No snow, no problem: Winter sports are booming in China

(CNN) — Eric Zhang was born in Chongqing, in southern China, and grew up enjoying warm-weather…

Ghibli Park, a new anime theme park destination in Japan, to open in November

(CNN) — Fans of “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” and other films from director Hayao…

Traveling to Italy during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go

Editor’s Note — Coronavirus cases are in flux across the globe. Health officials caution that staying…

The world’s most romantic places

Editor’s Note — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you be up…

The world’s most fascinating abandoned towns and cities

(CNN) — Once thriving spots, these villages, towns and cities now stand abandoned. Their empty buildings,…

After more than 1,000 years, this English pub is closing its doors

(CNN) — An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing due…

How London almost got its own Eiffel Tower

(CNN) — Somewhere beneath the pitch of England’s national stadium in Wembley, London, lie the foundations…

A New Zealand parrot stole a GoPro and filmed its getaway

(CNN) — A New Zealand family got an unexpected bird’s eye view of a trail they…

Ice that took roughly 2,000 years to form on Mt. Everest has melted in around 25

The findings serve as a warning that rapid glacier melt at some of the Earth’s highest…

Why this Caribbean archipelago is a prime spot to visit next

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