Strangers Who Set Off to Travel World in Double Decker Bus Reunite 50 Years Later: ‘The bus was the hero’
A group of friends who took a London double-decker bus 40,000 miles around the Americas have reunited 50 years later at the release of a travelogue of their adventure. Over a hard country cider, the remaining crew members reminisced about how the idea first came to Mr. Roger Poole and his new wife Joan, who […]
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Old Friends Go On Adventure of a Lifetime: Around the World in 80 Days (LOOK)
From Beijing, to Bognor Regis, to Buenos Aires, Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby are sending a message to elderly around the world that goes, “if you don’t use it, you lose it.” The 80-year-olds are going around the world in 80 days, like Phillias Fogg and Passepartout, to have advanced fun at their advanced age. […]
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Stone ‘Bird Palaces’ Meld Historic Architecture with Islamic Love of Animals in Istanbul
An empire which lasted 500 years was famous among writers for making a place in its society for animals, and the “bird palaces” of Istanbul are testament to that testimony. Dating back as early as the 13th and 14th centuries, the bird palaces reflected an Ottoman Empire policy of compassion towards all living things, created […]
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90-Year-old Woodcutter Built his Own Hobbit House Where He Lives in Charming Comfort (LOOK)
A woodcutter who built his own Hobbit house revealed he has never watched Lord of the Rings, but nevertheless lives in it almost off-grid despite being nearly 90. Great-grandad Stuart Grant moved into the cottage he bought as a wreck with no roof and no doors in 1984 while he was renovating a house, but […]
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‘RobotFalcon’ Can Disperse Flocks of Pesky Birds to Make Airplane Flights Safer
Remember the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’, when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger’s jet flew into a flock of geese and lost both engines, shortly after take-off in New York City? That was 13 years ago, but now researchers have designed a way to get flocks of birds to disperse using a cleverly-disguised drone. Besides the safety factors, […]
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World’s First Bed-and-Breakfast Powered By Electric Cars Offers FREE Luxury Nights in English Countryside
The world’s first car-powered bed-and-breakfast has opened to the public—with all power supplied by electric vehicles for a true off-grid experience. Situated outside of London in Essex, England, the secluded accommodation offers a quiet escape for two to the countryside—and the luxury stay is free for whichever winners are picked at random. Guests will enjoy […]
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Iceland Trots Out Service That Lets Horses Reply to Work Emails While You’re On Vacation
Iceland has trotted out a service that lets horses reply to work emails when you’re on holiday. The world-first ‘OutHorse Your Email’ service is designed to encourage travellers to switch off and take an uninterrupted trip to the country. Using a large keyboard mat, the gaited horses are able to walk, trot, canter, tölt, and […]
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Tourists Come to See Tulips in Holland Once Again, Grabbing Incredible Photos of Spring – LOOK
Photographs in the last few weeks show the stunning kaleidoscope of colors bursting into bloom in Holland’s tulip fields. Beginning in late March, millions of blooms have been delighting visitors in the Netherland with their patchwork of color. British photographer Matt Cooper was one of those visitors. The 48-year-old from London traveled over the Easter […]
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Vancouver Couple Converts Their Huge Resort Property into a Ukrainian Refugee Home for Dozens
Owners of a nature resort in British Colombia have put renovations on hold to open up the stunning 81-acre property exclusively for housing Ukrainian refugees. With their goal of hosting 100 people, the owners and operators of The Grouse Nest on Vancouver Island see the fleeing masses as equivalent to their own people, since Brian’s […]
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He Quit His Job to Offer Scottish Highland Trips in New York School Bus – A ‘Hostel on Wheels’
A business graduate is taking tourists on adventure trips amidst the Scottish Highlands – in a New York school bus. The 24-year-old came up with the idea after watching Expedition Happiness on Netflix, about a couple traveling across North America in a refurbished school bus. Angus Luff, who graduated in 2019, quit his job as […]
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