Editor’s Note — CNN’s series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile. However, CNN retains full editorial control over all of its reports. Our sponsorship policy. (CNN) — India might just be the most colorful country in the world. It’s a land of otherworldly landscapes for travel — from stunning lakes…
Editor’s Note — Coronavirus cases are in flux across the globe. Health officials caution that staying home is the best way to stem transmission until you’re fully vaccinated. Below is information on what to know if you still plan to travel, last updated on August 26. (CNN) — If you’re planning to travel to India,…
(CNN) — From the gloomy depths of a Northern Hemisphere winter like no other, it can seem futile thinking about vacation plans for the year ahead. With most of the planet still in the grips of the pandemic and vaccines a long way off for so many of us, traveling for pleasure could be thought…
(CNN) — We love to write about food and drink. We love to celebrate the good stuff and lambaste the bad. This is our take on some of the best food cultures and destinations, but of course it’s subjective. It’s time to find out once and for all, which cuisine is king as you dream…
(CNN) — Serving 20 million passengers a year in pre-pandemic times, the modern clean spaces of Athens International Airport have been the world’s gateway to the treasures of Greece for most of the 21st century. But while authorities hope the slow return of international travel later in 2021 might eventually bring the arrival halls of…
(CNN) — The “Plague Island” headlines splashed across the front pages said it all. With its out of control infection rates and deaths heading past the 125,000 mark, the UK started 2021 as Europe’s Covid pariah. Now though, after a vaccination program that has seen more than a third of all adults receive at least…
(CNN) — Renowned for its nourishing simplicity, Greek cuisine is considered among the finest and healthiest in the world. With an emphasis on baked rather than fried food, most traditional dishes avoid elaborate sauces, preferring the perfume of herb seasonings. Nutritionists have long trumpeted the Greeks’ use of unsaturated fats such as olive oil and…
(CNN) — Greece has lifted quarantine requirements for vaccinated travelers and those testing negative for Covid-19 from key tourism markets, including Europe, the UK and the United States, in what officials called “baby steps” on the road back to normality. But while qualifying visitors will be able to check into hotels to enjoy Greek sunshine…
(CNN) — Teenage models Lydia-Angel Beach and Charlotte Claussen are seated on Monastiraki Square drinking in the warm Athens sunshine, having just sated their post-casting hunger with a juicy takeout souvlaki from classic kebab joint Thanasis. London-born Beach, 18, who grew up in Ibiza, and her colleague Claussen, 19, from Hamburg, flew in a few…
Mykonos, Greece (CNN) — In Greece’s best-known party island, white houses, blue shutters and scarlet bougainvillea all glimmer in the sun. Two weeks after the country’s official tourist season was declared open, everything is silent except for the work of bringing the place back to life. In the main town’s maze-like alleyways, where during the…
