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By Richard Collett, CNN It has vast mangrove forests, hills covered in tea plantations and record-breaking beaches, but for most tourists, Bangladesh is still a blank space on the map. The South Asia country welcomed just 650,000 international tourists in 2024, according to the Bangladesh Tourism Board — a fraction of the numbers drawn by

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A British restaurant with two Michelin stars has been given a one-star hygiene rating after food standards inspectors visited the premises in November. Ynyshir, which offers a 30-course tasting menu, is the only restaurant in Wales with two Michelin stars. The price of the five-hour experience, which the prestigious

By Steve Salter, CNN (CNN) — From TikTok feeds to high fashion runways, a new mood in men’s fashion has been taking hold. It is not flashy, nor nostalgic. Instead, it is intentional, defined by restraint, with garments that better align with how young men want to be perceived right now. One need only look

By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — In 1979, photographer Richard Avedon packed up his antiquated Deardorff camera, jumped in a Chevy Suburban and drove across Texas, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Colorado, California and 15 other American states, hoping to capture an essence of the regions through the people who lived there. These were

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — There are few things Arabella Carey Adolfsson enjoys more than going fishing near her lakeside home in Sweden during the summertime, or getting her camera out and taking photographs of the natural beauty surrounding her. She and her husband Stefan, a Swede, often take their boat out from Torpön,

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — When the world’s biggest K-pop group announced their hiatus in late 2022, they were at the height of superstardom. They regularly topped music charts, won prestigious awards, and arguably transformed the genre into a global cultural phenomenon. Now, BTS is back –

By Leah Dolan, CNN By the time Nia DaCosta was in 12th grade, she had seen the world — or at least, that’s how it felt. In reality she hadn’t much left her boarding school common room in Dobbs Ferry, NY, but through the power of television DaCosta had been given access to far-flung places

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to traveling from country to country without restrictions and enjoying shorter lines at border control, there’s an elite tier of passports with more clout than others. The top three passports, says the latest report by the Henley Passport Index, are Asian countries: Singapore at No. 1

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — At this year’s Golden Globes, which took place Sunday night, the red carpet fashion felt split. Many A-listers, such as Amanda Seyfried, Pamela Anderson, Kylie Jenner, Tessa Thompson, Elle Fanning and Natasha Rothwell, went the way of the traditional “glamazon” — glowy and dewy in an ethereal light colored

By Rachel Tashjian, CNN (CNN) — In recent years, having the best vintage dress or a meme-worthy look seemed to be the ultimate red carpet flex in Hollywood. But at Sunday night’s Golden Globes, actors wore gowns that spoke to the present – something strange and sober, in which ease and wearability are demanded but

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The red carpet at this year’s Golden Globe Awards is awash with black gowns and Old Hollywood glamour — and Selena Gomez brought both. The singer and actor was a picture of elegance as she arrived at the Beverly Hilton hotel in a Chanel dress that took the French

By Marianna Cerini, CNN (CNN) — Can a single red carpet look turn you into a style icon? If it’s a Giorgio Armani suit and you’re Julia Roberts, yes, it can. In 1990 Roberts, then just 22, wore a charcoal gray Armani suit from the designer’s menswear collection to attend the 47th Golden Globes, where

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our round-up of travel stories this week: Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair headquarters in the Polish forest, Maryland’s “haunted” Baltimore Hotel, plus the best destinations where you can fill your belly in the year ahead. Foodie travel for the year ahead Some go where their heart leads them, but this