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Traditions of Excellence

GT honors the 2019 Quint, Hall of Fame and Crystal inductees.

Sweet 16

Global Traveler sings the praises of the 2019 GT Tested Reader Survey award winners.

Piedmont Paradise

Live la dolce vita in Turin with the family in tow.

Jeddah's Changing Economic Landscape Boosts Corporate Meetings And Events

Jeddah’s changing economic landscape boosts corporate meetings and events.

Best Buy Cruises Into The Holidays

Best Buy is entering the critical holiday season with good cheer, raising its profit expectations for the current quarter.

Arizona: The Nation's Hottest Tech Zone

Whatever your perception of Arizona – hot desert, Arizona Highways, retirement communities, Native peoples, rattlesnakes, the Grand Canyon – think again.

A Rich History Of Winter Sports

Humans have been exploring the Tahoe region during winter for hundreds of years.

The Royal Range

In creating the Quantum Ultra class with the introduction of Spectrum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean has truly improved everything across the board.

Well And Good

Oceania’s Wellness Tours combine shoreside spa pampering with all the relaxation of a luxury cruise — and a little bit of adventure to boot.

The Love Of Vietnam

Discovering How Southeast Asia Has Changed —And How The Best Parts Remain — On A Red River Sailing.

The Greatest Generation

Men Who Fought In World War Ii As Teenagers Returned To The Same Beach As Brave Heroes 75 Years Later, Thanks To The Greatest Generations Foundation And Cunard Line.

Christmas Market Feasts

Savoring an Old World holiday, by country and by river cruise

The Calendar November 2019

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Honoring America's Veterans: Parades And Celebrations

On Nov. 11—and the days around it—the Valley of the Sun joins in on honoring and celebrating United States military veterans.

Travel Around The World In One City: A Food Crawl Exploring Rare Cuisines

Like the best food cities, San Francisco doesn’t just have a few great restaurants in each category. Take, for example, Chinese. ere are hundreds of restaurants covering every Chinese region and style from Szechuan to Hakka, alongside endless Chinese bakeries and butchers. It’s easy to travel the world on a plate here, eating cuisine from countless countries prepared with authenticity and forward-thinking air. Here, we journey to 10 countries within SF’s packed 7x7 miles to some of the best restaurants in their category.

Celebrating Local Asian Designers

These four Asian American fashion designers are making waves in the Bay Area.

Hot Dates In November

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Night Bites

If your stomach is growling (giving others a fright) while strolling Vegas’ streets at night, you’re in luck, Sin City is known for its abundance of after-hours options. Here, we present 10 of our favorites, serving food you’ll want to sink your teeth into.

Thrills

Let out a blood-curdling scream as you spin through the air 866 feet above the Strip, whip around turns on a racetrack, catch a gnarly wave and run across Bigfoot. There are countless ways to get your adrenaline pumping in Las Vegas.

Avant-Garde

You won’t believe your eyes as you watch these Sin City shows, which step outside the box and into water (Le Rêve), under a blacklight (Blue Man Group) or into outer space (Opium). If you’re searching for something unusual to see, look no further.

The Swimming Ponies Of Chincoteague

On the third Wednesday of July, and for the past 94 years, the wild Chincoteague Ponies of Assateague Island, whose ancestry on these shores dates back to the late 1700s, take an annual swim across the Assateague Channel to the town of Chincoteague. Here, for one week, they are admired by tens of thousands of spectators from around the world and cared for by locals and volunteers.

In The Land Of Vanishing Giants

At a time of unprecedented mass extinctions, no animal epitomizes the global biodiversity free fall more than the Asian elephant. Paul Kvinta travels to Laos to visit a moon-shot project aimed at saving the country’s 400 remaining wild elephants—and to investigate the strange wildlife-trafficking underworld threatening their very existence.

12 Stays of Christmas

Walking in a winter wonderland takes on a whole new meaning when you and your dog spend the holiday season at one of these Fido-friendly hotels.

Trapped In Quicksand

Ryan Osmun, 35, took a wrong step while hiking in Zion National Park in February and spent 10 hours stuck in the mud. As told to Zoe Gates.

Warm Up From The Inside

Get toasty from the inside out with these hot beverages.

The Vampire Trail

Immerse yourself in ancient myths and one of the last refuges for Europe's wolves on a hike throughthe Transylvanian Alps

Southern Arizona Wineries

Move over Napa wine country, there’s a new kid on the block. Arizona has become nationally known for creating highly-acclaimed and award-winning wines and spirits produced in Southern Arizona. A day trip to Arizona wine country by car is a scenic one and a half hour drive from Tucson, reserved for free spirits who wish to visit all the wineries and distilleries at their leisure on “winery row.” There are over a dozen to explore, but below are four of our favorites.

Catalonia Dreaming

Last fall, a BACKPACKER team traveled to northeast Spain to explore one of Europe’s undiscovered adventure centers: Catalonia. We planned a route to hopscotch through the best of the peaks and foothills on a seven-day trek that crossed mountain passes, ancient villages, and pastoral countryside. Everyone came away with a favorite story to tell. By the Editors

Out Of The Ordinary

There’s a wide variety of art museums in the Tucson area where art-lovers can get their creative fix, but Southwest AZ also has a few off-the-beaten-path places to view art at.