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How to Pretend You’re in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, Today
While your travel plans may be on hold, you can pretend you’re somewhere new for the night. Around the World at Home invites you to channel the spirit of a new place each week with recommendations on how to explore the culture, all from the comfort of your home. It’s a land of mangroves along the Caribbean Sea, home to some of the earliest astronomers, and an inviting day trip back in time to ancient cities like Chichén Itzá, a Unesco World Heritage site. Known as the Riviera Maya, the perennially popular vacation corridor south of Cancún to Tulum draws legions of revelers to its white sand beaches. Gatherings, of…
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The 10 Best Travel Shows To Binge While You’re On Quarantine
Your travel plans may be thwarted for the time being, but that doesn’t mean you can’t stream some wanderlust into your life. Samantha Brown on location in Shanghai, China Samantha Brown Social distancing. Self quarantining. Whatever you’ll be doing to keep yourself sane in the days and weeks ahead, quaranstreaming—that is, streaming your favorite Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Youtube or other streaming service of choice—is going to be the next catchphrase you need to commit to memory in the coronavirus era. While there’s no shortage of wonderful binge-worthy shows to choose from, for all the travel-bugs out there who are grounded until further notice, this one’s for you. In no…