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The pursuit of happiness starts here.

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My Happy Place premieres Sunday, April 27 at 10p ET/PT on CNN. View in browser An exclusive inside look with your free CNN account 🧳 Six stars. Six special places  SUNDAY APRIL 27  LEARN MORE Alan Cumming, Taraji P. Henson, Simu Liu, Billy Porter, Octavia Spencer and Questlove are set to take audiences on a global adventure! CNN's new Original Series, My Happy Place , follows each host on a deeply personal journey to the destinations they hold closest to their hearts. These award-winning entertainers share why they return to these meaningful places time and again, offering viewers an intimate look at the culture, beauty and connection that make each spot their sanctuary.    Here are your hosts and their favorite destinations:     Scottish Highlands with Alan Cumming    As a child growing up in Scotland, the Highlands were a place where Alan Cumming went to escape. Now, as an adult, they are a window into his history that provides him...

One of the deadliest battles of WWII took place here

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What it's like to visit now, plus tourist entry fees and 'airport theory' View in Browser 04.05.25 In this week's roundup of travel news: visiting the Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years after the World War II battle, the riskiest part of your airplane flight, plus new tourist taxes around the world.    By Maureen O'Hare   📍 Passports, visas and entry fees London's Leicester Square (Carl Court/Getty Images) We live in an age of unprecedented travel freedom, but recently a few doors have been slamming shut.    Italy is drastically tightening its citizenship requirements, ending the dream for many thousands hoping to get an Italian passport through ancestry. Spain has ended its "golden visa" program giving residency rights to foreign citizens. And visitors to the UK from the European Union now join those from 48 other countries who must now apply and pay a fee ...