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Vegan Travel: How to Find Plant-Based Food in Meat-Heavy Cultures
Explore how to enjoy plant-based meals in meat-centric cultures with simple tips on finding local vegan options and adapting traditional dishes.
Continue readingFrequent Flyers Targeted in New Plan to Cut Emissions and Fund Green Transport
A frequent flyer tax could slash Europe’s aviation emissions by 21% and generate €64bn annually, shifting the burden to wealthier travellers.
Continue readingThe (Possible) Return of Supersonic Passenger Flight: Boom’s Overture and the Future of Aviation
Boom Supersonic is pushing forward with plans for commercial supersonic flights, aiming to bring back faster-than-sound travel by 2030.
Continue readingRecline Rage: Why the Seat in Front Sparks Chaos and What You Can Do About It
How to handle in-flight seat reclining without turning your trip into an awkward confrontation or viral video.
Continue readingToo Many Tourists in Our Local Areas, Say Spanish, as Country Leads Anti-Tourism Sentiment in Europe: Poll
More people in Spain than elsewhere in top European holiday desintations decry what they see as a wave of tourism that’s harming their lives.
Continue readingNeurotic in New York
A bite out of the Big Apple reveals the entrenched paranoia of the ultimate rat race — in more ways than one.
Continue readingA Lowland Fling in Ethereal Scotland and Its Majestic Capital
Scotland is a feeling as much as an experience, but some aspects, like Edinburgh Airport, are mismanaged and lead to misery for tourists.
Continue readingAt the Glittering Vatican, All Is Gold
I went to Rome to see the pope — and did — along with the vast treasures and wealth of the Roman Catholic Church, and poverty outside.
Continue readingAn Unfortunate Taste of the High Life in Amsterdam
A visit to the Dutch capital goes awry after a couple of puffs on a joint, leading to a hellish experience from which there is no relief.
Continue readingLiving the Renaissance in Modish Milan
Passion, creativity and style are on everyday display in Milan, one of Italy’s most vibrant cities. I dive into modern-day Renaissance life.
Continue readingSut Wyt Ti? Deciphering the Strange Language of Wales
Welsh is alive and thriving, while the native tongue of the Irish people is mostly unused and fast dying out — why the linguistic disparity?
Continue readingThe Purgatory of Yves Saint Laurent’s Marrakech Wonderworld
The celebrated designer drew inspiration from the colours of Morocco, but how much of his exotic getaway was fantasy?
Continue readingFlying on Fumes
Obesity rates are soaring, but the good news is that toxic foods like meat and dairy may be on the way out, saving health and the planet.
Continue readingWriting and Running in Storms
A sojuourn to a remote Canary village, to finish a book and continue training for a marathon, opens up disturbing vistas of human life.
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