Mercury, our trickster planet of the mind and the mouth, is going retrograde from February 26 to March 20 in the perennially messy and misunderstood sign of Pisces. At its highest expression, Mercury worships at the altar of reason and clarity; Pisces, by nature, does not. What does Mercury retrograde…

Climate change may threaten the value of Bansko’s prime ski slopes, but the Bulgarian resort has found an all-season solution to boost its economy, drawing in a cosmopolitan community of digital nomads. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Three centres offering hundreds of co-working spaces to online workers have sprung up in the town…

Armenia, located in the highlands of West Asia, has just become easier to visit for Europeans. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country of windswept peaks, medieval stone monasteries and a capital city of monumental architecture is often overlooked, despite being a short to mid-haul flight away from many countries in Europe. New…

Have you ever been mid-flight and wondered what’s going on in the cockpit? A United Airlines passenger was lucky enough to find out. The passenger took to the r/unitedairlines forum on Reddit to dish about the gossip they accidentally overheard on a recent flight. “For 2.5 hours, I listened to…

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…