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By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Once famed for carrying wealthy passengers across Europe in opulent train carriages, the Orient Express brand has resurfaced once again — this time jumping off the rails in Italy for a luxury hotel venture. Orient Express La Minerva, set to open in central Rome in spring 2025, is the

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Russian-born American photographer Anastasia Samoylova loves “Barbie.” Not only did she wear a hot pink suit to the opening of her own photography exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in October, she also insisted on taking her teenage son to see Greta Gerwig’s 2023 film — considering it

By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Since the US presidential election, there’s been a spike in Americans’ interest in moving abroad. “It’s been such a gut reaction of, ‘I want to move, but I don’t know where, and I don’t know how,’ ” says Arielle Tucker, a Switzerland-based certified financial planner who specializes in assisting

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Five years after it was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire, Notre Dame de Paris formally reopened on Saturday with a two-hour ceremony inside the famed cathedral’s gleaming, newly renovated interior. Global leaders and dignitaries including US President-elect Donald Trump, current US first lady Jill Biden, Elon Musk

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: railway ambitions in Greece, Vietnam, Britain and the United States, exciting new maritime adventures from Virgin Voyages and the Orient Express, plus the world’s top cities for 2024. Life at sea Spending $120,000 for a vacation sure does sound expensive. However, if it means

CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: railway ambitions in Greece, Vietnam, Britain and the United States, exciting new maritime adventures from Virgin Voyages and the Orient Express, plus the world’s top cities for 2024. Life at sea Spending $120,000 for a vacation sure does sound expensive. However, if it

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It’s a go-to question at bar trivia: what is the only national flag in the world that isn’t rectangular or square shaped? The answer is Nepal. But beyond the simple fact of its uncommon shape, Nepal’s flag is a bit of a mystery. Depending who you ask, the flag

By Caroline Baum and Sérène Nourrison, CNN Paris (CNN) — France’s largest musical instrument is ready to sound again. It has taken months of painstaking cleaning and decontaminating of 8,000 pipes, 115 organ stops and numerous other musical components, but on Saturday the majestic tones of the Grand Organ of Notre Dame will ring out

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Growing up in a very small town in the Alentejo region of Portugal during the 1970s, Leonor Drago recalls watching planes fly over her home, convinced she’d never get to ride on one. She dreamed of visiting destinations like the United States or even France, but the prospect of

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — At the annual Gotham Awards on Tuesday night, Pamela Anderson arrived on the red carpet in a strapless champagne-hued Oscar de la Renta satin gown. As the “Baywatch” star turned to pose for the wall of photographers, a larger-than-life bow peeped out from the back of her dress. Yet

By Barry Neild, CNN (CNN) — The ancient Lycians knew a thing or two about democracy. Two thousand years ago, the one-time rulers of modern-day Turkey’s southwestern corner had a fully functioning democratic federation that centuries later inspired America’s political structure. While democracies everywhere might be facing turbulent times, another Lycian legacy remains steadfastly present

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — In watchmaking, heritage matters. But while rival European horologists vaunt the traditions of their centuries-old workshops, design duo Toledano & Chan’s new creation has a longer history altogether: It was carved from a meteorite that slammed into Earth around 1 million years ago. The Brutalist-inspired watch, dubbed the B/1M,

By Gustavo Valdes, CNN (CNN) — Having fun in the sun south of the border could get a little more expensive next year for visitors who stop in Mexico via cruise ships. The Mexican government plans to impose a $42 immigration fee for each passenger on a cruise ship that docks in the country. Passengers

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Pantone has named an “evocative soft brown” its color of the year for 2025, continuing a tradition that has now run for more than a quarter of a century. In a statement published Thursday, the global color specialist said Mocha Mousse was “a mellow brown infused with a sensorial

CNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Pantone has named an “evocative soft brown” its color of the year for 2025, continuing a tradition that has now run for more than a quarter of a century. In a statement published Thursday, the global color specialist said Mocha Mousse was “a mellow brown infused with a

By Victoria Barauna, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to holiday destinations, Thailand is one of the most popular countries in the world. It’s already attracted approximately 26 million international tourists this year, according to reports, with 2025 set to be even busier. The Southeast Asian nation is well known for its stunning beaches, gastronomy,

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a big old year for Paris: the Olympics this summer, Notre Dame reopening this weekend, and now it’s been named the most attractive city in the world. It’s the fourth time in a row that the French capital has taken the No.1 spot in the Top 100

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Each year, a fresh troupe of design industry talents are recognized in Architectural Digest’s AD100 list. Spotlighting studios across the globe, from Australia to Belgium, the curated index involves editors spending “months — even years” tracking “extraordinary projects,” according to the magazine’s global editorial director Amy Astley. For the

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Known as a tax haven and playground for the rich, Monaco packs a population of around 39,000 — of whom almost seven in 10 are millionaires, according to property firm Knight Frank — into an area smaller than New York’s Central Park. But the world’s second-smallest sovereign state has

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — He has won multiple Grammys and racked up nine Billboard Top 10 Hits, but musician Ed Sheeran will soon add another trophy to his collection – becoming the first-ever Western artist to perform a concert in Bhutan. On January 24, 2025, the British singer-songwriter will perform at Changlimithang Stadium