This means each airline has its own rules about what animals can fly in the cabin, usually for a fee of $95 to $120, and the specific dimensions of the carriers (which can even vary by aircraft). Furthermore, some prohibit certain breeds of dogs, where others allow any dog, cat, household bird or other critter…
Chances are you haven’t received an invitation to the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on May 6, but you can nonetheless join the merrymaking in the streets by splurging on a London getaway. Whether you want a classic English hotel in the heart of Mayfair or a bold newcomer at the reinvented…
With international travel beckoning this summer, Americans applying for new or renewed passports will have to practice patience: The State Department warned that it will take even longer to get their documents. As of March 24, routine processing of passports will take 10 to 13 weeks, and expedited processing, which costs an extra $60, will…
With the arrival of spring, there’s a silver, or really, a multicolored lining to the extreme weather that has battered the west all winter: the promise of wildflower-filled weeks and months ahead, particularly in Southern and Central California and Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. “We are anticipating a good to better-than-average wildflower bloom,” said Jorge Moreno, an…
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Last summer, while preparing a travel essay about my childhood years in Budapest, I spent some time revisiting my family’s old home videos. Because we lived in Hungary during the early 1990s, I traveled quite…
This article is part of our latest special report on International Golf Homes. EAST LOTHIAN, Scotland — When Jason Aird sold his information technology company nearly two and a half years ago, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him and his fiancée, Gerry Williams, who is a part-time bank manager, to build a bespoke home.…
For six years, the Grand Fiesta Americana in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, catered to guests looking for relaxation and romance — as long as they left the kids at home. But in 2021, when the property, the sole adults-only all-inclusive resort in town, was acquired by Hilton, its new owners made a hard pivot. What was…
What could be bad about visiting your grandparents in Florida when it’s gray and chilly elsewhere? From the perspective of tweens and teens, a lot. Of course, seeing their relatives is great, but Charlie Abisror, 17, of Demarest, N.J., put it this way. When it comes to things to do, “a walk to the Circle…
It turns out that Pigeon Point was Whale Point until the Carrier Pigeon ran into it. That was 1853, and the Gold Rush had begun with a bang, sending dozens of ships a month toward this hypnotically beautiful and rocky stretch of the California coast, 50 miles south of San Francisco. It would take several…
It’s not every beach stroll that leads to a modernist masterpiece, let alone one set in the sea amid crashing waves. After a bracing walk along the esplanade beside Ondarreta Beach in San Sebastián, Spain, I coaxed my family to keep going until we arrived at the western edge of La Concha Bay. There, anchored…