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Aerial view of Arrecife in Lanzarote at night

Apr 28, 20201 min read

The Canary Islands explores planning scenarios to slowly re-open to visitors

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Apr 28, 20205 min read

"I don’t know if we will be able to give my father the wedding celebration he so wants in India" - Sopan Deb on life after lockdown

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Apr 28, 20203 min read

One man is quarantining alone in an abandoned California mining town

October 1, 2017: Statue of Bartolome Esteban Murillo, next to the Museo del Prado (The Prado Museum) and Real Jardín Botánico.

Apr 28, 20203 min read

These cities around the world lead the way towards a greener future

Bennett's Wallaby hiding among bracken ferns in Tasmania. .

Apr 28, 20203 min read

Australians are adopting stranded backpackers during the lockdown

Winter in Chicago - horse carriage in front of Water Tower in Chicago. Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Apr 27, 20202 min read

Chicago to ban horse-drawn carriages

Lady Bowen Falls is one of two year-round waterfalls in Milford Sound.

Apr 27, 20205 min read

Virtual Vacation: New Zealand

Apr 27, 20202 min read

Austrian ski town wants to shed its party image after the coronavirus outbreak

MUMBAI, INDIA - APRIL 18: Flamingoes are seen in huge numbers behind NRI colony in Talawe wetland, Nerul, during nationwide lockdown due to Coronavirus, on April 18, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Apr 27, 20202 min read

Record number of flamingos paint Mumbai pink during lockdown

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Apr 27, 20201 min read

The 'world’s thinnest suitcase' folds down to just two-inches

Green pit vipers or Trimeresurus albolabris on stem of tree on ground

Apr 27, 20202 min read

Scientists discover new species of snake and give it a fitting Harry Potter name

India, Rishikesh city

Apr 27, 20202 min read

Six tourists tried to wait out India's lockdown by self-isolating in a cave

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Apr 27, 20206 min read

Why travellers need to stop expecting the world to speak English

Apr 27, 20202 min read

Miniature fish-shaped soy sauce containers have been repurposed for hand sanitizer

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Apr 27, 20202 min read

SXSW and Amazon Prime's free digital film festival has launched

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Apr 25, 20202 min read

Dutch Hyperloop company plans to connect Paris to Amsterdam in just 90 minutes

Green Hummingbird on a feeder at La Paz Waterfall Gardens.

Apr 24, 20209 min read

How quarantine gave me a new appreciation for home

St Thomas, US Virgin Islands - April 28, 2012: St Thomas Carnival is a wonderful annual tradition. Food, music and parades fill the month of April. Seen here in her bright purple costume and beautiful smile is one of the dancers in the adult’s parade.

Apr 24, 20202 min read

US Virgin Islands expand virtual carnival experience

The Staten Island Ferry passes by the Statue of Liberty.

Apr 24, 20207 min read

How to spend a perfect day on Staten Island

The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden is located at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden.

Apr 24, 20206 min read

Staten Island’s parks are one of New York City’s best kept secrets

Snug Harbor contains 14 botanical gardens and 26 historic buildings housing various cultural organizations.

Apr 24, 20207 min read

Staten Island is the go-to place for art, history and nature-lovers

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Apr 24, 20202 min read

These Venetian women are delivering supplies to those in need via traditional boats

Bookself on a wall in a bookcafe located in Heyri Artvillage

Apr 24, 20203 min read

Independent bookstores are offering 'mystery bags' for socially isolated readers

CHORNOBYL, UKRAINE - AUGUST 18: A stray dog stands at a monument outside the new, giant enclosure that covers devastated reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on August 18, 2017 near Chornobyl, Ukraine. An estimated 900 stray dogs live in the exclusion zone, many of them likely the descendants of dogs left behind following the mass evacuation of residents in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Volunteers, including veterinarians and radiation experts from around the world, are participating in an initiative called The Dogs of Chernobyl, launched by the non-profit Clean Futures Fund. Participants capture the dogs, study their radiation exposure, vaccinate them against parasites and diseases including rabies, tag the dogs and release them again into the exclusion zone. Some dogs are also being outfitted with special collars equipped with radiation sensors and GPS receivers in order to map radiation levels across the zone. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Apr 24, 20204 min read

Explore Chernobyl virtually as the world marks the anniversary of the disaster

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Apr 24, 20202 min read

Passengers could benefit if airlines sell off air miles to banks

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Apr 24, 202015 min read

How a small act of kindness put the tango back in my step in Argentina

The famous Disney churro

Apr 24, 20202 min read

Disney is releasing iconic recipes so you can recreate your favourite treats at home

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Apr 24, 20202 min read

Dutch tulip farms shares colourful heart-warming message of hope

A restorer working on frescos in the House with Garden, a new excavation in the Regio V of the Pompeii excavations.

