Ashlea Halpern

2 weeks ago | afar.com | Ashlea Halpern

Some families are skipping the long-haul flights and choosing to stay stateside in 2025, thanks to rising economic and political uncertainty. From mural-spotting in Richmond’s art-filled neighborhoods to digging for dinosaur bones in Grand Junction, Colorado, kid-friendly options abound and offer getaways that are equal parts educational and adventurous.

2 weeks ago | afar.com | Ashlea Halpern

The first time I was in India—bewitching, syncretic, electrifying India—was a decade ago. My husband and I spent six weeks pinballing from Punjab to Kerala as part of a yearlong trip across Asia. This time around, I took our two-and-a-half-year-old son, Julian, on our own for 10 days as part of a three-month, 14-country trip around the world.

1 month ago | cntraveler.com | Ashlea Halpern

All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This is the fourth installment of our new bimonthly column Crews on Cruise, spotlighting the people who work behind the scenes of the world’s most memorable voyages—from bartenders and entertainers to ship captains and expedition leaders.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ashlea Halpern

All products featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by Condé Nast Traveler editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Illustration by Annie DavidsonThis is the fourth installment of our new bimonthly column Crews on Cruise, spotlighting the people who work behind the scenes of the world’s most memorable voyages—from bartenders and entertainers to ship captains and expedition leaders.

1 month ago | vogue.com.tw | Ashlea Halpern |JR Wu |Chara Yu

對於以前沒有遇到的乘客來說，如果你入境美國的登機證上出現了「SSSS」的字樣，那代表的是「二次安全檢查（Secondary Security Screening Selection）」。這是美國運輸安全管理局（TSA）對於乘客進行的一種安全檢查機制，如果你的登機證上出現這個縮寫，就表示你將經歷一次額外的、且更加嚴格的安全檢查，就算你已透過可信賴的旅客計畫（例如Clear、NEXUS、Global Entry或TSA PreCheck）預先獲得安全認可也一樣。這可能表示你的登機過程會延長15至45分鐘（甚至更長），而如果你的出入境時間安排的很緊湊，這就會是一段讓人格外沮喪的過程。 雖然有些旅客對於TSA幾乎侵害隱私的安檢早已習以為常，但當其他旅客順利通過檢查，而你卻遇上「SSSS」代碼時，就會顯得更加不便。 就我自己而言，儘管我已經旅遊超過90多個國家，但直到2021年，我和丈夫剛結束土耳其和喬治亞共和國為期一個月的旅行回國時，我才真正第一次遇到印有「SSSS」的登機證。...