Ai Weiwei’s first design exhibition celebrates “how life goes on” after the pandemic Hundreds of thousands of cannonballs, donated Lego bricks and a marble toilet roll feature in Making Sense, the first design-focussed exhibition by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei at London’s Design Museum. Showing a range of new and historical works spread across a single […]
We all want to make a positive impact on the places we visit, so what are our top tips for sustainable travel? Packing plastic-free items, staying in hostels and avoiding planes are all good for the environment. Supporting family-run cafes and tour companies makes a difference to local communities. But what are the best sustainable
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How To Get There To get to Machu Picchu, you must first make it to Cusco. Some travelers arrive by bus or train, visiting other destinations in Peru beforehand, such as Arequipa & the Colca Canyon or Puno & Lake Titicaca. But most visitors will fly directly from Lima (1.5 hours). At present there are
The Dolomite Mountains – which straddle three regions of north-eastern Italy and border the Austrian Alps – are a UNESCO world heritage site widely regarded as one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world. For millennia, they’ve been virtually cut off from the rest of the world, with their own dialects and customs
If you’re planning a trip to Europe this summer, you may be worried about the possibility of labor strikes. Strikes happen all often in European countries, and they can affect a wide range of industries with impact on travel. From transportation to restaurants to museums, it’s hard to underestimate how a strike can affect your
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Look at the pattern of a fallen leaf. Or the organic silhouette of a towering ceiba tree. With beauty and intentionality, nature has long been an inspiration for impeccable design. From a tented resort in the seaside forests of Punta Mita, Mexico, to a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)–certified building in Boston, these
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The New Orleans Jazz Festival 2023 is just around the corner, and if there are still doubts about whether it’s worth going to, the answer is pretty simple: it is! According to reports, this is one of the country’s longest-running music festivals, launched in 1970. It now boasts over 22,000 alumni performers and 12 stages
