New York Times - Travel

Around 50 people so far have symptoms “consistent with an acute gastrointestinal infection” on the Ambassador Cruise Line ship Ambition.Passengers aboard the Ambition, a ship operated by Ambassador Cruise Line, have been prevented from leaving the vessel while it is docked at the Bordeaux port in France.

On nighttime excursions in dark-sky hot spots like Norway, New Zealand and Nevada, all you have to do is relax and look up. The stars will do the rest.

The aging statesman braved rough seas and arduous carriage rides to reach Paris, where he persuaded the French to back the American rebels. We followed in his footsteps.

Here’s a guide to illuminated manuscripts, antique tomes and first editions around the British capital.The British Library’s collection of more than 170 million items includes more than 13.5 million printed books and e-books.

Raffles at the OWO and the Chancery Rosewood recently opened in landmarks once teeming with generals, diplomats and spies. Both promise pampering and a dash of history. Do they deliver?The stairway at Raffles at the OWO is made of marble and alabaster and was designed to communicate power when the building served as a military headquarters.