Category winners include an image of moss set against the sunset, a close-up of a blowfly and a jumping spider with a freshly caught butterfly, according to a news release from the British Ecological Society. The overall winning image of a Kumlien’s gull’s eye was taken by Rebecca Nason, who is based in Lerwick, on
Month: October 2021
In this article AAL An American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 28, 2020. Loren Elliott | Reuters American Airlines has canceled more than 1,000 flights since Friday, disruptions it blamed on staffing problems and high winds at its busiest hub. On Saturday, American canceled nearly 460 flights,
The harrowing mystery of two newlyweds who went missing in the Grand Canyon. On October 20, 1928, newlyweds Glen and Bessie Hyde launched down the Colorado River in a homemade 20-foot scow, embarking on a journey that would take over a month and celebrate Bessie as the first woman to boat the river in its
If you think that the disfunction in the supply-chain the last several months is what has been raining on your ability to receive on-line orders on time or operating your business efficiently, you have not been paying close attention to Mother Nature. She is certainly getting older and much more violent. We definitely are not
(CNN) — At the lagoon in KwaZulu-Natal, eastern South Africa, nightfall covers the Zimanga Private Game Reserve in a dark blanket. The only light comes from a new moon, slowly drifting across the cloudless winter sky, which paints the perfect backdrop for what lies in wait. Mixed in with nature’s soundtrack is a beeping alarm,
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Passengers flying into Rome from 2024 onwards will be able to go airborne for their taxi ride into the city center too, if a project between the company operating its main airport and a German startup lifts off on schedule. Startup Volocopter hopes to make Fiumicino Airport a pioneer site for the rotor-bladed, battery-powered two-seater
Caution: some artwork may not be appropriate for some children. Every year in the creep to Halloween, a handful of journalists, bloggers, and podcasters play a well-meaning yet dubious trick on their audiences. They write or republish stories — unedited and unvetted for the most part — that use unquestioning language to unequivocally connect the
(CNN) — Sallie Kuria relocated to Germany from Kenya in 2010, unsure what to expect but ready to embrace a new adventure. Sallie, then 23, arrived in the small town of Eschbach, near Freiburg in the mountainous Black Forest region, to work as an au pair for a guy who owned a company that restored
In this article WH The CEO of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts told CNBC on Thursday that strong travel demand in the U.S. has helped the company shake off its pandemic-related slowdown. While some industries have had trouble bouncing back after Covid pandemic disruptions, business at Wyndham is “absolutely stronger than before the pandemic,” CEO Geoff
Some U.S. cities are perfect to visit during Halloween because of their spooky or mysterious culture, like the above ground cemeteries and voodoo traditions in New Orleans, the famous 17th century witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, or the Headless Horseman legend in Sleepy Hollow, New York. New Orleans, Louisiana From above ground mausoleums and tombs
I found an oyster washed up ashore while walking the Brewster Flats on Cape Cod earlier this week. I shucked her quick. There was no pearl inside, but I still ate her for breakfast. She was briny and sweet. A gift from the universe. Now I’m off to moderate an (in-person!) panel in SoHo tonight
(CNN) — In 1973, young British couple Tony and Maureen Wheeler published a guidebook entitled “Across Asia on The Cheap.” Little did they know that one humble guidebook would lay the foundation for a worldwide travel brand called Lonely Planet. Nearly 50 years later, their travel guide empire, Lonely Planet, is still chugging along. As
(CNN) — New Zealand on Thursday said it would begin easing Covid-19 restrictions that have been in place on its national borders since March 2020. Chris Hipkins, minister in charge of New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, said that from November, travelers from Pacific countries such as Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will no longer need to quarantine
Come December, there seems to be an unofficial contest to see who can erect the tallest, most densely decorated Christmas tree in the whole of Dubai. Hotel lobbies are where you’ll find the winners, complete with clusters of gift-wrapped boxes and gingerbread houses bigger than some London flats. Book well in advance to join one
These white wines handle the chillier temperatures with gusto The nor’easter that blew through this week left a definite chill that finally telegraphed that fall is here. If, like me, you’re not quite ready to give up some of your warmer-weather drinking habits, there’s good news: you don’t have to. Here are some whites for
As it name suggests, Rebecca’s Cake Pops on Long Island, NY is dedicated to cake pops, where they make hundreds of designs. The bakery’s cutest creation is a bouquet of cake roses. Each “rose bud” is made with chocolate crumbled cake and topped with candy melt petals. Bouquets come in different sizes and flavors! See
(CNN) — It’s a sunny afternoon in Moravia, and people are busy weeding the communal gardens on top of El Morro de Moravia (Moravia Hill), which sits at the heart of this working-class Medellín neighborhood. Others are in the greenhouse, inspecting orchids in myriad tropical shades and rows of bromeliads, whose glossy orange bracts erupt
Tourist sitting on a swing at a beach in Thailand. © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Come Monday, Thailand will be lifting quarantine restrictions for travelers from more than 40 countries — even though less than half its population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. As of Oct. 27, only about 42% of
Recently, a woman reportedly sent a package to Italy, supposedly containing items that she had taken from the historical site of Pompeii, along with a note of apology. International media quickly picked up on the strangeness of the incident, due in large part to the fact that in her letter the woman claims that she has been
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