Fed-up of the seemingly endless influx of travelers at Yosemite and Yellowstone?
Good news – there’s hundreds of other national parks to choose from, scattered about the US.
Each emanate their own unique majesty, with sights that hold their own with more notable attractions. They show that while the façade of Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon will forever be draws, there’s plenty more to our nation’s parks.
Haters of long lines will be happy to know there are several
Eurovision fans expressed shock as fan favourites Malta and Belgium failed to make it through Thursday’s semi-final show in a shock result.
Israel’s Eden Golan defied thousands of protestors demonstrating in Malmo calling for her to be excluded from the competition as she made it through to the final.
Latvia, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia were the other countries who made it through to Saturday’s final.
Malta was represented by Sarah Bonnici with the song Loop
Chaos ensued deep into the night on campus at UCLA as pro and anti-Israel protesters clashed in scenes of ‘horrific acts of violence’ that devolved into ‘all-out brawls’ which also saw a firework thrown into a crowd of people.
This mayhem mirrored scenes seen at college campuses across the country, including at Columbia University in New York City, where after activists ignored pleas to dismantle their camps, the police were forced to move in and arrest students.
The violence at
The funeral for Alexei Navalny today proved to be Vladimir Putin’s worst nightmare as thousands of Russian mourners gathered in Moscow to say their final farewell.
Despite a heavy police presence and a warning against dissent from the Kremlin, the huge crowds chanted Navalny’s name as his coffin was carried into the Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Moscow at around 11am GMT.
Many carried flowers and shouted support for the 47-year-old anti-corruption campaigner who galvanised mass protests against
Cousins Princess Charlotte and Mia Tindall shone as the next generation of helpful royals, lending a hand to the Princess of Wales by taking flowers from her as she greeted crowds.
Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson also joked with crowds after the service at Sandringham,
‘Thank you so much, that’s very sweet of you,’ the Princess of Wales told one well wisher, as she followed the king out.
She then told dozens of royal fans a ‘merry Christmas’,
At least ten people have been killed and dozens more injured in a mass shooting at a top university in Prague.
Terrified students and tourists were seen fleeing from the Charles University Faculty of Arts building as gunshots rang out at around 3pm today in what is one of Europe’s top tourist hotspots.
A chilling image shared on local media purports to show the man dressed in black aiming a rifle at people below while standing on top of a
Like your holidays crowd-free? Consider this list your ultimate travel guide.
It names the top 10 least-visited countries around the world, as revealed by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation 2023 report.
The report notes that these destinations welcome few holidaymakers for a variety of reasons, from lying in hard-to-reach corners of the globe to being ‘too small to host vast numbers of tourists’.
But they’re all worth the effort. Offering golden beaches, crystal clear waters and blissful isolation…
Meghan Markle was given a rock star welcome at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf today as she made her first appearance at a sports event with Prince Harry.
Crowds leapt to their feet to cheer and applaud the Duchess of Sussex who seemed taken aback by the rapturous welcome and took her seat in the Merkur Spiel-Arena.
Dressed casually in J Crew sweater, Staud shorts and Chanel flat pumps, the 42-year-old mother-of-two beamed with delight and waved to the crowd
The Princess of Wales has urged people to ‘hold onto and cherish’ their ‘wonderful’ memories of the late Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death.
Kate wore earrings that once belonged to the Queen today as she attended a private service at St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire with her husband Prince William.
The couple travelled by helicopter for the short service, which saw Kate poignantly placed a floral tribute of white roses in front of a framed
First, avoid the long entrance lines by booking your tickets online (20 euros, or about $22, for a single-entry adult ticket). Another booking option, the Athena’s Combined Ticket (adults, €30), provides access to six more sites in Athens, including the nearby Agora. Start your day here, before 11 a.m., when most tourists are at the Acropolis.
Your best window for a less crowded visit to the Acropolis is between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., when most visitors eat lunch. But
