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Here Are 20 of the Most Instagrammed Waterfalls in the World
Waterfalls have a way of becoming the entire reason you book the trip. The mist in your hair. The sheer size of them. Sure, sometimes it’s about the journey, but the destination can be just as incredible.
So if you’re chasing waterfalls, consider this your inspiration, straight from the platform filled with FOMO-inducing travel photos. Instagram is overflowing with waterfall shots, and these are 20 of the most photographed falls on the platform.
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Southwest Will Open Its First Airport Lounges, Starting With These 4 Cities
Photo: Joni Hanebutt/Shutterstock
Southwest Airlines announced this week that it will open the first airport lounges in its history.
It's the clearest sign yet in a long chain of them that the once-budget airline is, like most other major US carriers, now catering to higher-paying and luxury travelers.
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September Edition
Where to travel: Puglia’s Vista Ostuni
Where to stay: The Lodge at Whale Pass on Prince of Wales Island.
What we’re loving: REI’s Labor Day sale
What to do: See Bears Ears National Monument this fall
What you need to know: TSA switched on the country's first touchless security gates September 1
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What Trekking to Machu Picchu Taught Me About Strength, Surrender, and the People Who Make It Possible
Photo: Wakaba Oto
A six-night, 55-mile trek from the raw Salkantay route to the ancient steps of the Inca Trail is as much about surrender as strength, and it's made possible by the "Green Machine": the fairly paid, locally hired porters who carry the tents, bake cakes from scratch at 12,500 feet, and turn a brutal climb into something you can actually finish.
This is the story of reaching Machu Picchu one coca-fueled step at a time, guided by one of the few women leading high-altitude treks in Peru.
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How to Eat Your Way Through Toronto in One Delicious Weekend
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DESTINATION TORONTO
Three days in one city, and enough cuisines to circle the globe without leaving downtown Toronto. The staple peameal sandwich at St. Lawrence Market, Aburi-style sushi on the Harbourfront, Michelin-recommended dining rooms, hidden cocktail bars, and a brunch cruise on Lake Ontario.
This guide maps every bite.
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This Hotel Outside of Austin Brings a Dash of Tuscany to the Texas Hill Country
Photos: Hotel Viata
Just outside Austin, in the wooded hills of West Lake Hills, Hotel Viata trades the city's live-music-till-1-AM energy for lemon-yellow stucco, cypress trees, and rooms that feel more like a Tuscan villa than Texas, right down to the 900-square-foot suites.
Between rosé by the cypress-ringed pool, a spa with a sauna and soaking tubs, and an Italian-leaning restaurant built on local ingredients, it's the resort-style version of Austin you didn't know to ask for.
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Five Questions, One Minute, a Shot at $500
We're trying to figure out just how burned out everyone really is right now, and we need your honest answer. It's five quick questions, and it takes about a minute.
Everyone who completes the survey is entered to win a $500 Visa gift card. Call it a head start on the getaway you're probably way overdue for.
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