Indeed, one common rule of thumb for the seven-day pass is that it essentially pays for itself after a single Tokyo-Kyoto round trip. For motivated travelers, a pass can mean savings in the thousands of dollars. What’s changing In April, the JR Group, which operates the expansive network of shinkansen as well as local and…
For first-time campers, spending the night outside presents a planning wilderness, including figuring out what to bring. The following are tips from experts in getting started. Choose your camp style Camping comes in many varieties, from car camping, meaning you drive to a campsite and pitch a tent, to overnight backpacking, in which you carry…
As Covid cases rise, at-home tests are a critical tool to keep yourself and others safe. Here are answers to a few common questions about when and how to use them.
Last weekend on Fire Island in New York, far from the bright lights of Broadway, Patti LuPone performed at the Ice Palace nightclub for some of her most adoring fans. These die-hards, sometimes called LuPonettes, included a man who had seen Ms. LuPone in the 1979 production of “Evita” and another who had a caricature…
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New restaurants open all year round in New York City, but fall arrives with the snap of fresh tablecloths, napkins and menus — and this year, several familiar names. Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Andrew Carmellini and Marcus Samuelsson are among the star chefs with significant projects at hand. But a number of newcomers will also…
One of the best parts of fall is Fashion Week, when the show calendar is booked, and the zip to each and every party is part of the fun. In the dash to pack it all in, style-savvy insiders know that comfort and aesthetics are equally important. Enter Birkenstocks—a perennial go-to for those on the…
All gilded and ready to party, a new sardine store, “The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine,” has opened in Times Square. Ovalor do Tempo, the company that owns Comur, an artisanal maker of Portuguese tinned fish since 1942, has many such stores in Portugal to promote the canned fish; this is their first in…
The Transportation Department fined American Airlines $4.1 million on Monday, saying the carrier violated federal rules by keeping passengers stranded on airport tarmacs for hours on dozens of occasions in recent years. The agency said the fine was the largest penalty it had ever doled out for tarmac delays. The violations stem from 43 domestic…
It’s that time of year again. You know, where we collectively embark on the transition from summer to fall. Believe it or not, we’ll soon be mourning balmy temperatures and weekend trips to the shore. And as we trade in our bikinis for knit sweaters—and change our Starbucks orders from iced lattes to warmer beverages…