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Heather Chen, CNN Visiting the world’s largest Buddhist temple is about to get expensive. Borobudur, one of Indonesia’s most popular attractions, will soon be subjected to a massive price hike by government authorities in an effort to “preserve historic and cultural wealth” in the country. “We agreed to limit the tourist quota to 1,200 people

Megan C. Hills Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations were full of lavish pageantry to mark the British monarch’s 70-year-reign. And with the packed schedule of events, which included a tribute service at St. Paul’s Cathedral and a concert at Buckingham Palace, came many fashion highlights. Members of the Royal Family were seen throughout the

Zoe Sottile, CNN Several ancient works of art at the Dallas Museum of Art, including Greek vessels crafted thousands of years ago, were damaged by an intruder Wednesday night. “June 1, after Museum hours, an individual forcibly entered the Dallas Museum of Art,” the museum said in a statement. “Museum security responded immediately and Dallas

Ziyu Zhang, CNN An opulent 260-year-old gilded carriage hit London streets again for the first time in two decades, beaming a hologram of a young Queen Elizabeth II. The Gold State Coach, which first transported the 96-year-old British monarch from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey on her coronation day in 1953, led a spectacular procession

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN A new ship design concept from Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein could be the first step toward a zero-emission future for expedition cruises and a range of other maritime operations. The proposed 500-foot-long vessel is called Thor — a reference to both the Norse god of thunder and the element thorium, which would

By Emiko Jozuka and Yuki Kurihara, CNN Sailing solo across the world’s largest ocean once is enough of an achievement. But 83-year-old Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie has done it multiple times. On Saturday, June 4, he set a record by becoming the world’s oldest solo yachtsman to sail non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. Horie

By Jennifer Henderson and Paradise Afshar, CNN Some wedding chapels in Las Vegas are receiving cease-and-desist letters demanding they stop using Elvis’ image and likeness in their operations, according to two letters obtained by CNN. ​In letters two chapels have received and shared with CNN, an attorney for Authentic Brands Group (ABG) says the businesses

Megan C. Hills, CNN Outside Buckingham Palace in London, a towering “Tree of Trees” has been erected as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The sculpture, made of 350 smaller trees and plants, was designed by British “starchitect” Thomas Heatherwick and will serve as the centerpiece for one of the celebration’s key events —

By Katia Hetter, CNN Americans entered Memorial Day weekend with the United States at five times the level of Covid-19 infection compared with this time last year. Cases continue to rise in most parts of the country, driven by the very contagious BA.2.12.1 subvariant. At the same time, many more people are returning to pre-pandemic

Leah Dolan, CNN | Video: Angelica Pursley, CNN; Max Burnell, CNN As Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the Queen is both a cherished and consistent part of public life — her image synonymous with stability and tradition to the British people. When masses gather and wait dutifully to catch a glimpse of Her Majesty, the color she

By Stephanie Busari, CNN Kunle Adeyanju is a self-confessed daredevil who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice and cycled from Lagos to Accra over three days. But it is his latest adventure that is creating a buzz after he successfully completed a motorcycle ride from London to Lagos. The journey took 41 days as he traveled

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN Grab your party hats and hang up your bunting — the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II are nearly upon us. No other monarch in British history has achieved 70 years of service. The Queen, then aged 25, acceded to the throne on

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN After spending several years renovating a nearly finished California home with his husband, the last thing graphic designer Mark Goff was thinking about was taking on another big project. But curiosity got the better of him when a blog about renovating a ruined chateau in France popped up on his computer screen,

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In the lead-up to Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, marking 70 years of her reign, there has been no shortage of the 96-year-old British monarch’s visage on “Team Queen” T-shirts, commemorative plates and decorative flags. Now, Stonehenge has been adorned with the Queen’s likeness, too, thanks to English Heritage, a charity

By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN White House officials met Tuesday with travel industry officials, who pressed the Biden administration to end its requirements that vaccinated international travelers take a coronavirus test before flying to the United States. Airlines for America, representing major US air carriers, and the US Travel Association, representing the broad

Sarah Sekula, CNN Clickety clack sounds. Steam whistles. Conductors sporting overalls. What’s not to love about train travel? In a world of instant gratification, welcoming a slower travel experience can be a lovely change of pace. Whether it’s a day trip or a long-distance haul, you’ll score instant nostalgia with one of these incredible North

Francesca Street, CNN The sun was starting to set over Skara Brae, a prehistoric stone village on the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the most northerly tip of Scotland. A lone figure stood alone among the 3,000 year-old stone buildings, cradling a cup of tea in the waning light. Rachael was a history graduate in

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph by Tommy Kha, the artist, dressed as Elvis Presley in a bedazzled low-cut white suit, stares at the viewer from behind a table in a retro-looking bright teal kitchen. There’s a sense of the uncanny valley with his blank, unbreaking gaze, and the harsh light flattening his figure. But

By Foren Clark, CNN The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country’s culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential “Le Cuisinier François” recipe book, emphasizing regional and seasonal ingredients, highlighting complementary flavors, and beginning to document its terms and

By Emily Smith, CNN Nearly two decades after her death, Julia Child’s can-do attitude and love for food still resonates with professional chefs and novice home cooks around the world. She was a pioneer in the food world and blazed a trail for women in the culinary arts and celebrity chefs on television. Her legacy

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The “Mona Lisa” was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting’s protective glass. The man, who appeared to wear a wig in videos of the incident shared on social media, approached the painting in a

Story by Rebecca Cairns, CNN; Video by Hazel Pfeifer, CNN Sassy, hardy, and vicious: that’s how yellow-eyed penguins are fondly described by the people who spend their days working with them. “(They) aren’t as cute and cuddly as they look,” says Jason van Zanten, conservation manager at Penguin Place in the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand.