Maureen O’Hare, CNN
In this week’s Travel News, an Italian village whose inhabitants boast “fat-killing genes,” a man who built a plane for his family in his garden, and a woman who asked a stranger for directions got engaged two weeks later.
A city with a health panacea
A fishing village on the shores of Lake Garda in Italy has a secret. Many of its inhabitants claim to have special genes that kill fat and cholesterol, making it a marvel in the medical community.
But in Amalfi, another Italian tourist destination, a British woman lost weight the old-fashioned way this week. Unfortunately, she chose to remove her clothes on the steps of her cathedral, and the local police were less than impressed.
One area that warmly welcomes (fully clothed) tourists is Friuli Venezia Giulia in northeastern Italy. You have to stay there for 2 nights and in return they will reimburse your travel expenses from anywhere in the country.
And this week, Stanley Tucci visits Puglia, a beach lover’s paradise located in the heel of Italy’s boot. “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” airs Sundays at 9:00 pm on CNN.
build a dream
A UK-based engineer earned his private pilot license in 2019 and built an airplane for his family in his garden. The shelf you put up last year looks ugly, right?
Then there was the Welshman who bought the former movie star’s home in the French countryside and spent $300,000 to restore the swimming pool to its former glory.
And in Sicily, a group of Argentinian doctors face one of the toughest resuscitation challenges ever. They were drafted to help reverse the fortunes of an Italian village that sells dilapidated homes at bargain prices of one euro.
matter of taste
Hong Kong, which is now reopening to tourism, has one of the toughest dining scenes in the world. Ridiculously high rents, expensive imported food, and most importantly, competition as sharp as a knife. Insiders reveal secrets straight from your beating heart.
Mushrooms are popular in food cultures around the world, but along with the likes of olives and coriander, mushrooms are one of the things most likely to be pushed to the side of the plate by certain diners. Experts explain.
love beyond borders
French-Canadian Rachel DeCosté traveled to the West African Republic of Benin in 2018 to explore her own history. On her first day, she asked a stranger for directions. It was a move that would change her future as well. Two weeks later they got engaged.
It’s the kind of love story that many Western young women hope to see when traveling to South Korea in a social phenomenon called the ‘Netflix effect’. They come looking for a cultured and romantic Korean man. But they realized they had to weigh fiction against reality.
animal antics
Sure, it’s great to see majestic deer stags and gracefully poised coconut octopuses, just like in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. But in his week when the news cycle has been particularly chaotic—hey, Liz—you might as well laugh at the outraged penguins and rambunctious meerkats. Move forward, you are a finalist for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
For those who missed
The Ritz-Carlton’s $6,400 weekly superyacht cruise has finally set sail, more than three years behind schedule.
This is what is called fashionable late.
Boeing 747 is set launch a rocket into space next month.
A whale-shaped Airbus Beluga also delivered satellites to the Kennedy Space Center. look here.
recent disney price increase resort in america
“We suffer for the things we love,” said one theme park expert.
A restaurant in Brooklyn tested robot cats against human waiters.
Who did a better job? See here.
best sleeping bag
Sleeping bag technology has come a long way in recent years, so if your model is a little outdated, it may be time to upgrade before your next big camping adventure. CNN Underscored partners have selected 26 of the best on the market, according to camp experts.
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Above: Limone sul Garda (Jorg Greuel/Stone RF/Getty Images).
