CNN Site Map for Section Travel (Galleries) for December - 2017
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- 2017-12-28Malta: The island located between Italy and Tunisia lies at a crossroads of culture, reflecting Mediterranean influences from Greece to the Middle East. The city of Valletta has been named Europe's Capital of Culture of 2018.
- 2017-12-26Hoppin' John is a tradition in the American South. Its core ingredients are black-eyed peas (or field peas) and rice.
- 2017-12-26Venice Beach: This beach has always been associated with California cool.
- 2017-12-26As bragging rights go, one of the world's largest suites at sea comes in at a cool $10,000 or so a night aboard the Regent Seven Seas Explorer.
- 2017-12-2214. The Whitby, New York: Luxury Travel Intelligence has named its 14 best new luxury hotels for 2017. The Whitby in New York, described as "a real New York 'slam dunk' for the London based Firmdale Hotels," is at 14. Click through th
- 2017-12-22Flying photo shoot: Taking that perfect shot of an airliner among the clouds isn't easy. It involves careful and sometimes dangerous choreography.
- 2017-12-21Virgin Islands National Park: One of the Caribbean's most beautiful beaches, Trunk Bay is located within Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St John. St John is one three islands that make up the US Virgin Islands, a US territory.
- 2017-12-21Sushi 101: The most familiar type of sushi worldwide is probably nori maki -- or sushi and vegetables, rolled up in rice and seaweed. Then there's nigiri (slices of fish over rice), sashimi (raw fish slices), chirashi sushi (rice bowls with toppings
- 2017-12-21The terraced Il San Pietro di Positano hotel makes spectacular use of its setting on Italy's Amalfi Coast.
- 2017-12-20citizenM at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris: From its eclectic art collection to its well-stocked bookshelves, citizenM is maxed out on minimalism -- it's highly Instagrammable.
- 2017-12-19Airbus Vahana: Airbus announced in November 2017 that it's ready to being flight testing on Vahana, an unmanned electrical aircraft designed to move a passenger or small cargo within urban environments.
- 2017-12-19India by train: Freelance cinematographer Shanu Babar documents India as seen from a train window on his popular Instagram account @windowseatproject.
- 2017-12-19Norwegian escape: Ready to get away from it all? This stunning Norwegian resort might be just what you're looking for. Fordypningsrommet is situated on a remote island Fleinvær, north of mainland Norway. It's blessed with spectacular views and
- 2017-12-18Onboard gym: Earn that chicken or fish. US aerospace manufacturing corporation McDonnell Douglas designed an inflight workout station for its DC-10 aircraft.
- 2017-12-15Luxury developments along Nicaragua's Emerald Coast, a 30-mile stretch of unspoiled Pacific coastline and dry tropical forest, are breathing economic life into Central America's poorest country.
- 2017-12-15Wind, Water: Palani Mohan's sixth book, "Wind, Water," was inspired by the Chinese geomantic elements of feng shui (literally translated as wind water) -- namely water, wood, fire, earth and metal -- as well as the chi, or energy of the cit
- 2017-12-15Mos Espa (Oung Jmel, Tunisia): Sets depicting the spaceport of Mos Espa on Anakin and Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine are still standing near the Tunisian town of Nefta.
- 2017-12-155.8 Undersea Restaurant: Part of the luxury Maldives resort Hurawalhi, 5.8 Undersea Restaurant is the world's largest all-glass underwater restaurant.
- 2017-12-14World class: Val d'Isere grew out of a small, remote alpine farming village at the end of the Tarentaise valley into one of the world's best-known ski resorts.
- 2017-12-14Palenque: Located in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, Palenque was built by the Maya civilization.
- 2017-12-14How happy are airport travelers?: HappyOrNot, the Finnish company behind the customer feedback terminals that have been popping up in airports across the world, has exclusively revealed to CNN Travel its happiest airports and the best and worst times to f
- 2017-12-13Extraordinary in the ordinary: In 1979, British photographer David Hurn traveled to the American Southwest and spent a year photographing ordinary people living everyday lives. His photographs are the subject of a new book: "Arizona Trips", publ
- 2017-12-13Perth: With Qantas making Perth the hub for their long-range nonstop Dreamliner flights from Europe in March 2018, more people will be able to discover Western Australia's capital.
- 2017-12-12Private powder: What if you could avoid lift lines and still be skiing fresh snow into the afternoon? Well, you can by becoming a member of a private ski resort. Here's some of the best, including Yellowstone Club (pictured).
- 2017-12-12Best travel cameras: The latest point-and-shoot cameras are still smarter than smart phones and have loads of fun options and easy-to-use settings good for amateurs and pros traveling light.
- 2017-12-12Hong Kong Perspectives: Curated by Bamboo Scenes art initiative -- which donates 10% of sales to local NGO ImpactHK -- online exhibition "Hong Kong Perspectives" features the works of 10 Hong Kong-based street photographers. Inspired by Hong Kon
- 2017-12-12The 10th annual Cruise Critic Editors' Picks Awards, which were announced on December 12, 2017, named winners in the ocean, luxury and river categories. Viking Cruises dominated the awards with five wins.
