| In case you missed it this week: An interactive guide to holiday travel during covid; good news on passport wait times; and a reporter's trip to a horror-movie location. |  (Luisa Jung for The Washington Post) Your guide to safer holiday travelCrowded airports and gatherings are back this season. Our interactive guide will help you navigate them as safely as possible. |  (iStock/Washington Post illustration) Travel booking and review sites changed for covid. Here's how to use them.Tripadvisor and Yelp are no longer just for checking service and quality reviews: Now they include vaccine requirements and mask mandates. |  (Natalie Compton/The Washington Post)  (iStock/Washington Post illustration) Good news: Passport wait times are getting shorterThe State Department announced last week that routine and expedited processing is speeding up. | More from The Washington Post |  (Andrea Sachs/The Washington Post) In Tennessee, a sanctuary for senior two-legged visitorsMeet the residents of the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, or take a pup for a hike or sleepover with the Nashville Humane Association. | Explore BTW's guidesThere's more to see |  (Michelle Gustafson for The Washington Post) | Travel is back, and we are updating our City Guides to 70 cities around the world so you can plan your dream trip. This week, check out our guide to Philadelphia. |  (Claudio Cruz/AFP/Getty) | After being devastated by the coronavirus, Mexico City thew a massive party Sunday, featuring what might have been its biggest Día de los Muertos parade ever. See more photos and learn more about how this vibrant celebration has changed in recent years (with a little help from James Bond), here. | |
