USA
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Airport reviews
Worst airport finally transformed into something New York deserves
US President Joe Biden once referred to LaGuardia Airport as “third world”, but a multibillion-dollar investment has turned things around.
- by Kristie Kellahan
May the flop be with you: Why Disney’s Star Wars hotel failed so fast
After investing hundreds of millions in its much-vaunted ‘immersive’ Star Wars hotel, Disney announced its closure after just 14 months.
- by Hannah Sampson
What it’s like to visit this ‘brutal’ US town TV put on the map
It’s practically compulsory for tourists to pose for a photo while feeding a fake leg into the woodchipper in Fargo.
- by Rob McFarland
Plastic fantastic: You can now enter the life-sized world of Barbie
Before the much-anticipated Margot Robbie film’s release, fans in LA can immerse themselves in the world of the record-breaking toy.
- by Julietta Jameson
The historic snub that created the world’s largest mountain carving
After a push to include a Native American leader on Mount Rushmore was snubbed, Standing Bear decided to create one himself.
- by Rob McFarland
An expert expat’s tips for San Diego, US
San Diego is the craft beer capital of America, and arguably the craft beer capital of the world.
- by Belinda Jackson
The spicy American dish that’s as pleasurable to eat as it is to say
Jambalaya’s name is a mystery, with some saying it’s based on the Provencal word “jambalaia”, meaning a mishmash.
- by Ben Groundwater
The new rules of tipping in the US and beyond
With cost-of-living expenses soaring around the world, here’s how much you should be tipping wait staff, tour guides and hotel cleaners.
- by Elaine Glusac
The secret outback base where the US hid one of its top weapons
Despite playing host to 3500 US airmen and hiding a device used in the bombing of Hiroshima, Charleville barely registers a blip on Australia’s wartime radar.
- by Catherine Best
Rare ‘Goldilocks moments’ on a marvellous mountain
The days are rare when all the elements come together just as they should, but they happen here in Aspen.
- by Jim Darby