The baguette faces an uncertain future. How France is rethinking its iconic loaves
By Vivian Song, CNN Paris (CNN) — When the baguette received official UNESCO heritage status in Paris in 2022, the French delegation waved…
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Why one man says the ‘airport divorce’ is the best way to start a vacation
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel: a secret garden is a secret no longer in Beijing, one of France’s classic pastries is the…
Continue ReadingQantas releases first images of jet that will fly nonstop from Sydney to London and New York
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Just 80 years ago, traveling to Sydney or Melbourne from London or New York took more than a week. Now, a passenger…
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Germans think their bread is the best in the world. Here’s why they might be right
By Marcel Krueger, CNN (CNN) — You’ve seen the French sauntering around with slender baguettes under their arms or sporting jaunty berets as…
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Here’s what to do if your flight is canceled or delayed
By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Air travelers have become all too accustomed to flight delays and cancellations lately. Air traffic controller…
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The ‘D-Day watches’ made from WWII helmets — and beach sand from Normandy
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — In an age when clocks are found in most pockets and on every screen, watchmaker Col&MacArthur’s selling…
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A secret garden in Beijing has opened to visitors for the first time in a century
By Fred He Beijing (CNN) — When Ho Puay-peng first visited Beijing’s Forbidden City in the late 1980s, the Singaporean architect saw many of…
Continue ReadingA look back at ‘Entertaining,’ Martha Stewart’s first book
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — In front of Martha Stewart is a perfectly set table, complete with silverware rolled into cloth napkins, matching…
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Paris residents can enter lottery to share cemetery space with Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The city of Paris has announced a lottery with a twist: Instead of a cash prize, entrants can instead win the chance…
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The best Christmas markets taking place around the world in 2025
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — There’s nothing quite like a festive market to bring out the Christmas spirit in people. While these…
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Rising ‘Black Star’ singer Amaarae takes center stage
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — There are three things Amaarae can’t tour without — and no, it isn’t coke, ketamine and molly, despite what…
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From hunger to luxury: The story behind the world’s most expensive rice
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — Holding an elegant black box embossed with the words “World’s Best Rice” in gold, Japanese chef Kenichi…
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Look of the Week: The humble sequin dress is fashion’s great equalizer
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Sequins? In November? Groundbreaking. Yes, when Salma Hayek, Doja Cat, Iris Law, Angela Bassett, Alex Consani, Emma…
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This rare ‘mad honey’ is only found in two places in the world. It’s strong enough to fell bears and soldiers
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Kaçkar Mountains, Turkey (CNN) — In the little wooden hut perched high on metal-wrapped stilts, the drone is…
Continue ReadingA portal into another life: Photographing America’s abandoned homes
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The houses are worn by weather and time, photographed in isolation like forgotten monuments. They have a haunted…
Continue ReadingIt’s time to plan holiday trips
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — In our travel news round-up this week: advice for holiday travelers, a robot that could save old languages from…
Continue ReadingMore than $1 billion and two decades later, the Grand Egyptian Museum is — finally — ready to share its treasures
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — When Róisín Heneghan received a phone call 22 years ago announcing that her four-person architecture firm had…
Continue ReadingThe world’s best hotel for 2025 is a waterfront skyscraper
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN London (CNN) — It’s only been open for six years, but Rosewood Hong Kong has quickly become a distinguished…
Continue ReadingShe arrived in New York on Halloween. Then she met the guy of her dreams
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Claire Chabaud-Tropéano was walking through the streets of Brooklyn, New York, wondering if that night was…
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How much would you pay for an infamous gold toilet?
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — It might be the most famous — or infamous — toilet in the world: the 220-pound, 18-karat solid gold throne…
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