Apr 24, 20202 min read

Take a virtual drone tour of the fascinating new excavations in Pompeii

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Apr 24, 20203 min read

Why do we have to raise airplane window blinds before landing?

Pollock's Toy Museum on the 27th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Pollock's Toy Museum is a small museum in central London. (photo by Sam Mellish / In Pictures via Getty Images)

Apr 23, 20205 min read

Museum curators share their #CreepiestObjects in a new social media challenge

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Apr 23, 20202 min read

This world-building game lets you transform bare walls into the gallery of your dreams

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Apr 23, 20205 min read

"I’ll toast our freedom, mine and yours, our vacation astral projection made real" - Raven Smith on life after lockdown

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Apr 23, 20202 min read

Explorer shares amazing images of adventures to Everest and the Poles

Truffle hunting in Piedmont

Apr 23, 20202 min read

Tuscany’s truffles have been enjoying a healthy break and rebirth as a result of coronavirus

Photo of a young boy being homeschooled by his mother, while she is working from home

Apr 23, 20206 min read

Home-school project: how kids can plan a city break

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Apr 23, 20201 min read

Missing museums? You can build your own art gallery in Nintendo's Animal Crossing

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Apr 23, 20202 min read

Fun and engaging ways to celebrate World Book Day 2020 safely at home

People attending a yoga session in Tsaritsyno Park, Moscow, Russia, to mark International Day of Yoga on 23 June 2019.

Apr 22, 20201 min read

In pictures: Sony Photography Awards 2020

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Apr 22, 20201 min read

In-home scavenger hunt to keep the quarantine blues at bay

Main causeway completely empty.

Apr 22, 20204 min read

Alone in Angkor Wat: there is no queue, there are no people

Hartmut Fey, a German citizen of Lauterbach, gets his French baguettes at the German-French border using his fisher rod to avoid a penalty of 250 on April 18, 2020 in Carling, eastern France, on the 33rd day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Apr 22, 20202 min read

Germans are 'fishing' for baguettes at closed French border

David Attenborough

Apr 22, 20202 min read

David Attenborough will help teach your kids geography at home

Richard Branson

Apr 22, 20202 min read

Richard Branson is offering his private island as collateral to save Virgin Atlantic

Il Duomo (The Cathedral) of Milan

Apr 22, 20202 min read

Milan reveals ambitious anti-pollution plan for life after lockdown

Female backpackers at Airport using Mobil phone.

Apr 22, 20205 min read

Your perfect travel partner based on your zodiac sign

Camper van parked on a beach in the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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Apr 21, 20203 min read

The trip that changed my life: carefree campervan adventure in Scotland

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Apr 21, 20204 min read

9 kids podcasts for curious explorers

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Apr 21, 20202 min read

This Austrian park is designed for social distancing

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Apr 21, 20202 min read

This incredible Shanghai church is now an eye-catching bookstore

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Apr 21, 20202 min read

Could COVID-19 spell an end for the dreaded middle seat?

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 21: Actor/director Stanley Tucci attends AOL BUILD Series Presents: Stanley Tucci Discusses His Cookbook "The Tucci Table" at AOL Studios In New York on October 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)

Apr 21, 20202 min read

Stanley Tucci's Negroni guide is the lockdown distraction we need right now

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Apr 21, 20202 min read

These lions are enjoying the absence of visitors in Kruger National Park

Ballycarberry Castle.

Apr 21, 20203 min read

Virtual Vacation: Ireland

Artist Performing Bhangra Dance : Bikaner, Rajasthan/India - Jan 2019; Shutterstock ID 1368920021; Your name (First / Last): William Broich; GL account no.: 65050; Netsuite department name: Editorial ; Full Product or Project name including edition: 65050/Online Editorial/Alicia Johnson/best dances from around the world you can do at home

Apr 20, 20203 min read

5 dances from around the world to try at home

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Apr 20, 20203 min read

Denver winery finds a unique way to make patrons smile

A design image is pictured on a board during the ground-breaking ceremony of Guangzhou Evergrande's new stadium in Guangzhou in China's southern Guangdong province on April 16, 2020. - Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande on April 16 began building a new stadium costing 12 billion yuan (1.7 billion USD) and boasting a 100,000 capacity -- one of the world's largest arenas. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Apr 20, 20202 min read

China's new eye-popping football stadium is one of the world's biggest

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Apr 20, 20202 min read

Some hotels are offering gift cards that increase in value for future stays

A flock of birds fly by as sunrise comes to life over the wetlands.

Apr 20, 20202 min read

This US wildlife care center has returned dozens of birds to their natural habitats

An older woman relaxes on her back in the pool enjoying the sunshine

Apr 20, 20202 min read

Travel industry unites to provide free holidays to healthcare workers

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