Interesting Travel Links

25/07/2024

A creative British Airways safety video (2024). How many cultural references can you spot? And would you memorise all the actual instructions if this was your first time on a plane? 🙂

Are you sitting comfortably? Inspired by Britain’s famous period literature and starring 40 of our incredible colleagues, our new onboard safety video has be...

21/07/2024

Fodor's no-go list of travel destinations for 2024. No-go mostly due to crowds and damage to the environment caused by mass tourism. Do you agree?

Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.

01/05/2024

Time travel through the alleged predecesors of the (now no longer cool) hipster:

A recent piece calls for the death of the hipster, who’s about to be dethroned by a less cool cousin, the yuccie (young urban creatives). But we call it a bluff

24/12/2023

No doubt, having one's parents choose a match for you can feel awkward. How China's youth are trolling local old-school matchmaking traditions.

Young Chinese are hijacking local marriage markets to find the purr-fect partner for their pets and often to challenge traditional dating customs. Their parents are not amused.

29/10/2023

Influencers of illegaly entering countries.
Not sure how to feel about this one.

Stephanie Hegarty meets the people sharing their story of trying to illegally enter the EU on social media.

14/10/2023

What is Bansko? Where is Bansko? If you've recently spent at least a few months traveling and working remotely, you'll probably have already heard about it from your peers.

Set scenically at the base of the Pirin Mountains, Bansko has quietly emerged as one of the world's newest remote working hubs in recent years.

10/10/2023

Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is known for its georgious architecture, among other things. However, it also has its share of eyesores, some of them with entertaining nicknames. 🙂

Home to a range of architectural gems, Edinburgh is envied the world over for its beauty.

12/09/2023

And this is how Mr Kim Jong Un travels to meet Mr Putin and other allies:

The North Korean leader's train reportedly serves fine French wines and lobster as it rumbles along.

11/08/2023

Sweet to see more Gulf travellers coming to explore Europe.

Retired Sharjah pair have covered 19,000km after planning journey for nearly 30 years

07/08/2023

Travel to Japan with minimalist luggage. Rent your outfits for the trip on arrival. Not sure if this would be my cup of tea, but an interesting concept.

This is JAL's (Japan Airlines) Press Release information Website. you can view corporate information, safety/flight Information, and CSR Information,etc.

18/07/2023

Quite a comprehensive list for those who are thinking about packing up their laptop and heading to work from another country.

Plenty of countries have implemented a Digital Nomad Visa or program for remote workers to stay & work for a period. Here is the ultimate list of 58 countries.

29/06/2023

The other in LA.

"Van lords" profit from LA's housing crisis by renting motorhomes to those living on the edge, critics say.

01/06/2023

Bad publicity makes a good publicity.

Do you really want to spend your vacation at the "very, very large hole" that is the Grand Canyon?

22/05/2023

Jimmy Nelson has gone all over the earth to photograph native peoples at their proudest moments and to show you their soul.

14/05/2023

People may know that Luxembourg is a country, but columnist Sarita Rao discovers that we might be misleading them a bit on what it’s like to live here

31/03/2023

This former flight attendant reveals what it’s like flying for both low-cost and premium airlines in Asia, “I’ve seen a lot of flight attendants spiral, ther...

17/01/2023

Pupils asked for a building without walls that was like a garden and a spaceship. The dazzling result, housed within a living skin for insects and fungi, is one of the most inventive schools ever built

31/07/2022

Volun-tourism awareness for rich kids and their mums and dads.

Voluntourism is when primarily western, privileged do-gooders pay for the experience of doing charity work abroad. But according to this ex-voluntourist, the...