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Ellie Smart on diving into travel, a great fanny pack, and loving Oprah Winfrey

We caught up with the high-dive champion, who’s competing in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series that kicks off in Boston on June 3, to talk about all things travel.

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

I got downgraded on a Lufthansa flight, so where’s the refund?

Ellen LaGow gets downgraded on a Lufthansa flight. The airline promises her a refund for her business-class tickets. But it’s been five months, and there’s still nothing in her account.

TRAVEL

New travel trends — and those that deserve to be retired

We’re all for jetting off to see filming locations and for learning more about Indigenous lives and customs, but it’s time to kick ‘bleisure travel’ to the curb.

TRAVEL

The poet’s view from Mount Battie, a literary landmark in Camden, Maine

We can probably thank Edna St. Vincent Millay for Mount Battie’s primacy. The 18-year-old Camden resident was so inspired by the views from the summit that she ultimately penned ‶Renascence,″ the poem that launched her celebrated literary career.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

A Kennebunk for every budget

In this Maine seaside town, you can go as high-end or budget-friendly as you please. Just make sure you save time to stop and smell the rose hips.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

How a former boys boarding school became one of the most unusual hotel bargains in Southern Maine

The Franciscan Guest House has a lot of wonderfully idiosyncratic features, but one of the most surprising is the price.

TRAVEL

One of the best gifts from my mother is one she actually gave to others: The Grandmere Trip

My mother died seven years ago at the age of 92 and was able to take eight of her nine grandchildren on a trip of their choosing. Now a grandmother myself, I am continuing this tradition.

HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE

Artists on an island, bike trips in the canyon, and fully charged adventures

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