Finally, some rest in peace. What started as a quirky offering from a funeral home in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture has blossomed into a full-blown trend among Japan’s zen-seekers. “Coffin-lying,” or the practice of meditating inside a coffin, is giving people a safe, if rather claustrophobic, space to contemplate their mortality…

Back in 2007, Airbnb rebranded vacation rentals to the point where it’s now a generic term. The self-catering landscape is a slightly mixed bag, though. Travelers have shared their worst experiences online, from the annoying (huge binders of house rules), to the fraudulent (a sea view that was actually a…

It was a pestilence of biblical proportions. Officials in Spain’s Canary Islands are sounding alarm bells after an epic swarm of locusts descended upon the popular vacation destination, as seen in dramatic footage circulating on social media. Over the past few days, the scenic islands of Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria…

“Will you come to my cottage this summer?” is the question that launched a thousand edits among fans of HBO’s Heated Rivalry this winter. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And now you might just find yourself asking someone the same question as the setting for the hit TV show’s season one finale is…

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my boyfriend for 17 years. He has a friend, “Byron,” whom he hangs out with multiple times a week, sometimes up to six days. Byron’s wife, “Crystal,” (married 22 years) is always attached to Byron’s hip. They do everything together.  Crystal needs to be the…

The killing of a cartel boss sparked violence in parts of Mexico earlier this week causing travel disruption in popular tourist destinations including Puerto Vallarta. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT While the situation has now returned to normal, the cancellation of all international flights from the resort city on Sunday 22 February meant…

Mandarin Oriental is set to launch a luxury river cruise along the Nile in Egypt. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A first from the Hong Kong-born hotel group, the Mandarin Oriental, Nile Cruise will include three-, four- and seven-night itineraries between Luxor and Aswan. Both cities will soon be home to their very…

Wine makers are pulling the cork on California. Another giant in the world-famous wine growing region is shutting down and slashing staff, making it the fourth since the start of 2026. Jackson Family wines has stopped production at its Carneros Hill facility in Sonoma’s Carneros region, laying off more than…

That “fridge cigarette” might be accelerating your cognitive decline. A new study out of Brazil determined that popular sweetening agents in items like Diet Coke could cause the brain to age 62% faster than brains with less exposure. And the numbers are even more startling for younger people and those…

New Yorkers are in a lusty state of affairs.  With wintery temperatures below freezing and snow piling up to our eyeballs, the randy residents of the Big Apple and beyond are turning up the heat with polyamory. This, according to a new study that ranks New York in the top five “most…