Whether you’re hunting for rare Italian truffles or meeting Japan’s legendary pearl divers, these five adventures prove that the most memorable journeys often happen far from the well-trodden path.

Bad Bunny has intensified his efforts to make music about Puerto Ricans, for Puerto Ricans.

A 33-year-old puffin, seen in this handout photo, was found on Machias Seal Island, N.B., by University of New Brunswick researchers in July 2025. The puffin is banded JG18.

Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older than him.

Tortuga Island is known as “the biggest rattlesnake nest in the world”. This island in the Gulf of California is relatively new, produced by recent volcanic activity.

Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned the flames.

Why are cruise lines leaning into private islands? Cruise lines have had exclusive destinations for decades, but Royal Caribbean was the first to, "shall we say, put these private islands on ...