I've been to all 63 major US national parks. These 9 feel like stepping onto another planet.

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Visiting Death Valley National Park feels like stepping onto another planet.

Emily Hart

I rented an airport 'nap room' after my flight was delayed overnight. The perks made the price easier to swallow.

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I thought renting a private room in the airport was expensive but worth it to wake up steps from my gate.

Elizabeth Wright

I took the longest train ride in the US. 6 things surprised me about the 53-hour adventure across the country.

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A Business Insider reporter spent 53 hours on Amtrak's California Zephyr train.

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I visited every country by 25. Antarctica showed me how much I still hadn't seen.

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After visiting 195 countries, Cameron Mofid traveled to Antarctica.

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I'm a first-generation Chinese American mom living in LA. A 2-month trip to China made me question where to raise my daughter.

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Grace Cong Sui enrolled her daughter in a local kindergarten during her two-month stay in China.

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I spent 11 hours in Korean Air's business-class suites. My seat felt more private than I expected and had cool perks.

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I tried the Prestige Suite 2.0 business-class cabin on my Korean Air flight from Seoul to Bangkok.

Amber Gibson

My kids don't remember living in New York, so I retraced their earliest days with them

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The author said her kids don't remember the time they spent in New York, so she took them back 10 years later to better understand their roots.

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I'm a 76-year-old retiree who travels often with my grandma friends. We're learning that the secret to healthy aging is adventure.

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The aturhoe (right) is a retired grandmother who loves to travel.

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The new vacation flex? Waking up without a hangover.

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Gen Z is driving a rise in sober tourism, and the industry is changing in response.

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How baklava is made at the oldest restaurant in Turkey's culinary capital

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Imam Cagdas has been making baklava the same way since 1887: entirely by hand, without any automation. The Gaziantep shop is now in its fifth generation of ownership, with Burhan Cagdas carrying on the craft his forefathers passed down to him.

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