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(CNN) — Shoulder season is almost here, moving away from high crowds and prices to something — hopefully — a little more affordable. Join us for our weekly travel news and tips on where to travel in late 2022.
Seasons in the sun
If you want to vacation like a European, skip the Riviera and the Amalfi Coast and check out the continent’s less-visited delights like Portugal’s Alentejo region and Croatia’s Zadar Islands. And if you’re saving your travel time until the summer rush is over, plan your trip now with our guide to the best places to go this fall. Cape Town and Buenos Aires are among the hottest tickets.
Taste the world
Malted maple ice cream. Sorghum, a drought-tolerant cereal, is a key crop in many semi-arid regions of Africa.
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The best travel meals are sightseeing and eating—and snacking on the road lets you enjoy both at the same time. Asia is the undisputed king of seductive, flavorful street food, from Hong Kong egg waffles to Japanese takoyaki. Here’s a roundup of 50 must-try desserts.
Fatmata Binta, a resident of Ghana in Africa, is promoting the food culture of the Fulani nomads to the world through her traveling pop-up restaurant, supporting rural women in West Africa. And in Cape Town, the local creamery is experimenting with some bold flavors: will you try the dried fish ice cream with Scott Bonnet chili?
Turkey drinks more tea than any other country; Here’s how new breweries are shaking things up. And if you’re after something a little more adventurous, a beer garden in North Carolina holds the world record for most beers on tap – check it out here. Finally, a company in Ukraine is selling wine left over from a warehouse hit by a Russian missile. See how the team is struggling after a $15 million loss.
Trains and planes
World premiere: 14 Coradia iLint to start passenger service on first 100% hydrogen powered road.
Alstom
It was reported that two pilots on an Ethiopian Airlines plane fell asleep and missed landing on a flight between Sudan and Ethiopia on August 15. Air traffic control was unable to locate the crew before it crashed at the airport.
And in the year Passengers traveling from France to England were trapped for hours in an undersea channel tunnel after a Eurotunnel train broke down on August 23. At 31.4 miles, the tunnel is one of the longest of its kind in the world.
In happy rail news, the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger trains have entered service in Germany. Fourteen trains run on fuel cell propulsion exclusively in an environmentally friendly way in Bremervoorde, Lower Saxony.
Drought findings
As a side effect of severe drought conditions around the world, long-lost archaeological treasures are now being regularly uncovered.
Dozens of Nazi warships were also exposed in eastern Serbia after the Danube’s water levels receded. This follows the discovery of a 19th-century Welsh village and the “Spanish Stonehenge” last week.
The best streets of the world
Karangahape Road in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Time Out has released its annual list of the world’s best city streets, making sure that flaneurs find it in style. Known for its “killer cocktails” and “best sandwiches in town,” the Canadian highway tops this year’s list.
If you missed it
Remember how we talked about phone boxes, travel agencies, and being at a place when we agreed?
Next month will be 21 years since Little Gander Airport in Newfoundland sheltered 7,000 people on 9/11.
The tragic and adventurous story of the world’s first floating hotel.
Personalized travel accessories
Is there anything as elegant as a monogrammed bag? Our partners at CNN Underscored, the CNN-owned guide to product reviews and recommendations, have rounded up 20 customizable travel accessories — from bags to packing cubes — to put your name on.
