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Puerto Rico 'reserves' empty spaces for street artists to fill Oct 31, 2019 • 2 min read
Puerto Rico is inviting street artists from around the world to share their craft on the walls of the streets and form of the island's flourishing…
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photographyThe incredible winning travel images from The Independent Photographer CompetitionOct 31, 2019 • 2 min read
Each month, The Independent Photographer Competition hosts a callout for the best images from around the world under a different category. Recently, the…
historyInteract with a virtual Mona Lisa at the Louvre’s new Da Vinci ExhibitionOct 31, 2019 • 2 min read
Musée du Louvre has unveiled a brand new Leonardo da Vinci exhibition that allows visitors to get closer than ever to the world's most famous artwork.
historyIreland's Book of Kells is shelved until spring 2020Oct 31, 2019 • 2 min read
The Book of Kells is set to be removed from public display in Trinity College, Dublin for four months.
digital nomadThis is what it's like to be paid $10k to move to a new cityOct 31, 2019 • 3 min read
Digital nomad Carrie Hawkins swapped life on the road in an Airstream to settle down in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after the city paid her $10,000 to move there.
air travelWhat’s the fastest way to board a plane? Gatwick Airport wants to find outOct 31, 2019 • 5 min read
Gatwick Airport is considering allowing passengers to board by seat number in order to speed up the boarding process.
historyWhy the Getty Center won't evacuate its priceless art during wildfiresOct 31, 2019 • 3 min read
The Getty Center complex in Los Angeles has confirmed it's keeping its priceless art inside the museum, even as a fast-moving wildfire rages nearby.
digital nomadGet paid to travel to 40 destinations across the world for a year with friendsOct 31, 2019 • 1 min read
Deals platform Wowcher is offering a dream job where you can bring a friend with you as you travel to 40 destinations.
Kyoto cracks down on photography in famous Geisha neighbourhood GionOct 30, 2019 • 2 min read
Residents in the neighbourhood of Gion in Kyoto have come together to implement new regulations on where snap-happy tourists can venture with their cameras.
photographyThe 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the YearOct 30, 2019 • 1 min read
See a selection of the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award winners in our gallery.
filmNew documentary film to explore the life of the late chef Anthony BourdainOct 29, 2019 • 1 min read
Fans will be delighted to hear that a new documentary film will be made to celebrate the life of chef and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain.
filmFly like a Jedi in this Star Wars-themed planeOct 29, 2019 • 2 min read
United Airlines is preparing for the launch of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with a special edition Star Wars-themed plane.
architecturePalace once owned by executed Russian tsar undergoes two-billion-ruble renovationOct 29, 2019 • 1 min read
The former palatial home of a Russian tsar will reopen to visitors next summer after a renovation programme costing two billion rubles ($31m).
family travelThese biking tours for teens were inspired by Greta ThunbergOct 29, 2019 • 2 min read
The impassioned calls for action from teen activists like Greta Thunberg to combat global warming and other man-made environmental impacts have inspired…
Are you one of the Americans with unused vacation time for 2019?Oct 29, 2019 • 2 min read
Almost 44m workers in the US report having seven or more paid vacation days left to use this year, according to a survey.
artEven the locals don't recognise Yangon's back alleys after this makeoverOct 29, 2019 • 2 min read
Spend enough time in Yangon, and you start to realise it has a weird, warped kind of beauty. Grand, dilapidated colonial architecture, combined with a…
hotelsStay in this gorgeous converted church near Mount Snowdon in WalesOct 28, 2019 • 2 min read
St Curig’s Church is located in Capel Curig in the north of Snowdonia National Park in Wales and it can accommodate up to 16 guests.
historyEgyptian archaeologists uncover huge trove of ancient coffinsOct 28, 2019 • 2 min read
A huge haul of 30 wooden coffins from Ancient Egypt were discovered by archaeologists in Luxor in what’s been called the ‘biggest such find in over a…
tips and adviceMalawi gets easier to visit: e-Visas launching 1 NovemberOct 28, 2019 • 1 min read
The government of Malawi has just announced that acquiring visas to the country will be getting easier from 1 November this year. Instead of having to…
foodClimb and dine in style at Sydney’s Harbour BridgeOct 28, 2019 • 1 min read
An Australian company has released a brand new package that brings guests on an epic climbing adventure along Sydney’s Harbour Bridge before they are brought…
artArtist Yayoi Kusama creates balloons for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day paradeOct 28, 2019 • 2 min read
A balloon designed by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama will feature in the 93rd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
architectureWindsor Castle’s magnificent Inner Hall is open to the public for the first time in 150 yearsOct 25, 2019 • 2 min read
Visitors to Windsor Castle in England will now be able to see the Inner Hall for the first time since Queen Victoria closed it 150 years ago.