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Travelers on TikTok are making grocery stores the hottest vacation 'destination'

Travelers may want to immerse themselves in a new city by living as locals do, and some appear to be achieving it by visiting grocery stores abroad. The trend has taken over TikTok with people calling the excursion a “cultural experience.” Vacationers are also strolling down grocery store aisles for an opportunity to grab tasty souvenirs while on an international …

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Popular pilgrimage site Medjugorje, where Virgin Mary said to appear, gets tentative Vatican approval

The Vatican on Thursday issued a statement acknowledging that spiritual “fruits” had come from the site of controversial purported apparitions of the Virgin Mary — while also stopping short of saying these apparitions were supernatural in origin. In June 1981, a group of six young people in Medjugorje, a town in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina, claimed to have …

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Beware these 5 travel scams, from friendly 'flirts' to digital gold diggers

Travel could be one of life’s great, enriching joys – often preceded by eager anticipation and met with euphoric excitement once a person plants his or her feet in a new land. Dizzying excitement, however, could be an opportunity for scammers to make a score. “We need to learn to not mix emotions with planning our travel,” Amy Nofziger of …

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Cedar Point theme park unveils record-breaking 'tilt' roller coaster for 2025

A new, record-breaking roller coaster will open at Cedar Point in 2025, officials at the Sandusky, Ohio-based park announced today. “Siren’s Curse is the tallest, fastest, longest tilt coaster in North America,” Tony Clark, director of communications at Cedar Point, told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview. Riders on board Siren’s Curse will “climb 160 feet into the air,” …

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Woman on TikTok searches for airline passenger's family after friendly encounter on flight

A woman’s TikTok video is capturing attention after she tried to find the family of a man who sat next to her on an international flight. Kimberley Hill said she was traveling from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Indianapolis, Indiana, when she sat down next to a kind man. Hill told Fox News Digital via email that the man, named Pat, …

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Airport 'gatexiety' is latest phenomenon among travelers: What to know

There’s a buzzword circulating on social media called “gatexiety,” otherwise known as “gate anxiety.” It’s when travelers continuously check their gate at the airport, even though it’s listed on the airline’s app. This nonclinical action is advisable, experts say, as checking your departure against airport monitors is a smart move since gates can change at the airport. WOMAN LIVES ON …

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Flight attendant on TikTok reveals luggage tag safety tip she wishes more flyers knew about

A flight attendant is sharing some of her top advice for airline travelers and her latest tip has reached more than 850,000 views on TikTok. Ally Case, who said she works for American Airlines, started a series on TikTok where she shared a series of “14 Days of Travel Tips,” with one of them focused on safety and luggage. In …

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Top 10 US cities for coffee lovers revealed

The National Coffee Association found that 67% of Americans drink coffee every single day, and WalletHub released a study showing which cities are made for coffee lovers. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Google Trends, Yelp and other platforms, WalletHub analyzed the 100 most populated U.S. cities across 12 key metrics. Some of the …

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On this day in history, September 18, 1870, Old Faithful geyser in Wyoming is documented and named

The geyser Old Faithful was first documented and named on this day in history, Sept. 18, 1870, by the explorer Nathanial Langford. Langford, who was exploring Yellowstone Park as part of the Washburn-Doane-Langford expedition, wrote in his journal that he had spotted a geyser that erupted quite frequently. “It spouted at regular intervals nine times during our stay, the columns …

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OceanGate CEO crashed submersible into shipwreck in 2016, threw controller at crew: ex-employee

Former OceanGate operations director David Lochridge, who labeled the experimental submersible Titan unsafe prior to its last, deadly voyage, told U.S. Coast Guard investigators on Tuesday about a previous mission in which he clashed with CEO Stockton Rush that ended badly. Lochridge, who was responsible for the safety of all crew and training pilots, said he was the only qualified …

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