- 2017-12-11Wide shot: The Magellan's optically superior glass lens is equivalent to a 21mm, making it ultra wide for capturing scenes. SEE FULL-SIZE IMAGE
- 2017-12-11Nukeproofsuit: An award-winning architect originally from Scotland, Nukeproofsuit is an amateur photographer with an eye for geometry. Entitled "Ma Wan," this image is part of his "Encountering Architecture" series.
- 2017-12-11Wide shot: The Leica TL2 needs additional lenses. A 35mm f/1.4 ASPH, retailing at $2,395, delivers incredible images, however at that price, choose wisely when committing to a focal length.
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- 2017-12-11Wide shot: The Lumix's 24mm wide angle means the camera is equally at home capturing sweeping vistas as it is narrowing its viewpoint for cramped apartments. VIEW FULL-SIZE IMAGE
- 2017-12-11Jewish quarter: When you think of Rome, the Pope and Vatican City often come to mind. But the Italian capital is also home to one of the most historic and vibrant Jewish quarters in Europe.
- 2017-12-11Sounds of Hong Kong: "I work with an audio-visual magazine called Maekan, and we wanted to create a sound journey through various cities, going around and capturing sounds and producing a track of them," photographer Christopher Lim tells CNN. &
- 2017-12-11Wide shot: The Fujifilm X-A10 comes with an interchangeable lens. The 16-50mm standard lens is fine for wide shots, but not great for tight zooms.
- 2017-12-10St. Moritz, Switzerland: Home of the jet set and one of the Alps' very first winter resorts, glitzy St. Moritz has attracted the glitterati, the uppercrust and the well-moneyed since the 19th century.
- 2017-12-08Plus-size friendly: Entrepreneur James King has launched a private resort in the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas to accommodate overweight people.
- 2017-12-07Two stars - Gaggan: The progressive Indian restaurant was one of three Bangkok restaurants to be awarded two Michelin stars in the first Michelin Guide Bangkok.
- 2017-12-07Majestic expedition: Buckingham Palace opens its doors to the public in the form of tours during the summer months when the monarch is away on holiday. Here are some of the highlights...
- 2017-12-06Avi dogs: At Snowmass, Colorado, nine miles from downtown Aspen, a small but mighty team of avalanche dogs -- or "avi dogs" -- are reporting for duty.
- 2017-12-06Beautiful ruins: La Mothe-Chandeniers is a romantic French château straight out of a storybook -- but it's been abandoned for a while.
- 2017-12-06Around the world: Pilot Bill Young travels across the world for business. To pass the time, he takes photographs of quirky hotel carpets he sees along the way on his Instagram account @myhotelcarpet. See if you can guess the hotel from its funky floor cov
- 2017-12-05World's largest: The new Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai measures 30,000 square feet, making it the biggest Starbucks to date.
- 2017-12-05From sky to snow: Getting from the airport to the slopes can be a hassle, but not for these ski resorts. Here are nine of the best ski resorts with an airstrip less than 10 miles from the lifts.
- 2017-12-05The Kalighat Kali Temple: The current temple is just 200 years old, but its existence dates back to at least the 15th century. It's the city's oldest Hindu pilgrimage site.
- 2017-12-05Chalet Alpaca: This private chalet in Meribel, France comes with six en suite bedrooms, a house chef and a personal chauffeur.
- 2017-12-05Ongoing saga: The opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt has been delayed for nearly six years.
- 2017-12-04Inside Beijing's government-run restaurant: Surprisingly, some of the best restaurants in Beijing are run by bureaucrats.
- 2017-12-04San Fernando is the birthplace of the Philippines' giant Christmas lantern and home to the annual Ligligan Parul (Giant Lantern Festival). Each lantern stands about 20 feet high and features 5,000 or so lights.
- 2017-12-04The Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosts Glittering Lights, a 2.5-mile circuit that gives car-bound visitors the opportunity to see more than 400 animated displays.
- 2017-12-04Emerging destination: Bulgaria's Plovdiv remains relatively unknown to most travelers, but it's beginning to feature on more and more Balkan itineraries -- and for good reason. It's also set to become the European Capital of Culture for 20
- 2017-12-04The moon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda seen in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. It was the only supermoon of the year and the first of three consecutive supermoons. The next two will occur on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31.
- 2017-12-04Cleaning up: Worried that bad restroom standards are harming tourism and causing poor public hygiene, China is mounting a 'toilet revolution." This camera-shaped public toilet in the city of Chonqging is already turning heads.
- 2017-12-01This Bahá'í House of Worship, one of just seven Bahá'í temples in the world, is located 30 minutes north of Chicago.
- 2017-12-01Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India: Lamas at this Tibetan Buddhist monastery get to be at one with everything even during bathroom breaks. Their "panoramic toilet" is one of more than 100 included in Lonely Planet's "Toilets: A Spotter&a
- 2017-12-01In 1983's "A Christmas Story," Peter Billingsley won over hearts starring as Ralphie Parker, the boy who desperately wanted a Red Ryder BB gun. Want to see where the movie was filmed? Then take aim for Cleveland, Ohio.
- 2017-12-01Luxury Action's all-year-round Christmas packages give visitors the rare chance to check out Santa's groovy summer threads.