New England is synonymous with autumn, but while there’s too much orange in the White House, many of us will be looking elsewhere for our leaf-peeping fix. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thankfully, there’s somewhere with plenty of golden hues much closer to home: Sigulda. Regarded as Latvia’s autumn capital, the town is…

Fellow travellers, it’s time to forget about that all-too-comfortable beach break and plan to do something that’s, let’s say, not on your usual holiday agenda. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT That’s the thinking behind the “plot twist trip”, one of nine trends identified in Booking.com’s travel predictions for 2027, which suggest holidaymakers are…

The State Airport of Chios “Homer” will temporarily suspend operations from the evening of Sunday 15 November 2026 until 15 March 2027, as part of works to extend and upgrade the take-off and landing runway, according to an announcement by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Authority…

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are the proud parents of a popular, beautiful, charming and usually well-meaning 16-year-old girl. However, some of her recent behavior is causing serious concern.  “Lindsey” is part of her class’s “in” crowd. Still, she’s engaging and friendly to everyone, which is a value my…

There are rooms with a view, and then there’s this: The highest hotel in France, located some 2,620 metres above sea level. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Found in the French Pyrenees, the Hôtellerie des Laquets was originally built between 1930 and 1933. Having been closed for more than 30 years, the renovated…

Burbank’s residential streets have transformed into extravagant Halloween displays for spooky season, giving Southern Californians plenty of spine-tingling sights to explore. While the beloved Burbank Clown House is sitting it out this year, there’s still plenty to see — from pirate scenes and glowing pumpkins to labyrinthian mazes. Here are…

Add “influencer” to Karoline Leavitt’s resumé.  The former White House press secretary took to Instagram earlier today to chat directly with her 3.1 million followers in a casual “Ask Me Anything” format, dishing on everything from romantic advice to being a woman in an age-gap relationship to President Trump’s true…

Florian Sengstschmid first set foot in Baku in 2001. After a career working in destinations around the world, the Austrian-born CEO of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board might be hard to surprise. Yet he says the country still has surprises in store. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A crossroads with European roots Sengstschmid believes…

A device that measures nighttime female “erections” to gauge longevity? Now that’s a biohacker’s wet dream. Every night, Kate Tolo inserts a $15,700 “research grade erection device” into what her boyfriend and business partner, biohacker Bryan Johnson, famously called her “top 1%” vagina. In fact, both of them wear an…

It has been quite the year for the travel industry, with the Middle East conflict and heatwaves causing major disruption for holidaymakers while the cost of living crisis has seen people tightening their belts. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But that hasn’t stopped people from prioritising their vacations, with 70% of adults planning…