Travel

Finding a place to properly unwind and unplug in order to work on a creative project can be tough to find. But now there's a place to go. [...]

China's top officials still come to Mao's favorite beach to make fateful decisions, but now, the general public also tries to squeeze into a spot on the sand, even if many avoid sunbathing. [...]

How to spend a weekend in two of northwest France's most enchanting cities, with a side-trip to Mont-St.-Michel. [...]

Hundreds of years ago, Tokyo -- then known as Edo -- flourished around canals, rivers and the sea. Today, the city is rediscovering its watery roots. [...]

A café in Ukraine is offering its customers a chance to have your coffee while petting raccoons the café owner raised from infancy. [...]

Once upon a time there was basically only one way for an ordinary person to visit Antarctica -- climbing aboard a small cruise ship and visiting the frozen continent en masse with hundreds of other passengers. [...]

Eager to lure travelers, U.S. airports are increasing amenities to include culture, fitness and even the opportunity to commune with a little nature. [...]

Applications have opened for the chance to live in the Maldives for six months as Soneva Fushi and Ultimate Library's next 'barefoot bookseller.' Responsibilities include writing blog posts, hosting experiences for resort guests, and, of course, running the bookshop. [...]

Southwest is dropping nonstop flights between all Bay Area airports and three destinations the carrier currently connects them to. [...]

Nothing bad is going to happen while you're on vacation … probably. [...]

The record number of travelers and the popularity of Uber and Lyft have left airports scrambling to ease congestion. [...]

A lot of things have changed at Disneyland since 1985. [...]

Reports began circulating this week that the Federal Aviation Administration had banned travelers from bringing certain MacBook Pro laptops on planes due to a battery issue. Those reports, put simply, are false. But the full story is a little more complicated. [...]

Lucky New Yorkers got to watch pilot Aaron Fitzgerald fly seemingly impossible loops, twists and barrels with his Red Bull Aerobatic helicopter. [...]

An alternative to backpacking, inn-to-inn hiking lets you spend your days in the great outdoors—and your nights in a comfortable bed. Author Tom Courtney tells us about his favorite such hikes. [...]

Is it smart to be booking a summer vacation in the UK or Europe with Brexit expected to cause chaos. Here's how it might affect air travel, passports, driving licenses, insurance, mobile phones and other essentials. [...]

On Friday Aug. 16 about 2 p.m. in Hillsboro, a city near Portland, Ore., a semi-truck overturned, scattering potatoes across Highway 26. See the crazy photos. [...]

An issue with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection computer system has San Francisco International Airport and airports nationwide reporting backups and long lines. [...]

Looking for a last-minute weekend getaway? Amtrak is cutting fares in half for trips all around the country between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30. However, the sale only lasts today and Saturday, so deal-seekers need to act fast. [...]

T's roundup of people, places and things to know now. [...]