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The southern coast of Athens, a 35-mile stretch of pine-speckled beachfront, is gaining in popularity for travelers keen on exploring the ruins in the city’s historic center, and then ditching the urban sprawl (it’s a mere 25-minute drive from the Acropolis) for the charms of the Aegean Sea. The ambience of this coastal hideaway, known […]

Sunday 11) 9:30 a.m. Mountain trek It’s best to do the trek around Divis Mountain on a clear day, when the views down into Belfast and northeast to Scotland are truly spectacular, but the challenging walk is pleasurable even when skies are gray, thanks to the gloriously fresh air and pastoral landscapes of lush fields

It is that fun energy the hotel hopes to reclaim, while maintaining the distinctive design and architectural elements of its past. Jon Kastl, a partner in Champalimaud, the design firm charged with the renovation, stripped away the gaudy furniture and light fixtures in the lobby to show off the original architecture. “Did you know the

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinese government announced on Wednesday that it would temporarily stop issuing individual travel permits to Taiwan, a move that appears intended to influence the politics of the self-governing island ahead of a coming election. The move, which takes effect Thursday, is “the latest in a series of policy tools” that China

Officials on Wednesday reopened the Kenyan luxury hotel complex that al-Shabab attacked in January in the deadliest extremist assault inside the country in several years. Twenty-one people were killed in the hours-long attack on the dusitD2 complex in Nairobi. Several Al-Shabab gunmen stormed the area, detonating explosives and sending panicked people fleeing. Kenyan security forces

A Complex Overlooking the Caribbean on Antigua $4.25 MILLION This three-and-a-half-acre property sits on an 80-foot bluff overlooking Nonsuch Bay, on the east coast of the Caribbean island of Antigua. The property includes a three-bedroom, three-bathroom villa; a one-bedroom, two-bathroom guest cottage; a swimming pool; a garden; and a private boat dock. The 3,500-square-foot main

Friends in Rome had warned me: no one should eat pasta all’amatriciana nonstop for a week. The sauce — a glutton’s glorious punishment of pork, pecorino and tomatoes — produces one of the most satisfying dishes on the Roman table. But what’s the best way to make it? I planned to eat my way all

Mexico’s Quintana Roo state expects to spend $30 million this year on removing masses of sargassum seaweed that have washed up on its Caribbean beaches, its governor said Tuesday. Gov. Carlos Joaquín said during a visit to Washington that the figure could go even higher next year because equipment such as sea barriers and boats

For his latest TV show, famed chef Gordon Ramsay has definitely left the comforting familiarity of his kitchens. On “Uncharted,” Ramsay visits global destinations to explore flavors far from routine. He eats guinea pig in Peru, fishes for eel with his bare hands to make a Maori dish in New Zealand and forages for hearts

The Swiss aren’t known for dancing all night to ABBA, but in the town of Vevey, the 52 Places Traveler found, every 20 years or so they let loose. Jul 30, 2019 Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019 list. Before Vevey, he was one of