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  Joseba Basabe September 19, 2026 at 10:09am

  This year´s Global Peace Index, rating safety and security in 163 countries across the planet, and on balance it´s not particularly encouraging, rating improvements in 62 countries but deterioration in 99. Some highlights: Europe mostly leads the pack, with most of Scandinavia except for Sweden in the top ten but also Switzerland, Ireland, Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovenia, and - perhaps a bit surprisingly - Portugal. Meanwhile, my own country Spain is down in 27th place (for various reasons but I personally still have no complaints).
  
  But what I found most shocking of all is that the USA is rated "low" and coming in 134 out of 163, below all of Central America, and even the likes of Libya, Lebanon, Papua New Guinea, Eritrea, and Venezuela. "Make America Great Again"?? It´s sad - I had always loved traveling to the United States, but at this time have no interest for the foreseeable future. Apart from the horrendous politics of its current regime and the increasing unfriendliness toward foreigners, the safety and security issue highlighted by this report - including rampant gun violence - is a real motivating factor as well. Anyway, the report makes for a thought-provoking read: https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Global...

  https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Global-Peace-Index-2026-Report.pdf
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  Jordan Simon July 14, 2026 at 9:52pm

  From Outside mag to mark National Nude Day this year https://flatplanplus.io/outside/2026/07/08/national-nude-day-is-jul...

  National Nude Day Is July 14. Here Are 9 Places to Get Naked Outdoors — Even If You’ve Never Done I…
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  María José June 7, 2026 at 12:32pm

  

  With the U.S. part of the FIFA World Cup about to kick off in a five days in Los Angeles), lots of doubts remain, mostly relating to hotel bookings being way down and many international visitors staying away (and in some cases opting to switch to attendance in Canada or Mexico) for various reasons, including:
  
  - Outrageous price gouging on tickets, local hotel rates, and in some cases transportation (for example, round-trip train tickets from New York to the matches at MetLife Stadium were initially a whopping $150, which after understandable outrage was reduced to a still ridiculous $98.
  
  - Also outrageously raised hotel rates.
  
  - Visa delays and hassles, as well as fears of harassment at airport entry points, as well as intimidating ICE presence at airports and at the matches themselves.
  
  So it will be interesting to see how this all plays out in June and July. Will it all work out, or will it be chaos?
  
  (And here´s just one example of the coverage: https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-2026-soccer-fans-staying-home-...)
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  Barbara Necker May 24, 2026 at 3:43pm

  Travel devotes three spots on its top destinations for this year to the U.S. - Philadelphia for its key role in the country´s 250th anniversary, Santa Monica as the endpoint of Route 66, whose centenary is also being marked this year, and various 250th celebrations with a maritime flair, such as Sail250 in New Orleans and others in New York City, Baltimore, and Norfolk, Virginia https://edition.cnn.com/travel/where-to-travel-in-2026-the-best-pla...

  https://edition.cnn.com/travel/where-to-travel-in-2026-the-best-places-to-visit?cid=ios_app
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  David Paul Appell May 17, 2026 at 11:41am

  I´ve been to 14 of these 25, and I wouldn´t call them "total scams," but yeah, for the most part overhyped and for various reasons disappointing https://backend.travelbinger.com/25-american-tourist-spots-that-are...

  

  25 American Tourist Spots That Are Total Scams

  Every year, millions of travelers save up, plan meticulously, and fly or drive across the country to visit America's most iconic destinations. They a…
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  Paul Varmuza April 18, 2026 at 4:12pm

  

  Fifteen months into the shitshow that is the current authoritarian yet simultanously clownish and incompetent regime in the USA, the numbers are telling the story about its calamitous effect on tourism as well: https://fortune.com/2026/04/17/international-tourism-to-us-fell-las...
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  José Balido March 9, 2026 at 1:49pm

  Well, this sure knocks a lot of biggies down a peg or three. And having been to a few of them, this writer definitely has a point. https://travelbinger.com/the-no-go-list-20-us-destinations-traveler...

  

  https://travelbinger.com/the-no-go-list-20-us-destinations-travelers-say-are-a-total-waste-of-time
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  Max Pesling March 7, 2026 at 2:23pm

  Not surprisingly, when it comes to travel in the U.S., CNN Travel´s list of top destinations this year puts the 250th anniversary and the centenary of Route 66 front and center - in the latter case, especially focusing on Santa Monica/Los Angeles, the endpoint of the "Mother Road": https://edition.cnn.com/travel/where-to-travel-in-2026-the-best-pla...

  https://edition.cnn.com/travel/where-to-travel-in-2026-the-best-places-to-visit?cid=ios_app
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  Wendy Capra February 1, 2026 at 5:21pm

  Lots of exciting art doings in U.S. museums this year, it seems! Obviously I won´t get to most of them but the one they mention in Seattle for sure, and all the cool stuff in New York City has me musing about a trip there, it´s been too long. I´d need to take out a second mortgage, the way prices are there, but hey... https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/06/us-art-exhibit...

  

  The most exciting US art exhibitions in 2026

  The next 12 months promise blockbuster surveys of noted greats and introductions to intriguing lesser-known artists
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  Max Pesling January 8, 2026 at 4:04pm

  Besides the USA´s 250th anniversary, another big one this year is the fabled Route 66 which ran from Illinois to California from 1926 to 1985. And Afar magazine has this to offer: https://www.afar.com/magazine/route-66-road-trips-things-to-do-and-...