{"id":2536,"date":"2016-09-20T17:07:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T17:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/?post_type=tpic&#038;nid=1016501"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:13:54","slug":"travel","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"topics-header\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"topics-header-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Travel<\/h2><\/div><!-- .topics-header-wrapper --><\/div><!-- .pubstack-container --><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"essence-accordion\" style=\"\"><div class=\"swiper-container\"><div class=\"swiper\" data-js=\"essence-accordion-swiper\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"essence-accordion__item\"><figure class=\"essence-accordion__featured-image\"><picture><source 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