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The grandmother has high expectations for the upcoming family reunion. “I just want the kids and grandkids to connect and get to know one another,” she beams. She’s worked hard planning lodging and activities for more than a year. Kudos to her!

Like many families, hers is scattered across the country and rarely gets together. Thus, this ...Read more

Thanks to her thriving stand-up career, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka has traveled around the world, sometimes with her family … on her honeymoon. “Our honeymoon trip to Taiwan – I brought my mom, grandma, dad and my stepmom,” she said in an interview from her Los Angeles home. “[I brought my husband] Ryan to a small village where I had ...Read more

When I'm traveling, I become a cultural chameleon. I love a good pilsner in Prague, red wine in Tuscany, and a cheese course in France. For a cheese-lover, savoring Europe means savoring its cheeses – they're not only part of the cuisine, they're part of the culture. Here are just a few tips on how to see Europe as a tasty festival of mold.

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Love them or hate them? Not food, not drink, theme parks! Everyone has an opinion on scary rides, especially roller coasters. I had one child who couldn’t wait to test her mettle on the biggest coasters she could find. But another child in the family absolutely hated the experience.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Art dealer Martin Akinseye travels to Africa at least four times each year to meet with artisans and buy art at fairs and festivals. He has a trip planned to Ghana and Liberia in September.

Like several other immigrant business owners at Midtown Global Market, a bustling international marketplace on Lake Street in Minneapolis, ...Read more

In the animated Netflix film “KPop Demon Hunters,” actress Arden Cho (“Partner Track,” “Teen Wolf”) provides the voice for Rumi, the leader of the girl group, Huntrix. When they’re not slaying on stage, they’re hunting down demons. “This movie has been one of my absolute favorites, because Rumi is legit the coolest character,�...Read more

Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city and its most important port. Like other great European “second cities” – such as Marseille, Glasgow, and Antwerp – this northern port city has a special pride. Popular with Germans (but a rare stop for Americans), Hamburg feels real and has an edgy charm. Visiting, you sense it knows where it ...Read more

Music or food? Indoors or outdoors? Mountains, beaches or cities? If you plan smartly, you can enjoy both at summer festivals all over the United States (and beyond) this summer. Not only can you find them closer to home, but many are free, so they won’t bust the budget.

Wherever you find yourself on vacation, see if a local festival, fair or...Read more

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Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, calls itself the "World's Smallest Big City." I'd argue it's more like the world's biggest little town: easy to handle and easy to like. A pleasant three-hour train ride from Copenhagen, Aarhus is well worth a stop.

Aarhus is the lively cultural hub of Jutland, the part of Denmark that juts up from Germany...Read more

MIAMI — As Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits come to terms with what a new U.S. travel ban means for their families’ hopes to reunite, many have flocked to social media in anguish — including children — seeking help.

“President Trump, I ask you to please reconsider family reunification for residents,” said a 10-year-old in...Read more

Camper or city lover? Amateur chef or restaurant goer? Athlete or spectator? Frequent flier or road tripper?

No matter how the dads, granddads and uncles in your life like to travel, there are plenty of ways you can show your love – and how you appreciate their travel style – this Father’s Day.

In case you are wondering, Father’s Day ...Read more

A couple months after celebrating their group’s first anniversary, NOWADAYS changed their name to NOWZ, indicating that they’re ready for a fresh start. This summer marks an important time for the five-man K-pop group. They recorded a new song, "Fly to the youth,” which features their label mate YUQI, from the girl group i-dle. And the ...Read more

Sevilla, the capital of Spain’s southern Andalucía region, is as soulful a place as I’ve ever been. It’s a wonderful-to-be-alive kind of town, buzzing with festivals, heat, color, and guitars.

The gateway to the New World in the 16th century, Sevilla boomed during Spain’s golden age. The explorers Amerigo Vespucci and Ferdinand ...Read more

President Trump’s new travel ban has sparked widespread outrage and fear in New York’s sprawling Haitian community, by far the biggest local diaspora group impacted by the edict aimed at 12 nations.

Pastors, shopkeepers and community leaders worried out loud that their community would seek to stay out of sight to avoid any contact with ...Read more

Let’s hear it for ambitious kids! A 12-year-old boy named Hussein was desperate to get a job on Englishman Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in Luxor, Egypt. It was 1922 and Carter was struggling. For years, he’d been searching unsuccessfully for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the “boy king,” who died as a teenager.

His patron, ...Read more

For Venezuelans in the United States, a new White House proclamation has reopened old wounds and deepened fears that exile in the U.S., once a certain path to safety, will now mean permanent separation from their loved ones.

On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced sweeping travel restrictions on nationals from more than a dozen ...Read more