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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A remote Scottish lodge used to keep foreign secret agents far away from trouble during World War II is now up for sale. Nestled deep in the Scottish Highlands, Inverlair Lodge was requisitioned by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), an espionage and sabotage organization Britain created during World War

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — When Lesley Lokko was a young student in 1990s London, architecture was a place of openness and experimentation. And yet, she felt the discipline was incapable of thinking beyond European concepts of space. “We were being taught… in a very predominantly Eurocentric way, about the difference between inside and

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin that had disappeared from public view for almost 120 years and was thought to be a copy has sold for 860,000 euros ($984,000) at auction. “Le Désespoir,” which shows a female figure sat on a rock holding one foot with her knee

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — He’d struggled with obsessive compulsive disorder since childhood, but Cameron Mofid says that there was one thing that helped him cope — traveling the world. Mofid, who is originally from San Diego, found that he was constantly replaying and overanalyzing conversations or “obsessively needing closure or certainty.” But the

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A floral dress that Princess Diana wore to visit children in hospitals sold for $520,000 on Thursday, as over 100 of the former Princess of Wales’ possessions went up for auction in California. Sported in public on several occasions between 1988 and 1992, including during an official visits to

By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) — What is it about castles that fascinates so many people around the globe?A lot of the allure derives from the history and human drama that played out within the walls, as well as the astonishing architecture that features on so many castles. But they’re also romantic and somewhat mystical,

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Before the rise of homesteading influencers, picturing farm life would have likely brought to mind an arduous and messy day: wheelbarrow loads, pig troughs, late-night calving, and long hours spent seeding or harvesting. But the visual markers of a back-to-the-land lifestyle have changed. “Living off the land,” as depicted

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — When Joe Doucet bought a new house in Katonah, New York, he wanted to make it as environmentally friendly as possible. As a designer and inventor, he immediately found himself wondering whether the exterior of his home could play a role in mitigating the effects of climate change. “One

By Oscar Holland and Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — It may be off-season in Hollywood, but Broadway’s biggest names were on hand to deliver plenty of glamour at the 78th Annual Tony Awards. Braving the rain, stars of the big stage arrived at New York’s historic Radio City Music Hall on Sunday in a series

By Jon Yeomans, for CNN (CNN) – It’s fair to say Spain was late to the table when it came to recognizing the global superpowers of food. While Italy and France have spent years in the limelight, Spain was biding its time. In recent years, however, people have come to celebrate the extraordinary flavors and

By Jason Carroll, CNN New York (CNN) — Bill Martin says he has heard all kinds of concerns lately from people considering a visit to the United States. “Worries about getting in, worries about being detained at the border. I think there is a worldwide fear about what is happening here,” said the Australian, who

By Erika Oreskovich, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: slot canyons, sculpted over millennia by wind and rushing water. They draw hikers from around the world,

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, the most elite penthouse stays in London’s legendary Mayfair, phenomenal natural landscapes from Turkey to Utah, plus the brothers who want to help find you a one-euro home in Sicily. The Penthouse at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair Struggling to find a four-bed suite in London’s

CNN By Erika Oreskovich, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: slot canyons, sculpted over millennia by wind and rushing water. They draw hikers from around the

By Milad Haghani (CNN) — It’s peak travel season, airports are packed and emotions are running high. You’ve probably seen it or even been part of it: that tense moment when a passenger snaps at a flight attendant, or a near-meltdown over a seat reclining too far. Why does flying seem to bring out the

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Remember when Angelina Jolie wore a plunging black gown to the red carpet of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” redefining the leather look? Twenty years ago, the action-romance blockbuster premiered in June in Los Angeles as rumors of Jolie’s real on-set affair with co-star Brad Pitt reached a fever pitch,

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The world’s highest railway bridge, an ambitious piece of engineering across a mountain valley in Kashmir, was opened Friday by Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi, just weeks after a deadly tourist massacre in the Himalayan region sparked a brief conflict with neighboring Pakistan. Modi’s visit to India-administered Kashmir was