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By Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN (CNN) — In 1964, 23-year-old Ramon Martinez Martinez left his job as a struggling painter in Madrid, Spain, and journeyed south to Benidorm in search of new opportunities. In the first half of the 20th century, Benidorm was a small seaside town best known for its tuna fish and orange

By Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN) — At the top of the world amid pristine white glaciers and towering rock, silence reigns. Suddenly it is broken by a ladder falling from the sky. Milan Pandey is sitting back down at Everest Base Camp, looking out over views that few have ever seen —

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: the original “motor hotel” sits abandoned, the world’s busiest airports are ranked, and how to move abroad without messing it up. Birth of the motel Hotels and guesthouses have existed for centuries. But the motel was born in 1925 when an architect named Arthur

By Bryn Stole, CNN Berlin (CNN) — It’s 2 a.m. and hundreds of people are lined up outside Berlin’s legendary techno club Berghain. Forget the Philharmonic or the Neue Nationalgalerie — this is Berlin’s most famous cultural institution, and throngs of black-clad dance freaks are hoping to make it past the club’s notoriously selective bouncers.

By Nick Remsen, CNN New York (CNN) — In the borderlands between New York City’s Tribeca and Financial District, Ralph Lauren — the man whose name is synonymous with a certain well-heeled, sporty, and nostalgic vein of American style — staged his latest runway show on Thursday. Among the crowd were Anne Hathaway, Condé Nast’s

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN London (CNN) — On a trip to the English countryside, Catherine, Princess of Wales, signaled that the Y2K style revival — which has resurrected both Ugg boots and wearing dresses over pants — is still in full swing. In a short film released by the palace on Monday, the princess is

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The Pacific paradise of Tuvalu is one of the most remote nations in the world, surrounded by bountiful exotic fish and colorful corals. Located between Australia and Hawaii, the country is so isolated that all transactions, either by locals or visitors, have only ever been done in cash. So

By Chris Lau and Mai Takiguchi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Don’t freak out when you try to board a flight to this southwestern Japanese prefecture and the destination on the ticket says “Hello Kitty” — you’re definitely on the right plane. Oita, a scenic region known for its natural hot springs on the Japanese island

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating after a Frontier Airlines flight made a hard landing at Luis Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. Flight 3506, an Airbus A321, was arriving from Orlando International Airport when its first landing attempt

By Milena Lazazzera, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — Set in a sleek, lacquered rectangular casing and adorned with 20 baguette-cut yellow beryls — set in gold, to match the opulent golden chain from which it dangles — Chanel’s latest launch looks like a lipstick at first sight. But there’s more to it. With a click,

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic video shows the fiery moments after a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 hit an animal on takeoff from Denver International Airport on Sunday. “Every once in a while a little burst of flame (is) coming out the right engine,” air traffic control warned the pilots, as heard on audio

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A commercial plane and an Army helicopter collided, a regional jet rolled over on landing and a family of five was killed after a helicopter plunged into the Hudson River – all three incidents from the first part of this year add to the anxieties of the flying

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — A bargain-price home in a beautiful town — with a cleaner and a handyman thrown in for good measure — would be enough of a deal for many people to make the leap to Italy, but American Keith Richardson had one other key requirement. The property where he intended

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The 24th edition of Coachella ended Sunday night, with the star-studded festival once again delivering performances — and outfits — that turned heads. The predominant feeling is that the fashion at the annual music and arts festival is different from that of recent editions. The shift is perhaps epitomized

By Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — Move over, Golden Gate and Sydney Harbour. China is set to open the world’s tallest bridge in June, the latest feat of engineering from the infrastructure-focused country. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is currently nearing the end of construction in Guizhou, southwest China. It will measure 2,051 feet above

By Issy Ronald and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Antoni Gaudí, the celebrated Catalan long nicknamed “God’s architect” for designing Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Vatican. In a statement released on Monday, the Vatican said Pope Francis recognized Gaudí’s “heroic virtues,” which is a step on the

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — There are a few constants that the Internet knows about Lenny Kravitz’s lifestyle. Photos of him wearing an enormous brown blanket scarf, which resurface each year, have become a reliable indicator of the approaching winter. And he’s never far from a pair of leather pants, which the 60-year-old American

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-five years ago, in his pristine but sparse Manhattan apartment, viewers got ready with Patrick Bateman for the first time, meeting the often suited and sometimes blood-drenched fictional character through his intensive morning routine. In the 2000 film adaptation of “American Psycho,” Christian Bale plays the yuppie investment banker

By Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — High atop the Korean Peninsula, past military checkpoints and bumpy dirt roads in one of the world’s most secretive countries, rises a volcano and deep crater lake steeped in symbolism. Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — In the year 2000, HBO advertised Ellen DeGeneres’ latest comedy special with a Botticelli reference. Perched inside a clam shell and surrounded by figures from the original painting, DeGeneres created her own “Birth of Venus” for the promotional print poster — subbing out nudity for a more signature white