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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN He set off on a round-the-world trip in December 2012 and, nearly a decade later, traveler Tom Grond is still globetrotting. The Dutch blogger, who previously worked for the Netherlands government, now describes himself as a nomad and says he has no plans to return to his former life. Grond has traveled

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Though people in many parts of the world are heading back to the office and kids have returned to school, lockdowns continue across China as the country struggles to contain several Covid-19 outbreaks in line with its zero-Covid policy. This of course leaves parents facing those all-too-familiar challenges many of

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The form-fitting bodysuits and undergarments that make up shapewear have become a lucrative business, with Spanx valued at $1.2 billion and Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand propelling her to billionaire status. Now, singer and rapper Lizzo will enter the market next month with Yitty, her new venture offering bras, leggings, shorts and more.

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Tuesday night, Den in Tokyo was given top honors by the World’s 50 Best group, recognizing it as the best restaurant in Asia. Den is no stranger to accolades. It has two Michelin stars and has been in the top 10 on the World’s Best list in years past. But it

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Thirty years after families in northern Ukraine were forced to abandon their homes following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, Maxim Dondyuk began collecting their things. The Ukranian documentary photographer has rescued some 15,000 artifacts from villages in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, including letters, photographs, and film negatives. Dondyuk restores and scans

Jacopo Prisco, CNN Atop an idyllic hill in the Italian Riviera sits a tiny village with a big dream: becoming an independent nation. The Principality of Seborga already has its own flag, national anthem, passports, stamps, currency and, of course, a monarch. It hopes to one day back them up with legal recognition of its

Oscar Holland, CNN Contributors: Angie Orellana Hernandez, CNN After last year’s limited-capacity event, the Academy Awards returned in full force Sunday evening — and the red carpet was back to something resembling its glamorous best, too. Though the event was delayed from its usual February slot for a second consecutive year due to Covid-19, there

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Florida’s got yet another spring breaker in town: Scot, a massive great white shark, has been recorded swimming off the Gulf Coast. Scot, an adult male, measures just over 12-feet long and weighs 1,600 pounds, according to OCEARCH, the non-profit marine group that spotted the big fish Thursday. Scot is the

Zoe Sottile, CNN On most days, Rob Kempton guards the many beautiful works on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art — but this weekend, he’s curating them. Kempton is one of 17 officers participating in “Guarding the Art,” an exhibition featuring 25 unique works selected by members of the BMA’s security team. The exhibit,

Angie Orellana Hernandez, CNN The Academy Awards are all about who takes home the golden statuette, but also who looks best doing so. Celebrities come at Oscar fashion culture from a variety of angles, whether they arrive at the ceremony dressed to the nines or blaze past traditional decorum. But for every outfit that made

Julia Buckley, CNN On 24 February, as she watched the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Desislava Tosheva was staring at her couch. “I was in my living room, thinking about all the people about to flee their country, and how the ones with financial opportunities would be at a bigger advantage,” she says. “I

Stephy Chung, CNN Korean culture has spread across the world like wildfire in recent years, with the hugely successful K-pop, K-film and K-beauty sectors attracting insatiable interest. Now, South Korea is looking to take its fashion industry to the next level, too. The drive is being led by the biannual Seoul Fashion Week (SFW), which,

By Lilit Marcus, CNN This week at CNN Travel, we’re eating our dinner out of the world’s coolest toothpaste tube, dreaming about sunny Indonesian beaches and admiring the latest developments in British mass transit. Come along for the ride, won’t you? Asia opening up Traveling to Asia just got easier as Hong Kong will allow

Aya Elamroussi, CNN | Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN When Vladimir Putin’s forces last approached a capital city, they leveled it. As the invasion of Ukraine enters its second month, Russian forces are digging in on the outskirts of Kyiv — and there are fears they could be preparing for the same indiscriminate scorched-earth tactic used in