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Photo of author Vanita Salisbury
Vanita Salisbury
Senior Travel Writer
Articles by Vanita
Late Checkout
By Vanita Salisbury

Maybe It's Time to Go to the Desert And Sleep in a Flying Saucer

It may not be a real spaceship, but Hugh Hefner was still a fan.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

The Very Best Places to Escape to This February

Black History Month and polar bears and, sure, Valentine's Day.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

Arizona’s Trippiest Desert Is One Huge Psychic Vortex (Supposedly)

It’s basically Disneyland for the New Age crowd.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

This Year’s Mardi Gras Turns New Orleans Into a Literal House Party

Take a pic with Big Freedia.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

This Dreamy French Countryside Is Basically A Living Romance Novel

Dream of white horses, skinny French cowboys, and rosé this Valentine's Day.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

Japan's Incredible New Year's Festival Involves 10,000 Semi-Nude Men

And this year, it's going digital.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

Former National Parks and Monuments You Can Still (And Should) Visit

No fancy title? No problem.

By Vanita Salisbury

The Roaming '20s
By Vanita Salisbury

How to Book the Best Workcation on Any Budget

The world is your office.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

Hockey Rules All in This Tiny Midwest Town

They’ve got the World’s Largest Hockey Stick… sort of.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

Do You Have What It Takes to Be Krakow’s Next Bugler?

Must love heights.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

What Makes a National Park a National Park?

Turns out, it's extremely complicated.

By Vanita Salisbury

Travel
By Vanita Salisbury

Resolve to Cry More in 2021

With crying therapy, the Japanese are unlocking the healing power of tears.

By Vanita Salisbury

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