Flights & Access
Do the clocks still go back this year after the House voted to end it
Yes. The bill passed the House 308 to 117 but not the Senate. US clocks go back on 1 November, a week after Europe, and that week catches travellers out.
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World Destinations
How many Americans actually visit Iceland, and why this year looks strange
661,929 Americans visited Iceland in 2025, nearly three in ten visitors. This year is flat overall, hiding swings of more than 20% from month to month.
World Destinations
Canadians are coming back to the US, but nowhere near the way they used to
Return trips from the US rose 8.8% in August, a fifth straight monthly rise. Car trips are still 27.4% below August 2024.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
Two Climbers Died When an Avalanche Buried Their Tent at Manaslu Camp III, and It Is the Fourth Death This Autumn
An Indian-born German climber and his Nepali Sherpa guide were found under about seven feet of snow on 20 September, in a season with record permits.
Permits & Rules
Nepal Now Stations Rangers at 6,400 Metres on Everest to Weigh Climbers' Rubbish, Poop Bags Included
Everest's first mountain rangers weighed 9.5 tonnes of waste this spring, and 1.76 tonnes of it was human waste carried down in bags.
Records & People
Nepal Drops From 8,848 Metres to 59 in Under 250 Kilometres, and Its Lowest Point Just Moved
A 2017 survey reportedly found a lower spot than the one Nepal had used for decades, which makes the gap between jungle floor and Everest summit even harder to believe.
Trail & Weather
Thorong La is sold as the world's highest pass, but Everest has one 119 metres higher
At 5,416 metres it tops the Annapurna Circuit, yet Kongma La on the Everest Three Passes route stands 5,535 metres tall.
World Destinations
Why Japan has fewer tourists this year even as more Americans than ever go
Arrivals fell 9.6% in August while US visits ran at a record pace, up 6.1% for the year. One market explains almost the entire drop.
World Destinations
Which US national parks are actually the busiest, by the Park Service’s own count
323 million visits in 2025, down on the year before. The busiest place in the system is not a national park at all, and Zion now outdraws Yellowstone.
Flights & Access
TSA's own count says fly on a Tuesday, and names the two dates to avoid this autumn
Tuesdays run 519,000 lighter than Thursdays across 2026. This week’s counts, the 3.13 million record, and the two November dates most likely to beat it.
Visas & Entry
What Americans actually need to enter Spain now, and what changed at the border
No visa under 90 days, but Europe now takes your fingerprints on arrival and ETIAS starts at the end of 2026. Here is the current checklist.
Safety & Advisories
How many countries the US actually tells you not to visit, and where Nepal sits
Of 214 destinations the State Department rates, 23 are do-not-travel. Nepal carries the same level as France, Italy and Spain.
Safety & Advisories
How long jet lag actually lasts when you fly east, and what that means for day one
The body clock shifts about an hour a day going east, and Kathmandu is nearly ten hours ahead of New York. Here is how to plan the first days around it.
World Destinations
How many vacation days Americans actually get, and what fits inside them
No US law requires a single paid day off, and most workers get 10 to 14 after a year. Here is the trip arithmetic that comes out of that.
Visas & Entry
The US passport ranks 10th now, and these are the trips that actually got harder
Singapore opens 192 countries visa-free. The US opens 179, after losing seven in a year. What changed for American travellers, and where is still easy.
Safety & Advisories
Can you trek in Nepal with kids? The ages, treks and altitude rules that actually matter
Yes, on the right route: a fit child of 5-7 can manage a low trek like Poon Hill, most operators want 12-14 for Everest Base Camp, and the altitude rule for children is the same as for adults.
Visas & Entry
Americans get 10 visa-free days in China on the way to Asia, if the ticket is right
China lets US passport holders transit visa-free for 240 hours at 65 ports. What it requires, where you can go, and how it turns a connection into a stopover.
Records & People
How many Americans have died on Everest, and why nobody can give you a real number
No one publishes an official count by nationality. Here are the American deaths that can be documented since 1963, and what the record actually shows.
Festivals & Events
If you are taking tika in the US this Dashain, the auspicious hours start on Tuesday night
Dashain’s tika day is Wednesday 21 October in Nepal. Across US time zones that window opens on Tuesday evening and closes before dawn.
Records & People
A Singaporean climber has died on Manaslu, the first foreigner lost this autumn
Lau Wee Seng, 50, died on 17 September near 6,000m while descending from Camp II on an acclimatisation rotation. He is the second death there this season.
Industry & Tourism
Nepal lost a quarter of its Indian visitors in August. Here is who came instead
Nepal had 85,444 visitors in August 2026, down 3.6%. Indian arrivals fell 25.7% while China and Sri Lanka rose sharply. The year is still up 5.6%.
Records & People
Nobody stood on top of K2 this summer. Here is what stopped the whole mountain
Forty-one people summited K2 in 2025. In 2026, nobody did. Heavy July snow, a hot August and the fewest permits in two decades, and what it tells climbers.
Visas & Entry
The EU just let nine countries relax its EES border checks. Is your airport one of them?
Europe’s EES fingerprint grace period ended on 6 September, then nine countries were reportedly allowed to keep it. What it means for your border queue.
Records & People
Eight of the World's 14 Highest Peaks Touch Nepal, and Only Three Sit Entirely Inside It
Nepal shares five of its eight giants with a neighbour, and all eight were first climbed within a single decade, starting with Annapurna in 1950.