We started our journey in Langkawi, Malaysia, and crossed over to the beautiful island of Koh Lipe, Thailand — all by sea!

When travelers dream of white sand, turquoise lagoons, and postcard-perfect seascapes, the Maldives usually dominates the ...

Island hopping meets waterpark thrills! We traveled from Thailand’s stunning Koh Lipe to Malaysia’s Splash Out Langkawi — all ...

In the first scene of “Caroline,” a thoroughly lovely new play by Preston Max Allen, a woman and her young daughter sit in a diner. The child, who is just shy of 10, apparently has a broken arm, and ...

The heartbroken father of the 13-year-old killed in the horrific Miami boat crash Monday revealed the final words his “perfect daughter” told him before the tragedy. “I still remember when we dropped ...

A 13-year-old Chilean national has been identified as one of the two children who died in Monday’s sailboat crash in Biscayne Bay. On Monday morning, a barge collided with a youth summer camp sailboat ...

Kristina Lisa Lipe, better known as Tina, passed away surrounded by her son and their beloved friends at home on July 19, 2025 at the age of 70 after a six-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.

Koh Lanta is a small island located in southern Thailand—and it's one of the country's most underrated destinations. Although it flies under the radar of most American travelers, it's home to luxury ...

Suzail Ahmad is a writer from Kashmir. He has been a manga and gaming enthusiast for more than a decade. As an expert, he aims to provide an in-depth analysis of titles from both mediums. When he is ...

It is with an abundance of sadness that the family of Janet M. (Frick) Lipe announce her passing on February 10, 2025. Born December 24, 1962, in Hagerstown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late ...

When I accepted my position at the StarNews at the beginning of this year, I thought that moving from the mountains to the coast would mean leaving the place I know and love behind to enter a new ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...