Travelling by plane has become an everyday activity – but our bodies and brains are still affected by it.

On a double-decker bus from Dublin airport to Drumcondra early one June morning, a young lad stretched out on the back seat and started to rap. What he lacked in talent he made up for in gusto. I was with a dozen of my students who were travelling...

Transportation and rescue kittens—what could be better? By Cara Giaimo.

Funny story: My old man gets cancer, survives, vows thenceforth to see as much of the world as he can, drags me all over creation, and leaves mind-bending mishaps in his wake. Our next mission? Tour rapidly defrosting Iceland and Greenland. Bad idea? You could say that. By Wells Tower.

Located in the Thar Desert, the dynamic city of Jodhpur, India breaks the starkness of its surroundings with intense punches of color. The metropolis is cloaked in blue not just for aesthetic purposes; the hue historically demarcated the residence of the Brahmin, a caste of priests and protectors, and thus was meant to deter looters should the city ever come under siege.

In the face of a category 5 hurricane, Delta Air Lines meteorologists, dispatchers, pilots, cabin crew, and ground crew accomplished an incredible feat on Wednesday. As Hurricane Irma bore down San Juan, Puerto Rico, Delta sent one last flight to help evacuate a few hundred people from San Juan just before the airport closed.

From the Jewish districts of historic cities to small, out-of-the-way towns once known as shtetls, the author finds remnants of the past at every turn.

Glittering stupas, stepped temples, and candlelit monasteries reveal a long spiritual tradition. By Gulnaz Khan.

Ever wondered where you'd end up if you started digging to the exact other side of the world?

Beneath the relentless churn of steel, wood, and dust, the Indian railway is made entirely of stories.

Through the great Polish composer, finding a deeper understanding and appreciation of a city that is an oft-overlooked gold mine for budget travelers.

A startup called Airmule has recently made a big splash by offering $99 flights to Beijing. Obviously there’s a catch. The catch in this case is that you have to give up one of your checked bags (they appear to book you on carriers that allow two checked bags), and your other checked bag is a courier shipment.

Every so often, officials at Rockwell Collins Inc. pitch a one-day job offer to residents near its Winston-Salem, N.C. design center: Earn $100 for sitting in an airplane seat for eight hours. Show up for the gig, and there’s nary a drinks cart or flight attendant in sight. The rows of seats are arrayed in a testing area at the company’s design and engineering complex. Even without engine hum or overhead bins, “it’s kind of like they’re on the plane,” says Alex Pozzi, vice president of research and development at the company’s campus here.

British aerospace firm Reaction Engines Limited (REL) is working on an aircraft that will be able to transport passengers anywhere in the world in just four hours, while also being able to reach outer space.

The U.S. State Department has warned its citizens about traveling to Cancun and Los Cabos, two of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations, after a surge in violence in those regions. A travel advisory issued Tuesday upgraded the warnings for two states, Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur, saying turf battles between criminal groups have resulted in violent crime and shootings in which innocent bystanders have been killed.

That waterfall, that overlook, that incredible freshwater sea: Yes, this is Michigan.

The State Department has announced it will allow four categories of Americans to apply for an exemption after it bars most citizens from traveling to North Korea starting next month. The ban will go into effect on Sept. 1 and will make it a felony to use a U.S. passport to travel to North Korea.

It is the longest time that Big Ben has been paused during its 157-year history

“Stand next to the gate agent, even if they ask you to sit down,” she writes. “Be polite but firm. … Ultimately, they just want you to go away and not be their problem anymore.”

Rise in acts of plane-related violence shed light on something bigger: modern air travel is a perfect example of a situation in which human status is highly visible

all electronics larger than a smartphone should be checked instead of kept in a carry-on on flights into the US from mainly Muslim countries in the middle east and north Africa. this not pass the smell test -- anyone looking to bring down an aircraft with explosive devices won't care if they're in the cabin or the hold: boom is boom.

Cumberland Island offers memorable meals, fine fishing, wild horses, empty beaches and a rich history.

In this post, I'm not whining about foreign policy, economics or politics. This is entirely about my frustrations with day to day life in America. By Benny Lewis.

Which ones are you guilty of?

The organizers of a trip to North Korea by an American college student who died after being released from prison in a coma say they will no longer take U.S. citizens to the country. Young Pioneer Tours said Tuesday on its Facebook page that the death of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier shows that the risk American tourists face in visiting North Korea “has become too high.”

South America's first luxury sleeper train, The Belmond Andean Explorer, runs one- and two-day sightseeing trips out of Cusco, Arequipa and Puno, Peru.

Italian airport is letting travellers take as much as 500g of the sauce in their carry-on luggage, exempting them from the 100ml rule for liquids

Just when you thought flying couldn't get any worse. Have you ever noticed that flight attendants never drink hot water during the flight?

MJ Eberhart – AKA Nimblewill Nomad – has become a legendary figure among fellow hikers, even having his toenails surgically removed to prevent infection

The Bahamas catastrophe could make it harder for an entire industry to insure events already known for risky behavior.

Congress allowed the government to scan faces of foreign nationals to keep track of visa overstays. But now that's set to be extended to Americans, worrying some privacy advocates.

If you’ve bought a seat on a flight that’s overbooked, the airline may try to resell your spot for a higher price. But don’t freak out yet: There’s an upside for passengers, too.

Finn Murphy’s “The Long Haul: A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road” is an occupational memoir with an untold human story at its center. By Joshua Rothman.

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement that the ban would be published next week in the Federal Register, to come into effect 30 days later. US officials linked the move to the death of jailed American student Otto Warmbier. Once the ban is in effect, US citizens will need special validation to travel to or within North Korea.

You may soon find out what Star Wars smells like.