The incredible ways travel has changed in the past 21 years
10/16/2018, 12:21:09 PMThink back to 1997. A time before Google, before Facebook, before smartphones. Almost unimaginable, isn’t it? Richard Godwin tracks the ways our travel world has changed since then. ✔ Land Rover-loads of tousled-haired children in Boden stripes were sent down the M4 to be rewilded on the slopes of Cornwall and Devon, where their parents would photograph them licking Mr Whippys and investigating rock pools in an Enid Blyton fantasia But this was before Londoners discovered the British countryside and began refashioning it more to their tastes
Is is safe to travel to France as flash floods sweep the Mediterranean? Latest update
10/16/2018, 3:34:40 PMFRANCE has been battered by torrential rain resulting in severe flooding. Officials have said up to seven months' worth of rain fell overnight in one south-western area. So is it safe to travel to France? ✔ Shocking photos depict submerged cars and the water level reaching half way up doorways ✔ The victims included British couple Antony and Delia Green, both in their 70s, whose taxi was swallowed by a raging torrent of water in the coastal area of Sant Llorenc
Chicago: Conde Nast Traveler readers name it the best big city in the USA
10/16/2018, 12:06:52 PMNearly half a million Conde Nast Traveler readers have voted. Chicago is the best big city in the USA. ✔ Anthony Tahlier; courtesy CAC Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide Chicago is the best big city in the USA, according to CN Traveler.(Photo: Choose Chicago) Chicago is the best big city in the USA, according to Conde Nast Traveler ✔ It’s quite an accomplishment to be on top – even more special to stay on top
Own a French chateau for less than $60
10/16/2018, 3:00:11 PMCrowdfunding project offers the chance to grab a share in the medieval French chateau of Ebaupinay and help save it from ruin. ✔ Second castle If this project sounds familiar, that's because it's the follow-up to Dartagnans and Adopte un Chateau's successful purchase of Mothe-Chandeniers castle, another crumbling French castle in western France ✔ So maybe one day we will try the same concept in other countries than France
'There is no God,' says Stephen Hawking in final book
10/16/2018, 3:54:59 PMThere is no God -- that's the conclusion of the celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking, whose final book is published Tuesday. ✔ And he leaves open the possibility of other phenomena ✔ Hawking's final message to readers, though, is a hopeful one ✔ Attempting to answer the question How do we shape the future ✔ in the book's final chapter, the scientist writes: Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet
Julia Bradbury says leaving her three kids for work is 'heartbreaking'
10/16/2018, 2:37:28 PMThe former Countryfile star, 48, admitted leaving her children - six-year-old Zephyrus and three-year-old twins Xanthe and Zena - for her career duties is 'heartbreaking' and 'never gets easier'. ✔ She leads a very busy life which often sees her travel around the world for work ✔ Globetrotter: The Britain's Best Walks host leads a very busy life which often sees her travel around the world for work ‘My mother was diagnosed with bowel cancer when I was pregnant with Zeph and I think that made a big difference
This Is How Pregnant Meghan Markle Plans to Survive 76 Tours Stop in 16 Days in Heels!
