Transportation
5 Epic Train Trips to Add to Your Travel Plans | TravelSquire
Train travel brings an unending stream of scenes just outside the window and with it a sense of nostalgia and adventure. Whether you’re traversing a country or day-tripping through a historic countryside, this is a time when getting there is a big part of the experience. Here are five epic train trips to consider.
Accommodations
These 7 Iconic Hotels Are Finally Reopening—and We’re Super Excited About It!
Time is a cruel mistress. No matter how beautiful a hotel is at its birth, inevitably, the paint will chip, the design will grow old-fashioned, and the glamour of "newness" will all but fade away. Of course, all these buildings need is a little—or, in the cases below, big—refresh to bring them back into their heyday. Which is why we can hardly contain our excitement that these seven sleeps, after being shuttered for years undergoing complete makeovers, are finally ready for their second closeup.
8 Stunning New Safari Lodges to Add to Your Bucket List
The African safari experience gets a major upgrade at these shiny new lodges, where innovative design, exceptional service, and unparalleled wildlife sightings are just the beginning. Time to check in.
Best golf resorts for luxury: GOLF's Top 100 Resorts 2019
Luxury, we know, comes at a price, yet the finest such experiences render material considerations moot. Yes, the golf on offer must reside somewhere on the continuum from top-shelf to memory-searing. But the resort’s other corner-stones — service, cuisine, aesthetics, off-course experiences — can be no less exemplary. The elegance and sophistication of these five-star stays don’t just impress guests, they enrich them, too.
Of Special Interest
Anthony Bourdain’s Possessions Will Be Auctioned to Fund New Study Abroad Scholarship
More than a year following the beloved chef’s death, some of his treasured belongings will be sold to raise money for his family and a new scholarship at the Culinary Institute of America in his name.
14 Incredible Places to Visit If You Need Peace and Relaxation
Daily stress can really take its toll on your mind and body. As you spend day after day toiling away in your cubicle, spending hours in rush hour traffic, and constantly add to your insurmountable to-do list, you might be looking for the best reasons to get away from it all.
City Spotlight
Key West - Where the Road Ends and the Good Times Begin
It’s the ultimate “come as you are” destination—with a fierce independence streak. The Conch Republic throws its deeply tanned arms around all travelers, and before long you’ll be sipping slushy cocktails on Duval Street and toasting sunsets that inspire lyrics set to steel drums. But this isn’t Vegas with candy-colored houses. Closer to Cuba than Miami, it’s rich in culture as well as world-class diving and fishing in crystal-clear water.
Washington, D.C. - This Isn't Your Elementary School Field Trip
Pictured: Carnegie Library
The USA’s capital teems with iconic monuments, vast museums and the corridors of power where politicos roam.
Air Travel
The Pilatus PC-24 is Basically the Private Jet Version of an SUV – Robb Report
The world's first "Super Versatile Jet" can carry over a ton of cargo and is the only non-military plane that can land on grass or gravel.