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La Rotisserie D'Argent in Paris is one of Scott Simon's favorite restaurants. He recently ate there with his family while on vacation and was impressed by his waiter. Scott Simon hide caption
Tourists enjoy a day at the beach on the Canary Island of Tenerife. A Welsh recruitment company is treating its entire staff to a vacation on the island. Desiree Martin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Masks are critical in reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission for children too young for vaccines, such as this 7-year-old girl. That's part of the newly updated CDC guidelines for the coming school year — and for travel plans parents are making for summer. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading (Pa.) Eagle/Getty Images hide caption
CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips
Vacation days piling up? Even a short trip can boost well-being. Kristen Uroda for NPR hide caption
Vacation Days Piling Up? Here's How To Get The Most Out Of A Short Vacation
The beaches of Brazil beckon — but travelers need to find out if they're heading to a part of the country where a yellow fever vaccine is recommended. Diego Herculano/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Heading someplace where you could get traveler's diarrhea? Try packing some prophylactic pills containing bismuth subsalicylate, such as Pepto Bismol. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson speaks at the Grey Goose Vodka and Virgin Galactic global partnership event on Sept. 22 in New York. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
The real magic at the Magic Kingdom happens after dark.
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Tourists watch the Old Faithful geyser, which erupts, on average, every 90 minutes in the Yellowstone National Park. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption