Your beach vacation is right around the corner, and all you can think about is soft sand, palm trees, and warm water. But there’s one unpleasant thing standing in your way: packing your bags. According to Expedia’s annual Flip Flop Report, around 30 percent of Americans spend more time packing than actually on vacation. Let
Art Basel Miami Beach is the world’s sexiest art event. Part gallery part festival come with Alex and Marko and soak up the best South Beach has to offer! SUBSCRIBE ► http://bit.ly/Vagabrothers — This video was made possible with the support of Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau + https://www.facebook.com/visitmiami + https://twitter.com/MiamiandBeaches + https://www.youtube.com/user/Miamiandthebeaches —
(CNN) — Held every June to honor the legacy of the LGBT movement and the event that started it all, the 1969 Stonewall riots, Pride is a season to celebrate resilience, resistance and the vast spectrum of sexual and gender diversity. However, Pride events, which often consist of parties at gay bars and a big
The Amazon rainforest is the most abundant greenhouse on the planet with more than 80,000 plant species. It is also the world’s largest medicine cabinet, with around 25 per cent of all drugs used today derived from rainforest plants. Most cruises offer the chance to take a jungle walk with a botanist or to meet
Chicken (poulet) with Tomatoes and Olives Countryman Press Many travelers planning European trips this spring and summer will opt to stay at rental properties rather than hotels for a number of reasons. Homes and even apartments are usually far more spacious than most hotel rooms. They appeal especially to larger families who want to live
Journalists use their computers to test high speed inflight Internet service on a flight out of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters It wasn’t all that long ago (2000 or 2006, depending how you measure) that being able to access the internet on an airplane was a pie-in-the-sky idea.
Editor’s Note — Warning: Contains dragon-sized spoilers. (CNN) — We dedicated eight years of our lives to this. Through fire, through ice, through stilted dialogue and superfluous torture scenes, we persevered. Sometimes, being a “Game of Thrones” fan was as exhausting as a triple-shift in the Night’s Watch. But as we survivors pick our way
We have a holiday booked with Thomas Cook. Will it go ahead? The honest answer is: I expect so. I realise this looks unhelpful. But it reflects the truth that there is no absolute guarantee that any holiday will go ahead as booked. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From
With overtourism plaguing some of Britain’s prettiest places, this little corner of the Cotswolds is a breath of fresh air. Witney – sitting east of the main Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and just 13 miles from Oxford – sees far fewer Downton Abbey-crazed visitors than the rest of this bucolic region does. And
Hitch-hiking remains, in my experience, an excellent way to travel. You meet a self-selecting bunch of good people, find out about their hopes, dreams and daily lives; all while being driven through interesting parts of the world. There is also the added bonus of hitching being the least damaging form of motorised transport. We’ll tell you
https://www.expedia.com/Lisbon-District.d178278.Destination-Travel-Guides From its days as a Phoenician outpost to its expansion into a 16th century trading giant, from the Great Earthquake of 1755 to its glorious reconstruction, Lisbon has long been a city of shifting fortunes. Lisbon has forever been linked to the sea and it’s on the waterfront where you’ll find the city’s grand
Ah yes, it’s back again. The musical event that inspired The Beatles’ “White Album”, Radiohead’s “OK Computer” and Mozart’s Symphony No 40. OK, OK, yes – there’s no need for sarcasm. But today is the day of Eurovision, the bonanza of musical kitsch that many, many people like very much indeed – and which many
Paul Bradbury | Caiaimage | Getty Images All parents know what it’s like trying to pull off a good family vacation. After planning, traveling, keeping track of luggage and children, and dealing with squabbles and untimely bathroom needs, if you return intact with everyone still mostly on speaking terms, you’re likely to consider it a
Over the last 25 years at The Independent, it’s been my privilege to cover some of the most pivotal events, break the biggest new stories and interview the most inspirational people in travel. Here are the moments that best define my last quarter of a century as a travel journalist. 1990s We’ll tell you what’s true. You
International visitors to the UK will no longer be required to fill in a landing card as of Monday 20 May, a move that will “weaken our borders”, claims a key union. Plans were already in place to scrap landing cards for visitors arriving from seven countries as of June 2019, but the Home Office has now decided
After a stiff climb up, I silently thanked Alec Falconer for his seat atop Cringle Moor. From the lofty memorial – reading “Rambler, 1884-1968” – the Cleveland Hills escarpment plunged 900-odd feet to the quilted-green vale below; on a less dour day, I might have seen all the way to Durham Cathedral. But I also
But this year’s competition isn’t making headlines because of a voting irregularity, an on-stage outrage or an obscure rules infraction. The issue is the location of the event itself. Last year, the contest — which pits singers and bands from different countries against each other in a week-long competition culminating in a spectacular live final
If you have the good fortune of meeting Rome-based chef Cristina Bowerman, you immediately know you’re in the presence of someone special. She has an enviable and dynamic energy commensurate with her talent and drive. Even her seemingly effortless style and famous fuchsia pink hair scream boldness, uniqueness and understated confidence. The Bowerman experience is
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