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Watch your language: Travelers sometimes use words like “exotic,” “impoverished,” or “colonial” to describe a new place. Consider ditching them, pros advise. Fodor’s Travel convened a diverse group of travel writers who shared alternative words and phrases to help us all do better. Think twice before using the phrase “spirit animal,” but don’t beat yourself up for using those words in the past; the experts acknowledge that they had, too.
“The end of the Earth”: That’s what Namibia’s Skeleton Coast is often called. Take a look at Genna Martin’s photo essay in the New York Times, and the moniker makes sense. The three-week road trip was perfect for a pandemic, “a combination of cultures, landscapes and species unlike anywhere else on Earth, at times evoking a post-apocalyptic wasteland.”
Most vaccinated places: Nearly 64 percent of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (as of Thursday), but some states and territories have higher inoculation rates. The rates don’t mean you won’t catch the coronavirus, but they might help with deciding where to go next. The Washington Post has rounded up some of the most vaccinated places in the U.S. to visit, as well as some low-risk activities.
Most romantic hotel in the world? Well, one source calls it the Amangiri, a 600-acre “remote hideaway” that offers views of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. It also offers “yoga on the rocks” and side trips to Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce Canyon national parks, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Last we checked, there was still availability for Valentine’s Day weekend—but it’ll cost you. Room rates are $2,800 to $5,600 a night, which is why, for now, it’ll remain on our bucket lists.
The best pizza in Trento: The Italian town is now home to one of the top 50 pizzerias in the world. IDRIS is run by a man who immigrated from Burkina Faso at age 12, who originally disliked pizza—and who overcame prejudice to succeed, NPR reports.
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