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The island where it’s Christmas every day

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Also: Cruises gone sour and the unexpected finding in an airport diaper View in Browser 12.23.23 In travel  news this week: Holiday journeys get underway despite extreme weather and strike action; a Croatian man has turned his home into a winter theme park; plus what it's like to live on Christmas Island.   By Maureen O'Hare   🏝️ Destination inspiration The famed red crabs of Christmas Island. (Photo: Justin Gilligan) It's Christmas every day on Christmas Island, the 52-square-mile jungle paradise that sits in the Indian Ocean about a 3.5-hour plane flight northwest of Perth, Australia. Its thriving reefs and 250 endemic species have earned it the nickname "The Galapagos of Australia," but geographically, this remote gem lies closer to Indonesia than the Australian mainland.   Just 1,700 or so residents are lucky enough to call it home. Local Sook Yee Lai tells CNN Travel, "We do lots of free divin...

CNN’s Audie Cornish reflects on a year of ‘Assignments’

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CNN Anchor and host of The Assignment podcast, Audie Cornish, reflects on her show one year since its launch. View in browser An exclusive inside look with your free CNN account 🎤 Just over a year after launching The Assignment with Audie Cornish, the CNN Anchor reflects on what she's learned and what's ahead The CNN Audio podcast The Assignment with Audie Cornish has explored the creative path to climate solutions, examined artificial intelligence in a time of loneliness, meditated on the future of late-night television, and so much more over the past 13 months.   We sat down with CNN Anchor Audie Cornish to reflect on her lessons learned hosting the award-winning podcast and to gain insight into what listeners can expect in the new year.   The Assignment launched just over a year ago. What have you learned the past 12+ months? Over the last year I have learned that people are hungry for connection and to be heard. Our guests rout...