Author: Abhay Negi

These all-inclusive resort properties punch above their price. BY CHARLIE HOBBS December 27, 2023 A lot rests on the all-inclusive resort. In making your reservation, you are putting all of your vacation’s meals, excursions, and entertainment in the hands of one single property. Accordingly, the price tags are often large ones—although this ballooned upfront fee is…

On an Alaska Airline flight Friday, a refrigerator-sized piece of the plane fell off the Boeing aircraft mid-flight. BY RACHEL CHANG January 11, 2024  How airlines are responding As of now, it’s unclear how long the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft will remain grounded. The sudden halt immediately affected airlines using the aircraft, especially United and Alaska, the…

Vernon, Vermont Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads. BORN IN UTAH, NATALIA MEIJOME spent a large portion of her childhood in her father’s original hometown of Buenos Aires. She created this most unusual bakery as an homage to the Argentine panaderías she loved as a child. In lieu of a full-scale…

By Alice Callahan Jan. 17, 2024, 5:01 a.m. ET  Bobbi Lin for The New York Times This is Day 3 of Well’s Mediterranean Diet Week. Start at the beginning here. If I had to choose just one food to always have on hand, it probably would be lentils. They’re quick to cook and comforting; my mom’s lentil…

According to the most recent ranking from Henley & Partners, it’s a tie. BY AMBER PORT January 10, 2024 Ever wondered how powerful your passport is? The latest figures are out for 2024, and there’s a whole host of countries tying in the top spot. The Henley Passport Index, compiled by consultancy firm Henley & Partners, is based…

Our world is getting noisier, making us turn to quiet places. Science explains why. BY YULIA DENISYUK April 21, 2023 Even before the first red peak appears on the horizon, I notice my breath getting slower, my body releasing built-up tension within. On approach to Wadi Rum, a Mars-red desert spanning 280 square miles in the south…

Geothermal and hydroelectric power plants, which supply the island nation with energy, fuel many of the stops on travelers’ itineraries—and have themselves evolved into unlikely visitor destinations. BY ELISSA GARAY February 7, 2023 Rising up from an otherwise desolate stretch of landscape, sinuous plumes of steam signal my arrival at Hellisheiði Power Plant, Iceland’s largest, and very much…

The gorkon is a marvel of heat retention that’s at risk of disappearing. BY JUNEISY HAWKINS JANUARY 12, 2024  The gorkon will keep a stew boiling for more than 30 minutes after it’s removed from a heat source. PHOTO BY JUNEISY HAWKINS FOR GASTRO OBSCURA IN 2000, A JAPANESE TOURIST walked into Syed Israr Hussain’s guest house…

CBRE Hotels Research analyzed ten years of hotel brand performance for six large public hotel companies, encompassing over three million rooms or 60% of US supply as of year-end 2022. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth for only 10 of the 49 brands held by these six companies met or exceeded the 2.9% compound annual…

An ice cream topping once had the same name. BY ANNE EWBANK SEPTEMBER 5, 2018  General’s Tso’s chicken ice cream, served “Chop suey” style. TESSA NESTA FOR MOFAD THE FIRST FEW DECADES OF the 20th century were a golden age for ice cream in the United States. Across the country, soda fountains and drugstores served up elaborate…