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Swap the January Blues for Scotland’s Highland Coos

January 14, 20211302 Views

Moo-ving into 2021 will come as a relief to many as they look ahead to the new year with a fresh sense of optimism and the hope of better things to come. VisitScotland is sharing that optimism and spreading joy with a special Coo Year message courtesy of its very own Highland Coos (cows). Highland cows on the coastal road between Applecross and Shieldaig While the beginning of 2021 might look a bit like another December 2020 so far, there is a fresh sense of hope for the future. VisitScotland is keen to try and put a smile on your face with a brand new fun and quirky initiative. A favourite amongst visitors and locals alike, the Highland Coo is ever-present on souvenirs, memorabilia and Insta posts from Scotland which are shared with friends and family around the world. This year...

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Rare snowstorm Filomena creates havoc in Spain

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January 9, 2021951 Views

Two people died in Spain and troops rescued drivers trapped by snow as Storm Filomena caused travel chaos across the country, with Madrid seeing the heaviest snowfall in decades. Heavy snowfall from Storm Filomena caused travel chaos across Spain and Madrid airport remained closed. The airport in Madrid was closed and skiers glided down Gran Via, normally one of the busiest streets in the capital. People walk after leaving their vehicles on an access road to the M-30 motorway during a heavy snowfall in Madrid, Spain January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera “Owing to the forecast of snow and for security, Madrid Barajas airport will remain closed throughout Saturday,” Aena, which controls the country’s airports, said in a tweet. The airport was closed on Friday night after the rare...

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Greece hoping for tourism recovery from summer

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December 29, 2020839 Views

Greece’s tourism sector is expected to recover next summer following a dramatic fall in revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, a senior industry official said on Tuesday. Tourism is the main driver of Greece’s economy, accounting for about 20% of its output and employing one in five workers. FILE PHOTO: The Parthenon temple is seen atop the Acropolis hill at dusk, in Athens, Greece, December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vassilis Triandafyllou How the sector fares is crucial for the country which emerged from its third international bailout in 2018 after a decade-long debt crisis. Yannis Retsos, head of the country’s tourism confederation (SETE), said tourism revenues this year had reached 4 billion euros, down from 18 billion in 2019, due to global travel restrictions to con...

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Ukrainians enjoy skiing while others in Europe fret over restrictions

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December 29, 2020612 Views

Ukraine’s biggest ski resort Bukovel in the Carpathian mountains is fully booked until the end of year as Ukrainians have sped to it instead of other foreign resorts that have been shut due to coronavirus-linked restrictions across Europe. An aerial view shows the ski resort Bukovel amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near the village of Polianytsia in Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Sergiy Karazy Bukovel’s management said the resort had already been booked at 80% capacity through January. Bukovel, which sits 920 meters (3,000 feet) above sea level and covers five mountains in western Ukraine, attracts two million visitors each year. A tourist from Kyiv, Anton Luzhnyh, said he used to go to France to ski. “Why am I here? Because f...

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Ancient street food shop in Pompeii uncovered

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December 27, 2020546 Views

Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby. Known as a termopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, the shop was discovered in the archaeological park’s Regio V site, which is not yet open the public, and unveiled on Saturday. Frescoes on an ancient counter discovered during excavations in Pompeii, Italy, are seen in this handout picture released December 26, 2020. Pompeii Archaeological Park/Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism/Luigi Spina/Handout via REUTERS Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food which the shop keeper low...

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From tourism to COVID-era deliveries – Barcelona women reinvent bike business

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December 21, 2020891 Views

When the coronavirus slammed Spain in March, Ariadna Serra realised that 2020 and beyond looked dreadful for the cycling tours for foreign students company she co-founded ten years ago. So Serra, 41, and five of her female co-workers explored new opportunities over virtual drinks. They decided to follow their passion for cycling to fund a delivery company using bikes in Barcelona, aiming to benefit from the online shopping boom prompted by the pandemic. Les Mercedes, as the company is called, was founded in July by the six women and is run by five of them, aged 35 to 45 from Spain, France and Argentina. It is organised as a cooperative and describes itself as “ethical, sustainable and inclusive.” Geraldine Caillaud, member of the bicycle delivery company Les Mercedes, leaves thei...

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“Sick Man of Europe” triggers global panic

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December 21, 2020826 Views

World closes borders to Britain as new coronavirus strain breeds chaos Just when vaccines have started reaching more countries in attempt to reassure the global population on a long fight against coronavirus, a new strain has created havoc world over, without even crossing many borders. More countries closed their borders to Britain on Monday over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, heightening global panic, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of UK food shortages just days before the Brexit cliff edge. General view of empty roads at an Eurotunnel check-in, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Folkestone, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs India, Poland, Switzerlan...

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Skiing in Alps: Fun and gloom 5 kms apart

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December 20, 20201203 Views

Vive la difference: COVID rules divide adjacent French and Swiss ski resorts Like other French ski resorts, the Alpine town of Chatel has been forced to close its lifts over the Christmas period as part of tougher government curbs to contain the coronavirus. But just 5 km (3 miles) away, holidaymakers are schussing down the same slopes on the other side of the border in Switzerland, where less strict restrictions mean it’s business as usual in the Dents du Midi ski region. People line up next to a chairlift at Les Portes du Soleil ski resort during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Les Crosets, Switzerland, December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Chatel mayor Nicolas Rubin was so annoyed by the sharp divergence in the handling of the coronavirus ...

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European neighbours shut doors to Britain

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December 20, 2020890 Views

New coronavirus stain brings strict lockdown effect in London Several European countries placed new restrictions on travel to and from the United Kingdom on Sunday due to concern over a new strain of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly there. Whereas, London and southeast England may stay under tighter coronavirus curbs for some time, Britain’s health minister suggested, adding that dropping plans to ease restrictions for Christmas was needed to stem a fast-spreading new strain. Belgium said it would close its borders to trains and planes coming from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands also suspended flights. Italy said it was planning a similar ban. A passenger walks at Fiumicino airport after the Italian government announced all flights to and from the UK will be suspe...

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Mausoleum of Augustus restored and ready to be reopened at Rome

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December 19, 2020610 Views

After decades of neglect, one of ancient Rome’s most important monuments, the mausoleum of the first emperor Augustus, has been restored and will reopen early next year, city officials announced on Friday. The mausoleum is the largest circular tomb in the world and was constructed in 28 BC near the banks of the river Tiber to house the remains of Augustus and his heirs, including the emperors Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius. A general view of the mausoleum of Rome's emperor Augustus during a preview of the reopening after years of restoration in Rome, Italy, December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane “This is an historic moment,” Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi told reporters, saying the site would open to tourists on March 1, with entrance free for all until April 21, the day the...