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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — On January 24, content creator Pelumi Nubi, who grew up in London, set off on a solo drive from the UK capital to Lagos, Nigeria in her beloved purple Peugeot 107. Over two months and a terrifying car crash later, the 29-year-old received a hero’s reception as she arrived

By Tree Meinch, CNN (CNN) — The mashup of diverse landscapes begins rolling past your car window within 30 minutes of departing San Luis Potosí, the capital city of the Mexican state of the same name. Sturdy pines grow tall beside desert cacti, poking through a blanket of fog adorning the Sierra Madre mountains. Passing

By Joan Kennedy (CNN) — It’s so hard to get your hands on an Hermès Birkin bag that it should be illegal. That’s according to two would-be Birkin buyers who filed a complaint against the French luxury brand in a Northern California district court on March 19. The plaintiffs have accused Hermès of exploiting the

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand announced it has tightened its visa rules, introducing language and skill criteria and shortening work permit lengths in response to “unsustainable net migration.” The changes to the Accredited Employer Worker Visa (AEWV) scheme have gone into immediate effect, and will mean that New Zealand is “better testing

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She didn’t get a passport until she was aged 91, but a year after becoming the oldest person to visit all 63 National Parks in the US, “Grandma Joy” Ryan is embarking on a new global challenge with her grandson Brad Ryan, 42. The intergenerational duo, who went viral

CNN By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She didn’t get a passport until she was aged 91, but a year after becoming the oldest person to visit all 63 National Parks in the US, “Grandma Joy” Ryan is embarking on a new global challenge with her grandson Brad Ryan, 42. The intergenerational duo, who went

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A rental property secretly transformed by the eccentric artist who lived there for three decades has been officially protected by the British government, five years after his death. Shortly after Ron Gittins died in September 2019 at age 79, his family visited the apartment where he had lived

By David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) — “Do you know where IPAs come from?” I have asked many a friend, with my elbow angled upon the bar holding “exhibit B” in a pint glass, and hoping they don’t already know the answer. Heaven? The hop fairy? My dreams? All good guesses, but no. “When the

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: Europe’s highest pedestrian suspension bridge, a groundbreaking “blended wing” plane, North America’s solar eclipse and the world’s best airports to arrive at hungry. Airport dining There’s no more captive consumer than a traveler caught between airport security and the departure gate, which is why

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A sickening sense of deja vu flooded over Barb Handley and her siblings as news of the midflight blowout of an Alaska Airlines plug door – and the gaping hole it left behind – emerged in January. Images of the refrigerator-sized void conjured up heart-wrenching memories of the death

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A 1938 comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sold for $6 million at auction on Thursday, becoming the most expensive comic ever, according to Heritage Auctions, which handled the sale. The auction house dubbed it the “most important, impactful comic book ever published,” as it introduced the world to Superman

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Half a millennium ago, the Protestant rebel priest Martin Luther sent out a number of small paintings as a marital announcement with political implications. He’d commissioned German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder to commemorate his controversial union with the nun Katharina von Bora in 1525 through complementary round portraits

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — King Charles III is opening the doors of Balmoral Castle this summer for the most intimate tours ever permitted around the British royal family’s much-loved private Scottish home. The tours will run daily from July 4 to August 11 but a booking frenzy saw all the tickets – priced

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Like millions of other Americans, I plan to see the total eclipse Monday afternoon. Unlike most, I’m ready to take somewhat extreme measures to increase my chances of having clear skies under which to do so. You see, I’ve been hoping to see an eclipse for the

By Karla Cripps, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — On the surface, Thailand’s annual Songkran festival appears to be just one great big water fight. Every April, people young and old take to the streets all over the country, armed with plastic guns and water buckets, and engage in hours-long battles from morning till dusk. And

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — If it wasn’t for the fact she was signing autographs outside the CBS studio in New York, many would have thought Billie Piper was attempting to go unnoticed. Like an old Hollywood film star caught on the fly, Piper was photographed on Tuesday evening in a pair of oval

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Ellis Island’s museum is getting a 21st-century makeover, more than 100 years after millions of immigrants took their first steps in America there. A new $100-million project aims to revitalize the 125-year-old landmark with immersive and modern exhibits. Recently announced renovations and upgrades at the historic site also

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall turned 90 on Wednesday—and to mark the occasion, 90 female photographers have put their work up for sale for 90 days. A young woman positioned as a blooming night flower, polar bears seemingly hugging but actually play-fighting, and snow geese blasting off from a pond

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The tiny, remote Italian island of Alicudi is home to only around 100 residents and, ideally, about 100 wild goats. This year, however, the ratio of humans to animals has become wildly unbalanced. The island has been overrun by six times its desired number of

By Melissa Alonso and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a Southwest Airlines plane veered off course and had a close call with an air traffic control tower during an attempted landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the agency said Thursday. The incident happened around 1 p.m. on March 23 when