Perhaps surprisingly, fewer than 10% of the 6,852 islands making up the Japanese archipelago are inhabited. But among those 400 or so, travelers are treated to a rich tapestry of natural treasures, deep-seated mysticism, thriving cultural assets and stretches of sprawling urbanity.
London is just one major city canceling its big New Year's Eve celebrations. Find out what other cities are canceling because of the pandemic -- and which ones are still on schedule.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday increased the risk level for cruise ship travel to its highest level and said it should be avoided, regardless of vaccination status.
A short drive southwest out of Doha leads to the Musfur sinkhole, a large chasm that, for adventurous daytrippers, offers a snapshot of the geological forces that formed the region hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Renderings of the 11-carriage train, which pays homage to the "La Dolce Vita" period of the 1960s, have been unveiled, revealing a plush interior that looks more like a boutique hotel than a railway car.
Is it a boat? Is it a plane? The Lun-class Ekranoplan, aka "The Caspian Sea Monster," is actually both. And now one of the most extraordinary Cold War flying machines built is about to enjoy a new lease on life.
Venice's MOSE flood barriers, in use since October 2020, have enabled La Serenissima to stay dry for the first time in history. But with climate change, how long can they make a difference?
A Los Angeles woman is facing a federal assault charge after allegedly hitting and spitting on another passenger on a December 23 Delta flight from Tampa to Atlanta.
New crystals from Irish company Waterford have joined over 2,000 sparkling triangles covering the ball that drops over New York's Times Square every year, days before the countdown to 2022.
Zoona Naseem is the Maldives' second certified PADI course director. But rather than working with tourists, she opened a dive center for local women and children.
At least four ocean cruise ships were turned away from ports of call or were prohibited from letting passengers disembark in the Americas this week because of Covid-19 cases aboard.
Ever since the movie "Moana" first hit theaters, 8-year-old Mathias Pascal from Cuxac-d'Aude, France, has dreamed of visiting the land of "Vaiana" -- the name for the ebony-haired heroine of the 2016 Disney blockbuster in its French release.
