Francesca Street, CNN French railway aficionado Arthur Mettetal was watching a video on YouTube when some parked train carriages in the corner of the frame caught his eye. The cars were painted a distinctive night-blue hue once associated with the Orient Express, the famed long-distance trans-Europe passenger train synonymous with 20th century travel glamor. While
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Happy July 4th weekend to our US readers and a wonderful July vacation season to everyone else. Here at CNN Travel, we’re riding out the price hikes, the flight cancellations and the chaos, and we are just grateful restrictions are easing and the open(ish) road is ahead. Here’s the latest in
Continue Reading Stephy Chung, CNN and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN Beijing’s Palace Museum, located in the heart of the Forbidden City, contains the world’s largest collection of Chinese art, spanning nearly 5,000 years of history. Now, more than 900 of those treasures are on display at the new Hong Kong Palace Museum — a “gift” from the
Continue Reading By Livia Borghese, Jula Buckley and Maureen O’Hare, CNN The countdown has begun. From January 16, 2023, visitors to Venice — that jewel in Italy’s tourism crown — will have to pay for the privilege. It’s set to become the first city in the world to require an entrance fee. The launch date was announced
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, who appeared in the 2020 docuseries “Tiger King,” and four others have been indicted on 10 counts of wildlife trafficking and money laundering charges. Authorities claim that Antle and his employee “laundered more than $500,000 in cash they believed to be the proceeds of an operation to smuggle
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN If she hasn’t already, Kate Bush may want to send Netflix a muffin basket. The singer has broken three world records, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, thanks to her 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” being featured on the latest season of the series “Stranger Things.” Bush
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert is remembering her late co-star Michael Landon, more than three decades after he died of pancreatic cancer at age 54. “Today is the 31st anniversary of the death of one of the most influential people in my life and I am so, so sad,”
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Millie Bobby Brown will star in a new Netflix film from the Russo brothers, called “The Electric State.” The “Stranger Things” star will play an orphaned teen in a “retro-futuristic” world. According to Netlix’s announcement, the movie “follows an orphaned teen (Brown) as she traverses the American West with a robot and
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Stranger Things” has taken the idea of playing the long game to heart a bit too literally, capping its super-sized fourth season with two sprawling episodes that total nearly four hours. Whether that’s a reward to fans or self-indulgence by the producers rests in the eye of the beholder, but
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN For anyone wondering why “The Princess” is premiering on Hulu in the US, not sister service Disney+, the movie answers that in the first five minutes, when the title character brutally dispatches a pair of guards sent into the tower where she’s being held. While the timing seems right for
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Amazon has flexed its muscles with military-style action series (see “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” and “Reacher”), but “The Terminal List” adds a numbingly simple-minded revenge saga to that subgenre. Despite the promotional benefits of featuring star-producer Chris Pratt as a grittier kind of avenger, this brutal eight-episode slog squanders its
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Marta Kauffman says she now gets why people have been critical of “Friends.” The co-creator of the hit comedy series told the Los Angeles Times she had initially thought people were unfairly targeting the sitcom about its lack of diversity, but explained she’s “learned a lot in the last 20
Continue Reading By Will McGough, CNN With Covid-19 regulations a thing of the past, Hawaiʻi is primed to be a top destination in 2022 thanks to a load of fresh offerings. New restaurants and tours are springing up, along with a nice discount at a newly renovated luxury hotel and the continued marriage of tourism and culture.
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Actor Brian Austin Green and professional dancer Sharna Burgess have welcomed their first child together. The couple announced the birth of their son, Zane, in an identical post shared on their Instagram accounts, which showed their newborn holding Green’s finger. “Zane Walker Green born 6/28 at 12:12,” the “Beverly Hills, 90210”
Continue Reading Samantha Tse, CNN The temperamental weather in Paris proved no match for the enthusiasm of fashion editors, celebrities and influencers who braved the strong mid-day sun and the threat of rain to watch the latest menswear collections — even as many shows took place outdoors. After a few seasons of digital runways amid the Covid-19
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Very few people attempt to walk around the entire world, and even fewer actually manage to complete the journey. On May 21, 2022 Tom Turcich, from New Jersey, became the 10th person on record to achieve this remarkable feat, while his four-legged companion Savannah was the first dog to do so. The
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A woman visiting the Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, the second incident of an animal injuring a park visitor this week, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Yellowstone National Park said on Thursday that a Pennsylvania woman, 71, was gored by a bull bison on Wednesday, just
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Yellowstone National Park’s north loop will reopen to all visitors Saturday, nearly three weeks after epic floods swallowed roads and bridges, caused mudslides and prompted officials to shutter all of the park’s entrances. “We have attempted to balance major recovery efforts while reopening as much of the park as possible,” Yellowstone
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN Usher capped off Black Music Month with a soulful and smooth “Tiny Desk Concert” at NPR’s offices in Washington, DC on Thursday. Backed by his band, the R&B singer performed a stripped-down set of his hits, including “You Make Me Wanna…,” “U Don’t Have to Call” and “Confessions Part II.” “Being
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Actress and singer Chanel Haynes says she was fired as the lead in the West End production of “Tina” after she performed with the Rolling Stones in Italy. Haynes, who for the past few months had been portraying the legendary Tina Turner in the musical based on her life, told
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