When Nicole Kidman needs to recharge, she looks to Sydney, her hometown. “Every time I return to Sydney, there’s a feeling of comfort and ease,” said @nicolekidman , who stars in the Hulu drama “Nine Perfect Strangers,” which releases its Season 2 finale on Wednesday. Although born in the U.S., Kidman was raised in Australia and began her acting career there when she was 16. Her Sydney is a city packed with natural beauty, endless vistas and a deep appreciation for art. And like anyone who loves their hometown, she had a hard time picking favorites. Swipe through for her top five favorite places and read more about them at the link in our bio. Photos by Rachel Kara Ashton.

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Paris is a city of museums, nearly 150 by our writer’s unofficial count. Among them are these three little-known collections with intriguing holdings. Tap through the collections filled with rarities and read more at the link in our bio. Photos by @kostyukov

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Sumba, one of Indonesia’s easternmost islands, is just an hour’s flight from Bali. But Sumba is as quiet as Bali is thumping. There are no digital nomads, DJ parties or drones at sunset. The island is twice the size of Bali with one-fifth the population. The airport is a walk-across-the-tarmac affair with one baggage carousel, and the island does not have traffic jams. But whether Sumba can remain an anti-Bali is a question. It’s just starting to reach a tipping point. At the link in our bio, see more of the island. Photos by @laurynishak

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Istanbul, the Turkish city that straddles two continents, truly never sleeps. In the early mornings, seagulls swoop through the sky as motorbikes zip around corners and street vendors trundle their carts out onto the sidewalks. A center of culture, commerce and power for more than 2,000 years, the city, known as Istanbul since 1930, with its Byzantine- and Ottoman-era structures, is a place where the past never feels distant and contemporary culture thrives. Check out our full list of recommendations for 36 hours in Istanbul at the link in our bio. Photos by @bsecker

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To the people who know it, the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego is not a page of history — it’s a chapter. Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Babe Ruth, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford — they all came to the Del, as it is known. Just up the coast from the hotel is the Naval Air Station North Island (as in “Top Gun”), and during World War II, the hotel housed naval officers for $2 a day. Since 2019, the hotel has been meticulously, deliberately — and very expensively — renovated so it can reclaim its original grandeur. “We even kept the warping on some flooring,” David Marshall, the president of Heritage Architecture & Planning, a San Diego-based firm specializing in historic renovation, said. “We secured it so it’s structurally safe, but we wanted to keep that bit of history.” It has been restored to its former glory, and you can take a look inside at the link in our bio. Photos by The Print Collector/Getty Images and @jfpetersphoto

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Lonely Planet has sold 150 million printed guides advising budget travelers on where to go, stay and eat in destinations ranging from Scandinavia to South Africa. The company has now published its first stand-alone guide for LGBTQ travelers. We spoke with Alicia Valenski, who wrote “The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide,” which unlike the usual guides, explores destinations like Brooklyn, Berlin and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, entirely through local voices. Read the interview at the link in our bio. Photo by @cenicola_outtakes

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Travel anxiety? Never heard of her. Here’s a handy guide to each major airline’s (frustratingly different) carry-on dimensions. Use it as a reference before you buy your next suitcase. Read more at the link in bio, and see all of our favorite bags — including a soft-sided all-time favorite, a chic hard-sided choice, and one we like for tough conditions.

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To save the most on travel, resist the mainstream. Instead, think like a contrarian — including where to go, how to go and when to go. “I call this frugal secret the off-travel mind-set, a willingness to chart your own course to savings and possibly a better experience, “ the Frugal Traveler columnist Elaine Glusac writes. Swipe through for the off-travel travel strategies she relies on, and read more tips at the link in our bio. Illustration by @robertsamuelhanson

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What’s the enduring appeal of drinking in a hidden bar? Part of it is the thrill of the chase: finding something where you thought there was nothing but a wall. For these speakeasy-style lounges around the world, you’ll need to know where to look. Swipe through for some directions, and tap the link in our bio to read more. Photos @vesa.jpg, @anna.rachwalska, @agustinnieto, @anthony.kwan, @jeremiesouteyrat and @norikohayashi_photo

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