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Travel News

These Cuban bartenders have been making cocktails from native plants

The pair grew plants in pots and flowerbeds in their homes to use in their cocktails, because of a lack of syrups and liquor in the Caribbean island. Now they cultivated the species they need on a farm outside of Havana.

28/10/2020

Travel News

Would you taste the world's hottest chilies?

The endorphin rush may be addictive, but this farm in the UK wants to show there is more to chili than just heat.

27/10/2020

Moments

How to enjoy Switzerland's iconic ski resort, Verbier 'off season'

Trail running is not just a sport for elite athletes, but an activity for anyone who wants to step out of the gym, off the pavement and discover new and amazing places. And in the Swiss alpine town of Verbier they've made it even easier to hit the trails.

26/10/2020

World News

Thousands of protesters call for Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation

Protesters are demanding the Israeli leader’s resignation over criminal corruption charges and his handling of the coronavirus crisis.

25/10/2020

France

France recalls envoy after Erdoğan questions Macron's mental health

The French presidency decried Erdoğan's "excess and rudeness" in his comments questioning Emmanuel Macron's mental health. It comes after the French president said he would do more to combat Islamic extremism.

25/10/2020

Travel News

Could the 'CommonPass' app help save the travel industry?

The app, tested by travelers aboard the United Airlines flight from London Heathrow airport to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International airport, could make it easier for international airline passengers to securely show they've complied with COVID-19 testing requirements.

24/10/2020

Travel News

Dubai breaks the record for the world's largest fountain

The dancing fountain is not just for entertainment. It's also environmentally friendly, using seawater so there's no filtration system.

23/10/2020

Travel News

Skull sculptures in Mexico City mark the Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead celebration takes place once a year across Mexico as a way of welcoming those who are no longer with us.

21/10/2020

Travel News

Truffle season is underway in Northern Italy and its a lot of fungus

Hunting for truffles takes great skill and teamwork as humans can only find these elusive tubers with the help of a 'digging animal' with a great sense of smell.

20/10/2020

Travel News

France's famous monument, Mont-Saint-Michel is cut off from the world

In just a few hours the mount, topped by its world-renowned Benedictine abbey  was surrounded by water which rose as fast as it receded.

19/10/2020

Travel News

Machu Picchu has reopened: but only for a single visitor

Jesse Katayama was treated to an exclusive private tour of the ruins in reward for having to wait so long in Peru to see the Inca citadel.

16/10/2020

Travel News

This Malaysian mill is still making coffee the old-fashioned way

The Antong coffee mill has been using antique machines and traditional bean-roasting methods to produce its famed caffeine-laden powder for 87 years

15/10/2020

Travel News

Former Costa Rican prison island, San Lucas is now a tourist paradise

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10/10/2020

Travel News

“Flights to nowhere” offer sightseeing trips above Taiwan

After flying over a Japanese island and around Taiwan twice; passengers land at the same airport from where they took off giving them a different reason to fly.

08/10/2020

Destinations

Here's what skiing holidays will look like this winter

From contactless chalets to the potential death of apres ski, resorts across Europe have been introducing special measures to ensure skiers feel safe and secure on the mountain.

08/10/2020

Travel News

In a changing Saudi Arabia, the first dog cafe delights pet lovers

Barking Lot is the first pet café in the ultra-conservative kingdom where, until recently, dog-walking was banned from public places.

05/10/2020

Travel News

"The treasure of Yemen" International Coffee Day celebrated in Sana'a

Mired in civil war since 2014 and one of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest nations, Yemen was once best known for its coffee industry

02/10/2020

Moments

Following the tracks of the Tour de France on Vercors' balcony roads

The hair-raising lanes that were cut into the sides of sheer rock walls using dynamite pass through deep gorges, undulating hills, and huge wooded expanses; a serene alternative to the soaring, gnarly landscape of the Alps.

02/10/2020

Europe

Greece's iconic monument, the Acropolis is bathed in new light

Greece's famous archaeological site has been illuminated with a new lower-energy lighting system that reduces light pollution and highlights the three-dimensional nature of the monuments.

30/09/2020

Travel News

In Kashmir, wedding season is on, but with new security measures

Traditionally, Kashmiri weddings bring together hundreds of guests but now they are reserved to close friends and family who must eat from separate plates.

29/09/2020