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Travelogue: A short two months in Greece, part 2
Lynnwood Today - Washington State
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July 1, 2025
Crossing over the gulph of Patras to Patras and the Peloponnese. (Photos by Nathaniel Brown unless otherwise noted) This is the second installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here. Patra My...
Make Swedish Potato Salad for summer with simple three-step recipe
RSVP Live
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June 30, 2025
Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford are the food and travel writers behind gastrogays.com, authors of the award-winning debut book Hot Fat and restaurant critics for the Sunday Times Ireland. Once the sun shines in Ireland - which, as we know, is...
Tourists are visiting Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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FILE.- Villagers walk in the fields near the niche of the giant Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd,File KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — By plane, motorbike, camper van...
Biggest EU Border Shake-Up Since Schengen: What the EES ‘passport in your pocket’ app means for your holidays and trips
Euro Weekly News
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June 30, 2025
Frontex unveils ‘passport in your pocket’ app to dodge border queues – but will it fly? Credit: Zephyr_p, Shutterstock Europe’s EES ‘passport in your pocket’ starts, letting non-EU travellers upload passport details and selfies before even...
Swedish man mobbed on Soi Buakhao after fight with Thai woman
Pattaya Mail
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June 30, 2025
A violent clash on Soi Buakhao saw a Swedish man beaten following a dispute with a Thai woman, raising concerns among locals about Pattaya’s tourism image and safety. As police investigate both sides, calls are growing to blacklist violent...
Travelogue: A short two months in Greece
Mount Lake Terrace - Washington State
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June 29, 2025
View of Naxos, Greece in a snapshot: deep shadows, whitewashed buildings, blue sky – only the sea is missing, the “wine-dark” sea. Wine-dark sea is a traditional English translation of oînops póntos (οἶνοψ πόντος, IPA: /ôi̯.nops pón.tos/), from...
I visited a beautiful city just 25 minutes from Copenhagen that has hardly any tourists
Daily Express
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June 30, 2025
Cycling along the canal, enjoying brunch spots with friends and indulging in all the Danish culture at the museums and castles are just a few wonderful things I did when I went on holiday to Copenhagen last month. However, one drawback of...
UK tourists could be 'banned' from Europe for three years as Foreign Office issues warning
Daily Star
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June 30, 2025
The Foreign Office has cautioned UK holidaymakers that they risk being barred from European getaways for up to three years. Following the UK's departure from the EU, UK citizens' unrestricted travel within the European Union came to a halt....
Foreign Office warns UK tourists risk being 'banned' from Europe holidays 'for three years'
Birmingham Live
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June 30, 2025
The Foreign Office has warned UK tourists risk being "banned" from European holidays for THREE YEARS. With the UK’s exit from the EU, UK nationals’ freedom of movement within the European Union came to an end as well. However, they are still able...
MouseNotifier reveals 15 safest countries for LGBTQ+ travellers
Travel Weekly
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June 30, 2025
MouseNotifier’s study has revealed the 15 safest countries for LGBTQ travellers in 2025 with Sweden taking the top spot. The study, developed by Disney dining alert software system MouseNotifier, ranked 203 countries based on their LGBTQ+ rights...
France to ban smoking in parks, beaches, and near schools in new public health decree
New York Post
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June 29, 2025
France has struggled to kick its smoking habit. A new public health decree published Saturday aims to change that. In the coming days, smoking will be banned in all French parks and sports venues, at beaches and bus stops, in a perimeter around...
Embroidery Is The Hot New Way To Document Your Travels
Forbes
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Elin Petronella capturing Biarritz in thread Charles and Elin As people look for ways to take a break from their devices and create something with their own hands, embroidery has taken over the internet. It’s a great craft for travelers because...
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Viktor's vacation: Arsenal, Man Utd 'granted more time' to agree striker transfer
Sports Mole
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Arsenal and Manchester United reportedly receive a fillip in their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres, who is granted additional time off before returning to Portugal for pre-season. Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres has...
EU rule could see UK holidaymakers turned away for holidays for three years
Belfast Live
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June 29, 2025
UK holidaymakers keen on jetting off to sunnier European climes like Greece, Spain, and France must keep on top of post-Brexit rules when travelling with a UK passport, or they could face being turned away for up to three years. Travellers are...
All Costco locations across the US will close for 24 hours this week
The Mirror US
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June 30, 2025
If you’re throwing an Independence Day barbecue this weekend, you may want to stock up on supplies early. July 4 is this Friday, with many Americans planning to travel for the holiday weekend. Many states are anticipated to see high temperatures,...
EU rule could see Brits turned away for holidays for three years
Daily Express
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June 29, 2025
People who are planning to travel to Greece, Spain, France and more this year must follow a specific rule that came in after Brexit if travelling on a UK passport - or risk being banned from EU countries for three years. Millions of Brits are...
This country bans smoking in parks, beaches and bus stops, reason is..., violators will face a fine of Rs...
DNA India
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June 29, 2025
Under the new law, smoking is now prohibited on beaches, in parks, public gardens, near bus shelters, and outside places like libraries, swimming pools, and schools. France has officially implemented a major smoking ban starting Sunday, June 29,...
Sunclass Airlines: New connection to Rhodes from Växjö, Sweden
Tornos News
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June 28, 2025
Scandinavian airline Sunclass Airlines is resuming the route from Växjö, Sweden, to Rhodes in the summer of 2025. Specifically, the carrier, formerly known as Thomas Cook Airlines, MyTravel Airways, and Premiair, is resuming the route to Rhodes in...
Sweden: 'Beijing on Water' exhibition with photographs by Swedish art historian inaugurated
Global Times
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The Swedish Ambassador to China Per Augustsson makes opening remarks at the inauguration ceremony in Beijing, on June 9, 2025. Photo: Dong Feng/GT The Embassy of Sweden in China marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Sweden and...
The bridge changing lives and boosting business
BBC
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Maddy SavageBusiness reporter Reporting fromCopenhagen & Malmö ShareSave Laurine Deschamps lives in Malmö and works in Copenhagen One of Europe's most iconic transport landmarks, the Öresund bridge, which connects Denmark and Sweden, is...