Deep in the Southern Cardamom Mountains, former loggers and poachers have assumed new roles as protective rangers and ecotourism guides. Can their efforts help preserve a vast stretch of wilderness?
Tag: Travel and Vacations
Southeast Asia’s Tourist Spots Are Open, but Visitors Are Scarce
Hopes for a revival of international tourism have fizzled amid restrictions, paperwork, a lack of flights and uncertainty around the Omicron variant.
What Happens If You Test Positive for Covid While Traveling?
In the midst of the holiday season, the Omicron variant has many considering the prospects of getting stuck while traveling. Here’s what you need to know.
On Cruise Ships, Omicron Puts Safety Protocols to the Test
Many lines are adjusting their masking, testing and vaccine rules, while criticism is mounting about the lack of transparency in reporting positive cases to passengers and crew members.
Cultivating Olives on the Slopes of Mount Etna
For millenniums, farmers and vintners in northeastern Sicily have benefited from the area’s mineral-rich soil, a result of volcanic eruptions.
Eric Adams Returns From Ghana, His Spirit Cleansed and To-Do List Full
Mr. Adams, the mayor-elect of New York City, embarked on a weeklong spiritual journey to Ghana, less than a month before assuming office.
Travelers to U.S. Now Must Test Negative for Covid a Day Before Flying
Inbound travelers must now show a negative result from a test taken no more than a day before departure, a requirement some say may be hard to satisfy.
Bearing Witness to Svalbard’s Fragile Splendor
To visitors, the Norwegian archipelago can seem both ethereal and eternal. But climate change all but guarantees an eventual collapse of its vulnerable ecosystem.
Switzerland Backtracks on Mandatory Quarantines for Some Foreign Visitors
Reservations for the Christmas vacation season had plummeted over the Covid restrictions.
Omicron Is Here. Should You Cancel Your Trip?
Most people have become used to making health-risk assessments during the pandemic, but that doesn’t make the decision about whether to travel or cancel easier — especially with a new variant circulating.