Dream destinations for 2014

STORY HIGHLIGHTS CNN Travel staff picks its 2014 wish list Trips range from heli-boarding in Europe to eating breakfast with giraffes in Africa Lake Clark might be the most be[...]

Favourite images of the week

There was a collective gasp of awe and astonishment from everyone on deck as the humpback whale breached about 200 yards away. It was August in Alaska, and we were aboard th[...]

11 extreme weather records

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The temperatures from the polar vortex are far from being the coldest on Earth The U.S. holds two records -- the greatest rainfall in a minute and the highes[...]