By The Travel Magazine | Rupert Parker | 8/31/2025 8:48 AM
Rotterdam’s museums and galleries are buzzing with fresh openings and ambitious ideas.
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By The Travel Magazine | Rupert Parker | 8/30/2025 4:17 AM
Cycling in Leuven isn’t just practical, it’s also the best way to soak up the city’s atmosphere.
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Get to know a different side to the USA’s Sunshine State by exploring characterful Jacksonville
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the memory of this tragedy still lingers. But the city’s rise from the waters is a cause for celebration and hope
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Slovakia’s Tatra Mountains offer Alpine adventures like no other…
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Abu Dhabi after dark: 10 illuminating reasons to visit in the summer Words Hazel Plush As a solo female traveller,…
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TV presenter, travel writer and Wanderlust contributing editor Sophie Morgan talks about her experiences as a disabled traveller and why inclusivity enriches travel for all of us
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Abu Dhabi’s unique nature, rare wildlife and restorative escapes rank among its most surprising and rewarding discoveries.
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Gillian Thornton combines countryside walks with heritage visits, retail therapy and a serious amount of best buddy chat.
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The first ever World Lake Day is being marked on 27 August
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Canvas photo prints combine the best of both aesthetics and practicality. Their ability to take your vacation images and turn them into classic wall art is like a breath of fresh air for your home.
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By The Travel Magazine | Jane Wilson | 8/27/2025 5:22 AM
Explore the mighty Mississippi River, an iconic artery in the US famous for its scenic beauty and rich cultural history.
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By The Travel Magazine | Nick Dalton | 8/26/2025 10:42 AM
Bold and bright, Virgin Voyages’ fourth ship combines the best of the fleet with its own flamboyant touches.
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By The Travel Magazine | Valery Collins | 8/26/2025 10:02 AM
Hort's Townhouse has an Art Deco interior that embraces an elegant bar and dining area leading to individually designed boutique bedrooms.
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Western Honshu’s new train is part of a wider attempt to lure visitors away from Japan’s busy cities. John Walton boards the Yakumo for a rural escape
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On the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, we look to the places where you can learn about this dark chapter in history and its ramifications
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Here’s how to soak up Colorado’s cinematic scenery by rail, making for a slow and memorable trip
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Explore the best of sustainable Costa Rica on both sides of the Atlantic this summer and be in with a chance of winning an unforgettable trip to Costa Rica with Journey Latin America
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Connect with the Netherlands in a more meaningful way by slowing down and seeing more...
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There’s no better way to treat your tastebuds than by savouring the flavours of local cuisine in Catalonia, the World Region of Gastronomy 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 31, 2025 is:
simpatico \sim-PAH-tih-koh\ adjective
Simpatico typically describes two or more people or things with shared qualities, interests, etc. It can also describe someone who is agreeable or likeable.
// Even though they weren’t always simpatico with regard to the direction of their company, the pair managed to be successful partners for more than 35 years.
“From the early 2010s, when he was a young teen rapper in Chicago ... Chief Keef was flooding his Instagram with self-documentation, all of which is essentially gone now. Enter Eduard Taberner Pérez, an amateur archivist and professional graphic designer, who compiled ‘Sosa Archive,’ a limited-run art book that gathers several thousand photos pulled from Keef’s Instagram, presenting then in visually simpatico grids of 12.” — Jon Caramanica, The New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Did you know?
Simpatico, which comes ultimately from the Latin noun sympathia, meaning “sympathy,” was borrowed into English from both the Italian simpatico and Spanish simpatico. In those languages, the word has been chiefly used to describe people who are well-liked or easy to get along with. Early uses of the word in English reflected those of their forebears, as in Henry James’s 1881 novel The Portrait of a Lady, in which one character says of another’s dying cousin, “Ah, he was so simpatico. I’m awfully sorry for you.” In recent years, however, the word has gained an additional sense describing things or people who get along well or work well together.