In summer, the roughly 830-mile route offers drivers midnight sun, along with plenty of traffic. Other times of the year, its snowy delights are more solitary, and slippery.
Category: Travel and Vacations
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How to Prepare for the Winter Storm’s Impact on Your Holiday Travels This Weekend
Forecasters say a “bomb cyclone” will tear through much of the U.S. this week and that travelers could face cold, snow and rain. What can you do if your plans are disrupted?
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Exploring the World in Miniature: A Model Train Lover’s Paradise in Hamburg
With some 53,000 feet of train track, the world’s largest model airport and an array of meticulously scaled-town cities, Miniatur Wunderland captivates all who enter its life-size doors.
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Read Your Way Through Edinburgh
Edinburgh calls to readers, its pearl-grey skies urging them to curl up with a book. Maggie O’Farrell, the author of “Hamnet,” suggests reading that best reflects her city.
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Our Top Travel Stories, Tips and Photos From 2022
Long-postponed trips sometimes fizzled into staycations as Covid lurked and costs rose. But when we were finally able to travel, we were dazzled anew.
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The ‘Tripledemic’ Holiday: How to Fly More Safely (Hint: Wear a Mask)
Case counts of Covid, the flu and R.S.V. are ticking up. Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning on flying during the holiday season.
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The Austere Beauty of Egypt’s Long-Distance Hiking Trails
Two new routes, managed by Bedouins, will help preserve long-overlooked natural wonders and a vanishing way of life.
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Book Review: ‘Jan Morris: Life from Both Sides: A Biography’
A new biography examines what made the prolific travel writer and transgender figure so driven, and who was ignored along the way.
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The Iconic Palladio Expands in Jaipur, India
Plus: a 1930s mansion turned boutique hotel in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, retro A-frames in the Rockies and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Travel Meditations From a Stuck-at-Home Vagabond
Rolf Potts, the author who inspired wanderlust in many, has mastered the art of ‘engaged travel,’ which makes you see home with fresh eyes.
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How to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse (Yes, You Can Do It)
Ever experienced buyer’s remorse? Of course you have. But there are ways to prevent it.
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Your Weirdest Dates
We asked listeners to tell us about their most bizarre date spots. The stories were imaginative, morbid and in some cases, life changing.