Bali’s reign as the ultimate tropical paradise is facing serious competition as savvy travelers discover equally stunning destinations without the crowds, inflated prices, and overtourism that now plague Indonesia’s famous island. American Express Travel’s latest ... Read more

I spent one month island hopping in Africa, and the one I had the least expectations for surprised me the most.

A humpback whale stranded for days off Germany's Baltic coast has gotten stuck on another sandbank, a Greenpeace spokeswoman told dpa on Saturday. The unlucky animal has garnered massive media attention since it ran aground on a sandbank early on Monday off Germany's Timmendorfer Strand resort, near the city of Lübeck.