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52 Places to Go in 2020 is here. Read the full list now. “Where would you go if you could go anywhere?” That was the question I posed to the members of The Times Travel desk back at the beginning of September, at our kickoff lunch for the 2020 edition of our annual 52 Places […]

A Rural Retreat in Southern Uruguay $390,000 (14.4 MILLION URUGUAYAN PESOS) This two bedroom, two-bathroom house sits on 12.4 acres outside the town of Pueblo Edén, Uruguay, about 25 miles north of the coastal resort of Punta del Este and 80 miles east of the nation’s capital, Montevideo. Built in 2016 atop a hill, the

Millions of people visit Walt Disney World annually. For many visitors, every moment spent at a Disney park or resort must be well accounted for, which means that planning the perfect Disney vacation is something of an art form — or, at the very least, an in-demand skill. The desire to maximize time spent at Disney

Virgin Airlines is waiving the change fee for any guests who need to change flights because they are affected by the fire. The airline is also offering, as an alternative, a travel bank credit. Does insurance cover bush fires? Not all insurance plans cover natural disasters, so it’s important to read the fine print. “If

The 52 Places Traveler Looking back on a whirlwind journey around the world, the 52 Places Traveler revisits the experiences that offered lessons for travel — and life. Jan. 6, 2020 On my second day back in New York I walked into my neighborhood bodega and the Yemeni man behind the counter did a double

SYDNEY — Cooling temperatures and calmer winds brought some relief Sunday to Australian communities raked by wildfires, but the heat stayed on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to accept responsibility for the crisis and take action. “There has been a lot of blame being thrown around,” Morrison said at a news conference. “And now is the

It has been described as Australia’s Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country’s most endangered creatures By NICK PERRY Associated Press January 5, 2020, 9:28 AM 4 min read SYDNEY — It has been described as Australia‘s Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the

Flying with your cat or dog is probably no one’s idea of fun — least of all your pet’s. But there are ways and tools to make the trip safer, calmer and more comfortable for everyone involved. After logging hundreds of air miles — one particularly intrepid staffer flew cross-country with both a cat and

Police have confirmed that an Atlanta area woman died after a volcanic eruption in New Zealand last month January 3, 2020, 5:36 PM 1 min read ATLANTA — An Atlanta area woman was among the 19 people killed by a volcanic eruption in New Zealand last month, police confirmed Friday. Mayuari Singh, 42, died after the

A Shanghai TV station has acknowledged that footage of a formation of 2,000 drones flying over the city broadcast on New Year’s Eve had actually been prerecorded days before January 3, 2020, 3:05 PM 2 min read BEIJING — A Shanghai TV station has acknowledged that footage of a formation of 2,000 drones flying over