10/16/2018, 2:23:44 PMJust like her royal sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle can do just about anything in heels. ✔ From basketball drills to sideline events on the soccer field, Meghan is comfortable in sky-high footwear ✔ On Tuesday, Meghan and Prince Harry’s will travel to Dubbo, Australia, where they will meet with school children and a local farming family and attend a community BBQ
In Puerto Rico, Patients Await A Dialysis Clinic That May Never Come
10/16/2018, 3:38:05 PMFive dialysis patients on Vieques have died while waiting for a clinic to reopen after Hurricane Maria. ✔ She’s also afraid Jouseph would be bullied at a new school ✔ The 18-mile journey to the mainland lasts over an hour and tickets are first come, first served ✔ The Department of Health noticed that they were spending a lot of money paying for travel ✔ What happens is that I don’t think they want to fight anymore
Tara Reid 'thrown off plane after air rage incident'
10/16/2018, 1:08:20 PMThe Sharknado star was reportedly asked to leave the Los Angeles to New York flight. And her little dog too. ✔ Read More American Pie fans gobsmacked as 'Sherminator' goes bleach blonde and transforms into Benedict Cumberbatch Tara found fame in American Pie The star is notorious for her fiery temper ✔ Read More Showbiz editor's picks Rod Stewart's 'cancer scare' Katie Price thrown career lifeline Mel B 'tells Posh to f*** off' Holly's This Morning replacement
Avengers Infinity War SHOCK: Tom Hiddleston reveals TRUTH behind Loki’s psyche
10/16/2018, 12:58:51 PMAVENGERS star Tom Hiddleston has revealed the truth behind Loki’s psyche and journey from villainy to redemption. ✔ Then he loses his mother and he's still not self-aware, in that way ✔ And it's only losing his father, who calls him one of his sons – Odin includes him, he says, ‘Oh my sons,’ at the beginning of Ragnarok – and the chaos of another sibling, Hela, turning up and Thor and Loki have to join forces, and Thor really gets through to Loki in that ✔ Avengers 4 will be released in UK cinemas on April 26, 2019
Piers Morgan Has An Issue With Men Who Wear A Papoose To Hold Their Children And Chris Evans Just Shut That Down
10/16/2018, 1:42:06 PM"You really have to be so uncertain of your own masculinity to concern yourself with how another man carries his child." ✔ So you may or may not be familiar with Piers Morgan ✔ Well, his latest opinion is on men carrying their children with the use of a papoose ✔ He's described it as emasculating, embarrassing and unnecessary ✔ Any man who wastes time quantifying masculinity is terrified on the inside
The Rolls-Royce Rescued From a Georgia Barn
10/16/2018, 1:14:58 PMA classic 1933 ‘woodie’ sat for decades out of site before an auctioneer put up a winning bid for it. ✔ I made many trips to her home, and each time, she would show me more cars ✔ More From My Ride The Most Punk Rock Model T October 9, 2018 Don’t Mess With This ‘Nuclear Carrot’ Corvette October 2, 2018 The 1939 Hearse That Refuses to Die September 25, 2018 A Volkswagen Beetle’s Summer of ’69 September 18, 2018 A Musical Road Warrior’s ‘Dream’ Transportation September 11, 2018
Air India flight attendant falls out of plane, injures legs on tarmac
10/16/2018, 2:36:04 PMA 53-year old Air India flight attendant suffered serious injuries to her legs after she fell out of a Boeing 777's aft door while trying to close it. ✔ 18, 2018, after it was retired from Cathay Pacific's fleet ✔ Cathay Pacific Fullscreen The first Boeing 777 to ever take flight -- registration number B-HNL -- was flown to Arizona's Pima Air & Space Museum on Sept ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
The best pizza restaurants in the UK are revealed by TripAdvisor
10/16/2018, 1:56:24 PMRudy's Neapolitan Pizza, in the Ancoats area of Manchester, claimed top spot in the rankings after a raft of positive reviews, with one even saying it serves 'the best pizza outside of Naples'. ✔ The ranking is based on the reviews and opinions of TripAdvisor diners, taking into account the quality and quantity of reviews ✔ Crust in Liverpool takes ninth spot on the list, with diners singing the praises online of the five different types of crust that they can order including five gran, black dough and organic ✔ Want to learn even more about where to eat good pizza
Six Flags: New roller coasters, thrill rides announced for 2019
10/16/2018, 12:06:47 PMFor 2019, Six Flags parks will unleash another batch of roller coasters, including West Coast Racers, Maxx Force and Batman: The Ride. ✔ Halfway through the ride, passengers will experience a virtual pit stop themed to West Coast Customs, the shop known for tricking out celebrities’ cars ✔ The water park at The Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, will get a new name, Hurricane Harbor, and expand with additional attractions, including Bucket Blasters ✔ Passengers will be armed with water soakers on the interactive ride
Can you recognise world-famous tourist monuments we photoshopped out?
