devoted travelers in love with the US Virgin...



Top 7 Things to Do in Pasadena When You're Not Watching the Rose Parade or the Game

Top 7 Things to Do in Pasadena When You're Not Watching the Rose Parade or the Game

All eyes are on this SoCal city every New Year’s Day for two of America’s most iconic annual events. Pasadena, California plays host to the back-to-back morning Rose Parade and afternoon Rose Bowl Game. The game is one of the major bowl games in college football, but the Rose Parade that precedes it is truly one-of-a-kind. The Rose Parade dates back to 1890. Pasadena had become a popular West coast wellness resort town for the East’s elite. Town leaders wanted to show off their...


Superhosts Sara and Eric’s midcentury chalet is equally well suited for hitting the slopes or hanging out by the fire (or in a su

Superhosts Sara and Eric’s midcentury chalet is equally well suited for hitting the slopes or hanging out by the fire (or in a su

Superhosts Sara and Eric’s midcentury chalet is equally well suited for hitting the slopes or hanging out by the fire (or in a sunny spot on the floor). A shuttle to Big Bear Mountain Resort is a short walk away. If you ever want a break from the ski/après-ski cycle, check out Big Bear Alpine Zoo, which rehabilitates and releases injured native wildlife. Photo: @treehauschalet

Superhosts Sara and Eric’s midcentury chalet is equally well suited for hitting the slopes or hanging out by the fire (or in a su