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Where to See the Tallest Free-Standing Totem Pole on Earth
By Lola Méndez
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London Doesn’t Have to Be Lavish to Travel Well

Your smart, stylish, and affordable guide to visiting the UK capital.

By Blake Snow
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The Charm of Canandaigua, New York

The perfect friend trip for 2026.

By Kaitlyn Rosati
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Low-Season Destinations to Visit in the Fall and Winter

Avoid the crowds. Travel on the low.

By Hayley Domin
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Retreat Hotel Blue Lagoon Suite

Thanks to relatively cheap flights from many major airports in the U.S., Iceland has become quite the tourist destination as of late. If you're looking to go and are digging around for recommendations on things to do, no name will pop up as often as the Blue Lagoon. The problem…

By Mike Newman
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The Best Airbnbs for a Surfing Vacation

As wise man Jeff Spicoli once said, “All [we] need are some tasty waves and a cool buzz, and [we’re] fine.” Unfortunately, we don’t exactly live in the surf capital of the world, so we spend a lot of our time—far more than we’d like to admit—staring out the window…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Isle of Jura is the Perfect Quiet Vacation for Scotch Lovers

To orient you, the Isle of Jura’s next door neighbor is Islay, off the West Coast of Scotland. You probably recognize the latter’s name if you’re at all a fan of scotch whisky. For all of the popularity Islay enjoys, we preferred our time on Jura. It’s smaller, more soft-spoken,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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AirShip 2

If you want to escape to the Scottish Highlands to enjoy lush green fields, views of the water, and plenty of good single malt, but you need a place to stay, consider your reservation booked. This is the AirShip 2, an insulated aluminum pod that puts you right among Scotland's…

By Mike Newman
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Safari Lodges Built to Look Like Shipwrecks

Just off Namibia's Skeleton Coast—Top 5 coast name, by the way—is litany of shipwrecks. Foggy conditions and rocks caused the demise of many boats over the years. We don't recommend sleeping in one of those shipwrecks, but we do recommend sleeping in one of these. Natural Selection, an African safari…

By Mike Newman
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