Travel

On the flight from Oslo to Svalbard, the sun gave way to night as we crossed the Arctic Circle; for one magical moment, the plane’s wing bisected light and dark perfectly. This would be the last natural light I would see for a week. For half the year, Svalbard, the northernmost inhabited place in the […]

Being there makes all the difference. When our correspondents are on the ground — or underground or on the ice or at sea — they, and you, can get up close to the story, sometimes uncomfortably so, uncovering essential details that no phone interview could ever capture. This means traveling to some of the world’s

The remains of six people who were on board a tourist helicopter when it crashed on a scenic Hawaiian island were recovered late on Friday, the authorities said. A pilot and six passengers were on a helicopter tour of the island of Kauai, sometimes called the “Garden Island,” when the aircraft vanished mid-flight on Thursday.

As much of central Appalachia looks to reinvent itself amid the decline of coal, community leaders in southwest Virginia say they’re seeing some early success from a focus on another natural resource By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press December 28, 2019, 2:10 PM 5 min read RICHMOND, Va. — As much of central Appalachia looks to

As the Tripped Up columnist, I’ve fielded hundreds of emails about the ways in which Times readers have spent their time off, whether it’s for a 90th birthday trip or a family vacation with five children, and how things frustratingly went wrong. For the final column of the year, I took inspiration from several stories

Safari camps are the stuff of dreams and bucket lists. They can also be leaders in conservation, sustainability, design, eco-sensitivity and hospitality. Take Kisawa Sanctuary, set to open next summer on an island off the coast of Mozambique. The construction of the marine safari camp incorporated 3-D sand printing, along with traditional weaving, thatching and

Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia’s iconic marsupial, while the fire danger has accelerated in the country’s east as temperatures soar By TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press December 28, 2019, 9:02 AM 2 min read PERTH, Australia — Thousands of koalas are feared to

Authorities say the wreckage of a helicopter carrying seven people to one of the most rugged and remote coastlines in Hawaii has been found in a mountainous area on the island of Kauai By CALEB JONES Associated Press December 27, 2019, 10:19 PM 3 min read HONOLULU — The wreckage of a helicopter carrying seven

LONDON — The deaths of a father and two children who drowned in a swimming pool at a resort in southern Spain this week were “a tragic accident” that came about because none of the victims knew how to swim, the authorities said on Friday. The victims, including a 9-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy,

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is looking for information on a Madison high school business club’s past trips after students discovered hidden cameras in their hotel room this month December 27, 2019, 3:36 PM 2 min read MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin authorities are looking into a Madison high school business club’s past trips after students