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I’ve traveled over 4,500 miles on Amtrak trains. My rides have been great and filled with surprises.
From taking a bullet train in Japan to backpacking around Europe, I’ve visited 43 countries so far, and I try to travel by rail whenever possible. However, when I reviewed the states I’ve visited in the US over the years, I found that I almost always flew to get from point A to point B,
See inside Dolly Parton’s childhood home, a 2-room log cabin where she lived with her 11 siblings
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park is known for its rides, musical performances, and delicious cinnamon bread, but it also features tributes to the late country star’s upbringing. Located in the Rivertown Junction section of the park, “Dolly’s Tennessee Mountain Home” is a replica of the two-room…
Vegas hotels are panicking about losing Canadian tourism amid Trump’s trade wars: ‘We want to welcome them back’
Despite President Donald Trump’s Truth Social declaration that “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” on Monday, Las Vegas is doing its best to court visitors from Canada as it grapples with plummeting Canadian tourism. The casino and convention hub is particularly vulnerable to Canadian calls to…
My 14-year-old does online school while traveling the world. He’s more prepared for real life than most adults I know.
An hour ago, Colt was leaning over the side of a Zodiac boat in Icy Bay, Alaska, lowering a Niskin bottle into glacier-fed water. “The things we’re gonna be looking for are salinity, clarity, temperature, depth,” he told me as he collected a sample. “We’re also going to be looking at levels of…
We moved from Chicago to a much smaller Midwestern city. It had a lot of perks, but not enough to keep us.
As a girl who grew up on the South Side of Chicago, I was no stranger to crowded streets, sirens, and the hustle and bustle of city life. I loved the skyline, being able to walk to my favorite restaurants, and knowing there was always something to do. But about nine years ago, my husband
Google is taking on Anthropic and OpenAI in the legal AI race
Google is making a play for law firms with a new suite of tools built for the world’s most scrupulous profession. The company on Tuesday unveiled Gemini Enterprise for Legal, a bundle of pre-built Gemini skills and virtual assistants, known as agents, that can plug into the systems where a firm’s…
30 major US airports with the most departure delays, ranked
If you’re hoping to get to your destination on time, the airport you fly from could make a difference. The following ranking is based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics data of major airports’ on-time departure performance, covering January through June 2026. The BTS has compiled this data from…
I ordered from Walmart, Target, and Home Depot to see how their 3-hour deliveries stack up
Sometimes you just need it now. Retailers are stepping up their same-day delivery options, with fulfillment speeds that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago. The latest entrant to the competition is Home Depot, which launched a nationwide 3-hour delivery option last week. It joins big…
My friend won’t pay me back after I loaned her $2,500. How do I ask for repayment without ruining our friendship?
Dear For Love & Money, I have a good friend who was going through a financial hardship, and she asked me for a loan. She assured me she would pay me back quickly. I’m young and don’t have a lot of savings, so giving her $2,500 was most of my buffer. It’s been months, and
Our multigenerational family trip to Spain didn’t go as planned. I had to adjust our itinerary to suit my 1-year-old.
For our daughter’s first birthday, my husband and I flew to Malaga, Spain, with our almost-1-year-old, my mom, my dad, my mother-in-law, and two family friends. We were a group of eight, all traveling together and sharing a four-bedroom, three-bathroom Airbnb for a week of sightseeing and…