10/16/2018, 12:46:50 PMCROWDS, mile-long queues, memorabilia sold at extortionate prices and thousands of selfie-snapping tourists all come to mind when you think about famous monuments and landmarks. But what if they al… ✔ CROWDS, mile-long queues, memorabilia sold at extortionate prices and thousands of selfie-snapping tourists all come to mind when you think about famous monuments and landmarks ✔ A cornerstone of democracy is missing from behind this famous bridge Colosseum_edit 19 8
From zip lines to surfing pools, 30 cruise ship attractions that will blow your mind
10/16/2018, 12:06:50 PMDeck-top attractions on cruise ships have gone through a revolution in recent years and now include everything from surfing pools to zip lines. ✔ Andy Newman Carnival Cruise Lines Fullscreen The view from the top of a water slide on a Carnival ship ✔ Andy Newman, Carnival Cruise Lines Fullscreen The line that is best known for deck-top amusements on ships is Royal Caribbean ✔ A few recent Royal Caribbean ships even have a glass-enclosed capsule ride that soars more than a hundred feet above the ship
Carnival Cruise Line plans massive makeover of 18-year-old Carnival Victory
10/16/2018, 12:21:26 PMCarnival Cruise Line on Tuesday announced the 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory will undergo a makeover in 2020 so big the line will rename the vessel. ✔ Also in the plans is the addition of a new deck-top recreation area with a suspended ropes course, basketball court and miniature golf course ✔ Following a renaming ceremony, the newly christened Radiance will sail a new schedule of itineraries that will be announced in mid-November
Opinion | We’re staying silent out of fear
10/16/2018, 1:35:28 PMPressure to conform is silencing the wide political center. ✔ Not necessarily government repression, the report suggests, but ridicule and harassment from their fellow citizens, which is often magnified by social media and can sometimes lead to trouble at school or work ✔ Read more: Erika Christaki: My Halloween email led to a campus firestorm and a troubling lesson about self-censorship Barton Swaim: Donald Trump tries to kill political correctness and ends up saving it Alyssa Rosenberg: The real danger of political correctness Michael Gerson: Tribalism triumphs in America Megan McArdle: Defending Samantha Bee isn’t principled
10 best single malt scotch whiskies
10/16/2018, 1:17:59 PMGrab an antidote to the winter chill with a warming bottle from north of the border ✔ We are rapidly approaching the 31 of October, on an express train of spookiness and laments for summer nights; the advent of the end of October means one thing: Christmas is around the corner ✔ This is a perfect after dinner whisky, expertly treading the line between indulgent and saccharine
A Guide to Surviving the Longest Flight in the World
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How 'First Man' director Damien Chazelle and his visual effects team took moviegoers to the moon - Los Angeles Times
10/16/2018, 1:04:22 PM"First Man" director Damien Chazelle and his visual effects team discuss how they made the Apollo 11 moon mission come to life on-screen. ✔ With each movie he's made from his low-budget 2009 directorial debut, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, to his 2014 breakthrough Whiplash to his 2016 smash musical La La Land, director Damien Chazelle has taken a step forward in terms of scale and technical difficulty ✔ It's the most famous part of our movie and it's the most readily accessible in terms of the recordings of it, Chazelle says
Meet The Parents Of The Instagram-Famous Mixed-Race Babies
10/16/2018, 3:44:08 PMAn incredibly popular, and — some would say — uncomfortable Instagram community focuses on aspirational photos of mixed-race children. ✔ Seeing her nephew inspired her to set up a page to celebrate children like him, so in February 2017 she started mixedkiids, a page devoted to celebrating mixed-race babies ✔ If any parent has the opportunity to give your child the world, and if you said no to that, I’d be concerned
Chance the Rapper might run for mayor of Chicago
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Taylor Swift's pro-Democrat Instagram post causes spike in voter registration
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen played guitar 'as good as Hendrix'. And that was just the start
10/16/2018, 1:17:34 PM'Personal computing would not have existed without' Allen, Bill Gates said, but that was just one of his many achievements ✔ He helped develop the company's innovative technologies and worked there until 1983, when he resigned after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, retaining a lifelong connection with the company and with Gates ✔ He launched the the bright metallic Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, designed by Frank Gehry
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