CNN Site Map for Section Travel (Galleries) for April - 2021
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- 2021-04-30Two decades on: It's been 20 years since Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist, pictured here flying into the ISS, went to space. Only a handful of people have followed in Tito's footsteps, but companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galact
- 2021-04-29Recently rediscovered 'Coffea stenophylla' is a rare type of coffee that grows exclusively in West Africa. Native to Sierra Leone, it hasn't been seen there since 1954. However, a discovery by researchers 2018 has led to hopes it may hit co
- 2021-04-29Southern Thai food: The food of southern Thailand has a reputation for being spicy. But as writer/photographer Austin Bush discovered during research into his upcoming book, there are so many other flavors at play. Pictured is a dish of bitter beans stir-
- 2021-04-27Beachside romance: Gianna Mazzeo and Sebastian Guggenberger met on the beaches of Byron Bay in 2003. Here they are on a return trip a few years later.
- 2021-04-26Sky Pool: A very special new swimming pool opens next month in London.
- 2021-04-26Place des Vosges: Photographer Jeffrey Milstein's straight-down images of Paris were taken on two rarely granted flights directly over the city. They're featured in his new book "Paris: From the Air."
- 2021-04-25Honey hued: Castiglione di Sicilia basks in the Sicilian sun.
- 2021-04-23Feeling supersonic: California startup Exosonic is developing a supersonic jet as VIP transport for the US Executive Branch.
- 2021-04-221. Guangzhou (CAN). Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China, was the world's busiest airport in 2020, according to preliminary figures from Airports Council International. Click through the gallery for photos of the rest of the top 10:
- 2021-04-21Nuclear flight: For just over $100, passengers can now book themselves on a panoramic flight over the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
- 2021-04-21Out on a limb: Locals claim that Marco Polo was born on the island of Korčula, now part of Croatia, rather than Venice itself.
- 2021-04-16Unexpected encounter: A chance discovery of a World War II postcard at a Los Angeles thrift store sparked a continent-spanning journey for Leora Krygier.
- 2021-04-16Coffee plantation visit: Colombia is known for its high quality coffee. A visit to a coffee plantation is a must.
- 2021-04-15Airport encounter: Irja Uotila met Jesús Estrella Jurado at Mexico City Airport in August 1991. The two were put in touch by a mutual friend when Irja was traveling to Mexico and they quickly hit it off. Here they are in Taxco, Mexico in September 1995.
- 2021-04-15The Pepper Thai Cookbook: On bookstore shelves now, Vilailuck "Pepper" Teigen's new cookbook is an 80-recipe collection filled with gorgeous photos and touching anecdotes highlighting her experiences in Thailand and the US.
- 2021-04-14Aéropostale: Flying was a dangerous business in the 1920s, but that didn't stop the hero pilots of French airline Aeropostale.
- 2021-04-12Everglades Jetport: Conceived at the end of the 1960s, Florida's Everglades Jetport was supposed to be an airport five times the size of New York's JFK and handling supersonic airliners.
- 2021-04-12Innovative design: Renderings of this new floating hotel concept from Turkish design team Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio (HAADS) indicate that it's in a league of its own when it comes to eco-consciousness.
- 2021-04-08Member's only: The Society of Women Geographers was formed by a group of trailblazing women who were banned from joining the Explorers Club, which did not admit women.
- 2021-04-08Eddie Fong: Some 55 years ago, Eddie Fong gave up his life in Hong Kong and joined an American in his quest to sail across the Pacific to California on a Chinese junk boat. A model of that junk boat now sits in Fong's living room.
- 2021-04-07Latronico: Two towns in Italy have begun listing cheap homes online to attract new residents and reverse population declines. One of them is Latronico in Italy's southern Basilicata region.
- 2021-04-06Mars parallels: A rare rain event occurred in Chile's Atacama Desert in 2017. NASA's ARADS (Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies) team studied microorganisms in 2018 that may have thrived in soils wet by the rain. They also tested a rover
- 2021-04-02Dubai opens up: The UAE has for years been opening up its once-strict residency and tourist visa rules, but has accelerated its changes in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
- 2021-04-02Abu Simbel: The Ramses II complex south of Aswan and the site of two temples built by the longest reigning Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II, also known as Rameses the Great (reign 1279--13 BCE)
- 2021-04-01Salt and slide: Images showing an apparently snowy landscape in Egypt, such as these by photographer Mohamed Wardany, have been causing a stir. In fact they depict gigantic piles of salt.