by David Hibbins | Dec 31, 2022 | Latest Travel News
‘I’ve watched my city falter and prosper, crumble and rebuild, lurch forward and regress.’ So writes native Chicagoan Kathleen Maguire in the introduction to Chicago Then and Now, published by Pavilion, a book that chronicles...
by David Hibbins | Dec 31, 2022 | Latest Travel News
A wandering walrus has delighted locals and tourists after appearing in a Yorkshire seaside town.The marine mammal arrived in Scarborough on Friday night and has drawn huge crowds to the harbour on New Year’s Eve.The Arctic walrus is believed to be Thor –...
by David Hibbins | Dec 30, 2022 | Latest Travel News
There are lots of new travel rules to swot up on – including America’s new Esta edictsMark Twain once wrote: ‘Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.’ That said, it helps to know the latest travel rules to avoid any complications....
by David Hibbins | Dec 30, 2022 | Latest Travel News
A colossal fountain that once stood in the ancient ‘City of Gladiators’ has been restored and will flow with fresh water for the first time in 2,000 years.An excavation team has been working in the city of Kibyra in Turkey for the past four months,...
by David Hibbins | Dec 30, 2022 | Latest Travel News
You wouldn’t think that everyday items like baby formula, wireless headphones and memory foam mattresses were linked to space travel.But they are just some of the many inventions that came about because of a desire to get astronauts into orbit, or off the...
by David Hibbins | Dec 30, 2022 | Latest Travel News
The world’s loneliest albatross and a rare multi-coloured sea slug are among the most incredible wildlife sightings off the UK coast this year.A 100-year-old Greenland shark also washed up on these shores for only the second time ever.But avian flu has killed...