The Dutch government has stopped promoting destinations such as Amsterdam and is instead highlighting relatively overlooked corners of the country.
Tag: Travel and Vacations
Bombings Deflate Sri Lanka Tourism, and a Village That Depends on It
A luxury resort that bills itself as a retreat from the world is far from the coastal cities targeted in the Easter Sunday attacks. But it, too, is feeling the effects.
Footsteps: Retracing Truman Capote’s Moment in the Mediterranean Sun
Before the author reached the height of his fame, he escaped to seaside idylls in southern Italy and Spain to write, swim and bask under the sun with his great love.
Heads Up: In the Home of Guinness, a Cocktail Boom Takes Hold
The rise of craft cocktails in Dublin and beyond could have stifled the unfussy fun of Ireland’s bar scene. And yet, the opposite is true.
Russia Dispatch: As Chinese Flock to Siberia’s Lake Baikal, Local Russians Growl
A supposed new era of Sino-Russian friendship is exhibiting strains as a Chinese influx around Lake Baikal stirs old Russian fears of a land grab.
Capri Dispatch: Capri Welcomes 2.3 Million Tourists a Year but Wants to Limit the Trash They Leave Behind
Capri has decreed a ban on plastic and would like to limit boat traffic, too, in an effort to control those twin Italian ills: tourism and trash.
Merkel ‘Saddened’ as Germany Awaits Answers on Deadly Bus Crash in Madeira
Most of the victims seem to have been Germans on vacation on the Portuguese island. Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her condolences as an inquiry was opened.
Overlooked No More: Aloha Wanderwell, Explorer and Filmmaker
By 16, she was traveling around the world behind the wheel of a Model T in a life of adventure that was interrupted only by a murder mystery.
Searching Out the Hidden Stories of South Carolina’s Gullah Country
The South Carolina Sea Islands and the Gullah Geechee people who have endured there are increasingly buffeted by economic and social change — not to mention lethal storms.
At Egypt’s Tourism Gems, Animal Abuse Is an Ugly Flaw
The rampant mistreatment of horses, camels and donkeys at major attractions like the pyramids of Giza has prompted calls for visitors to boycott rides.