Category: Travel and Vacations

In Bid to Show It Is Open, Hong Kong Bends Covid Rules … for Some

The New York Times – Business:
Three splashy events this week were meant to prove that the former British colony was still “Asia’s World City.” But pandemic exemptions were only doled out to those who could afford them.
Meet the Woman Planning an Underwater Highline

The New York Times – Travel:
Part public housing for fish, part carbon-capture project, part art installation, Ximena Caminos’s project for Miami Beach, known as the ReefLine, aims to call attention to the challenges facing the city’s marine life.
At Home Beneath the Waves

The New York Times – Travel:
Those fascinated by the ocean can now vacation, dine or even live underwater in these specially designed locations.
How Do You Visit a Vanished World?

The New York Times – Travel:
For T’s Winter Travel issue, we look at three cultures that have all but disappeared — or been resurrected.
Domestic Fliers Will Need Real ID Compliant Identification in 2023

The New York Times – Travel:
For years, the government has warned travelers they will need security-enhanced identification to board domestic flights, and for years the requirement has been delayed. Now they mean it.
From Nashville to Tupelo on the Natchez Trace Parkway

The New York Times – Travel:
With no billboards or gas stations, a fall drive along this winding, verdant All-American Road, is a head-clearing journey, offering encounters with history, nature, music and more.
Fragile, Delicate, Free: Glimpses of Circus Life, at Sea

The New York Times – Travel:
A photographer embedded with the Sea Clown Sailing Circus on the troupe’s journeys through the Mediterranean. Here’s what he saw.
Savoring Oregon’s Wine Country, No Driving Required

The New York Times – Travel:
In the Willamette Valley, public transportation takes you to McMinnville, where you can walk to one, or all, of its nearly 20 tasting rooms.
Dark Tourism: Destinations of Death, Tragedy and the Macabre

The New York Times – Travel:
Travelers who use their off time to visit places like the Chernobyl nuclear plant or current conflict zones say they no longer want a sanitized version of a troubled world.
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and More: Visiting Mexico City’s House Museums

The New York Times – Travel:
Curiosity about the daily lives of the famous draws us to the places they lived. In Coyoacán it’s possible to commune with the ghosts of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Leon Trotsky and more.
Help! The Hotel I Booked Online Became a Homeless Shelter and No One Told Me.

The New York Times – Travel:
A pregnant traveler arrived late at night at lodging she’d reserved through Booking.com, only to find it was no longer operating, and the online travel agency left her stranded on the street.
The Strange Comfort of Jet Lag

The New York Times – Travel:
There’s serenity in the post-travel daze.