Scavenger hunts for rubber ducks hidden by cruise passengers have spawned a duck-loving community of “quackers.”
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A Scavenger Hunt on the High Seas, With Rubber Ducks as the Reward
Sara Ruberg | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
How to Ensure a Peaceful Trip With Your Extended Family
With thoughtful planning and realistic expectations, being on the go can be as joyful as you dreamed — for everyone, together.
Emily Goligoski | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
What to See at 5 Top Art Museums? We Asked Guards for Their Favorite Works.
After years of standing by their sides, these guards find these pieces of art deeply meaningful. You might too.
Noëlle de Leeuw | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
A New Path in Tuscany Offers Rest, Beauty and an Escape from the Crowds
The Sentiero dell’Arte e dell’Anima, or Path of Art and Soul, in Pienza, is lined with 28 benches created by well-known artists where visitors can take in the countryside of the Val d’Orcia.
Ondine Cohane | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Not Too Hot, Not Too Crowded: 6 Spots for a Late Summer Trip
Let others fight the lines and the heat while you relax on a secluded beach or bike a trail through the mountains.
Shannon Sims | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
What’s More Italian Than Making Pasta With Grandma?
In a small town near Rome, real nonnas teach the dying art of making farfalle, ravioli and other forms with a rolling pin, some flour and eggs.
John Henderson | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Finally, a Way Around Exorbitant Rental Car Surcharges for Tolls
Temporary toll passes, now free for those who rent cars at the Orlando airport in Florida, allow drivers to avoid charges for toll payment devices. Could this be a model for other destinations?
Elaine Glusac | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
From Berlin to Paris on the Night Train: A Retro-Romantic Journey
Comfort was at times questionable and the food so-so, but for everyone on board, the trip was an experience unto itself.
Evan Rail | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Tech Outage Strands Passengers at Airports Around the U.S.
Flights were grounded or canceled across the country as airlines struggled with the outage.
Derrick Bryson Taylor | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Oh, the Ordinary Places You’ll Go!
For some travelers, the big draw in a destination is not a hot new restaurant or high-end hotel. It’s the grocery store, swimming pool or kitchenware shop, where they can dip into the stream of local life.
Bonnie Tsui | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Help! We Had to Sleep in the Hotel’s Breakfast Room. We Would Like a $215 Refund.
A couple arrived in New York after midnight, and a failed “contactless check-in” process and M.I.A. customer service made their hotel room inaccessible.
Seth Kugel | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Trekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps
Nostalgic for a time before ubiquitous connectivity, a writer ditched his phone and relied instead on serendipity — and maps made by people he met along the way.
Photographs and Text by Ben Buckland | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
How to Charter a Boat
If you want to sail off into the sunset, at least temporarily, you need to understand how to get aboard first.
Lauren Sloss | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Of Demigods and Minotaurs: Greeking Out in Athens and Crete
On a family tour of Greece, the writer followed the small footsteps of some of ancient mythology’s biggest fans.
Reif Larsen | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
How to Avoid Vacation Rental Fees? Book Direct.
It takes some work to find a rental you can book directly, but the payoff can be significant.
Elaine Glusac | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
36 Hours in Izmir, Turkey
Thousands of years of culture and history converge in this vibrant, coastal city known as the “Pearl of the Aegean.”
Alex Crevar | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Thinking About a Mississippi River Cruise? There’s One Big ‘If.’
Though operators are building ships, and towns are investing in landings and other infrastructure, fluctuations in the river’s flow, exacerbated by climate change, are hampering sailings.
Rowan Moore Gerety | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
6 Beautiful, Breezy Places to Learn to Kiteboard
The sport, in which you strap on a 30-foot kite and skim across the waves, is about to make its Olympic debut. Here’s where non-Olympians can give it a try.
Nora Walsh | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Wind, Hills and Range Anxiety: A 50-Mile Handcycling Adventure
Every spring, hundreds of bikers gather in Santa Fe, N.M., to ride through a high-desert landscape rich in art, history and Indigenous culture. This year, the author, who lost the use of his legs 12 years ago, joined them.
Bill Becher | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Copenhagen Tries Rewards for Good Tourist Behavior
The Danish capital is offering free museum tours, art workshops and more to visitors who take part in climate-friendly initiatives.
Ceylan Yeğinsu | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Lausanne, Where the Olympics Never End
A new arts district, stylish restaurants and a museum that pays homage to the Games greet visitors to this Swiss city, home to the International Olympic Committee.
Seth Sherwood | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
All the Adventure, a Fraction of the Cost: The D.I.Y. Orient Express
The luxury version of this classic train journey costs almost $50,000, but for $1,000 or less, you can book the rail trip from Paris to Istanbul yourself.
Michael Harmon and Tony Cenicola | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
36 Hours in Boston
Soak up history, relax in beer gardens that pop open like tulips in summer, and make a pilgrimage to Fenway Park.
Jenna Russell | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
How to Handle Crowded Airports and Roads This Fourth of July
As record crowds hit the roads and the skies this week for the holiday, here’s what to know before traveling.
Sara Ruberg | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
How to Choose the Right Tour Group
Group size, participants’ age range, style of travel and budget are among the factors you should consider when selecting an itinerary.
Elaine Glusac | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
Getting Off the Beaten Path at 5 National Parks
This summer, escape the crowds at some of the nation’s most popular parks by heading into the backcountry on a day hike.
Lauren Sloss | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
John Waters’s Baltimore
The writer and director, famous for making theatergoers squirm in their seats, says he feels most at home wherever the outsiders gather in his native city.
Megan McCrea | NYTimes Travel | Disclosure
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