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The world's tallest building opened in Dubai on Jan. 4, 2010, in the midst of a deep financial crisis. The Burj Khalifa tower -- named in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi -- is more than twice the height of New York's Empire State Building's roof.
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Michael Temchine had one rule for his New Zealand honeymoon: No photos of people. The Capitol Hill photographer, who normally focuses on faces, turned his lens
on the country's otherworldly nature during his 2,500-mile, three-week trip in a camper van.
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When Washington Post Travel section reporter Nancy Trejos's volunteer trip to Mexico goes awry, it takes a "good sense of humor and open mind" to find ways of helping others.
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As the rest of the world embraces French-inspired gastronomic luxury, young Parisians are becoming more casual, seeking out good food and wines at bargain prices.
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A tour of eight of Florida's Gulf Islands reveals that each key of the archipelago has a unique vibe -- offering enough variety to match any personality.
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We take a look at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, a space established in 2000 to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world. A $60-million addition will be unveiled Nov. 6.
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Meet the racing crabs of the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. John and St. Thomas.
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A look at the melting pot culture of Zanzibar, an East African archipelago off the Tanzanian coast, as seen by travel writer Christopher Vourlias.
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An early look at the longest, tallest, widest, heaviest and most expensive cruise liner in the world, before its much-anticipated maiden voyage in December.
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These days, you're likely to find some of the best meals in Singapore's seedy red-light districts.
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Winter comes early in Manitoba, bringing some furry white visitors both darling and deadly.
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From a pilot's-eye view, the magnificent wilds of the South African bush fulfill the imagination.
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Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market, is also the world's finest fish theater -- a daily drama you can witness for free in Tokyo.
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"Pop-up" restaurants are, yep, popping up around New York. Brooklyn Fare chef Cesar Ramirez welcomes up to 12 diners, just three nights a week, to taste his improvised gourmet cuisine.
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More than 1,300 entries poured into our 10th annual contest, meaning we had some tough decisions to make. From Alaska to Kenya, Italy to India, explore this year's breathtaking winners.
Panoramas: Natural, Ancient and Modern Egypt
Experience Egypt's timeless treasures and stunning landscapes through 360-degree panoramic images.
Experience Egypt's timeless treasures and stunning landscapes through 360-degree panoramic images.
A selection of the best images by Post photographers this year.
Featuring the best work by multimedia journalists and interactive designers at washingtonpost.com.
Five years after the Taliban fled Kabul under the cover of night, signs of fragile but real progress abound. Simple pleasures once prohibited -- song and dance, the flutter of kites -- have resumed. And for the first time, women and girls once repressed under Taliban rule are able to take better control of their lives and their futures.
The Aswan High Dam is the starting point for a 690-mile journey along the river, through Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country.
Alberto Korda was born Alberto Diaz Gutierrez in Havana in 1928, the same year as Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. Korda captured the celebrated photograph of Che during his work as personal photographer to Fidel Castro. In the book 'Cuba by Korda,' available Sept. 15, 2006, rare photos of Fidel Castro and Guevara, as well as the stories behind the photographs.
In the 25 years of the epidemic, treatment has improved, but the issues of social isolation, and, often, economic instability remain.