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When Tammy Bernard and her partner of six years broke up this year, she knew she needed to escape.”I found myself alone again and needed a break to clear my head and heal my heart,” said Bernard, 59. A remote worker, she used to travel with her partner every winter, but she realized she could easily travel on her own.Living in Kentucky, she began making plans to visit a friend in Kansas and then a brother in Oregon. Bernard is now working on a smaller budget, so a friend of hers recommended Trusted Housesitters to her. It’s an online community…

From Ohio.org staff Posted: September 11, 2023Ohio is the perfect place to find some spooky fun this fall. Explore haunted or just plain weird attractions, from paranormal hotspots to spooky tunnels and even haunted parks. MacArthur’s Moonville Tunnel This abandoned railway section leading to an old mining town has been attracting paranormal enthusiasts over the years to catch a glimpse of the unfortunate souls killed by trains. Sometimes you’ll see train lights or find an image of Frank’s low head* on camera. Those hoping for such ghostly encounters can trek the nearby trails. Part of it follows part of an…

They say “all roads lead to Rome”, but where you stay during your visit will determine whether your vacation goes well or not… [+] budget.getty Faced with record hotel prices and persistently high airfares, some travelers feel they can no longer afford a luxury vacation in Europe. they are wrong It’s understandable that people were anxious and wanted to travel after being confined to their homes during the pandemic, but that pent-up demand has led to record bookings for airline tickets and an explosion in international travel. It appeared in the form. But adults didn’t start getting vaccinated until late…

From two-hour queues at the Eiffel Tower in Paris to Athens restricting visitors to the crowded Acropolis, it’s hard to miss the number of tourists returning to Europe this summer. Despite the soaring prices, flight bookings to Northern Europe rose 25% year-on-year from June to August, and 13% for southern Europe, according to data aggregator ForwardKeys. Industry data provider STR said hotel occupancy across the continent in July was just 4% below pre-pandemic levels for the same month in 2019, with hotspots such as Paris averaging 79 rooms per day. However, it was just 4% below pre-pandemic levels. Cents were…

Jeremy Thompson/Flickr Six Flags is one of the most recognizable names in the theme park game in the United States (if not the world) thanks to its catchy commercial songs. Each Six Flags park offers a number of exhilarating rides and attractions that put these destinations at the top of the list for thrill seekers and families. Here, we’ve ranked all 23 Six Flags parks in America and explained why. It wasn’t an easy task to rank them, but we hope this list will guide you to the best destinations to satisfy all the thrills and excitement you’re looking for.…

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August 28, 2023By Casey Noenix, Features ReporterJohn Kellerman/AlamyAmsterdam: European capital battles bad tourist habits (Photo by John Kellerman/Alamy)The Dutch capital has a population of just 800,000 but attracts 20 million tourists a year, and new policies are now encouraging sustainable tourism for all.On a recent weekday, sunlight filtered through the clouds high above Amsterdam, casting light on the city’s gabled buildings, arched bridges and English-language signs asking tourists not to urinate in the canals. Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is one of Europe’s most touristy cities, with a population of 800,000 and 20 million visitors per year. But despite…

Breakfast at Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp. You can spend the night in a bubble. [+] A glamping experience where you can interact with elephants.christopher elliott The conventional wisdom about traveling to Southeast Asia during the rainy season is that you should not travel during the rainy season. But that conventional wisdom is wrong, says Supratik Guha, general manager of Anantara Angkor Resort. The rainy season from May to October is one of the best times to visit destinations like Cambodia. “People find the rain a nuisance, but I think in a destination like this, it makes up for it,”…

Idyllic holiday destinations can become veritable hells, as the Greek islands and Sicily experienced this summer, due to the wildfires and extreme heatwave that ravaged many parts of Spain this summer. Both phenomena are part of the catalog of disasters associated with anthropogenic climate change resulting from dependence on fossil fuels. The climate crisis threatens people’s health and national economies. And in the case of tourism, where Europe’s position is at stake, Europe is the most-visited region on earth and its tourism sector has a turnover of around 2 trillion euros ($2.171 trillion) each year. ), but forecasts point to…

ASEAN’s supply chains are also deeply integrated with its neighbors in Northeast Asia. Economists typically use the geese pattern to explain the region’s division of labor, with Japan being the technological leader vis-à-vis newly industrialized and developing countries. Frequent cross-border transportation of goods during the production life cycle in networks of multinational enterprises (MNEs) leads to vibrant regional supply chains, in maximizing the competitiveness of national economies in terms of cost and technology. .The new RBI quarter takes a deep dive into the electronics and automotive industries, the main drivers of the region’s merchandise exports, and explains the nature and…