Next year, Italy will introduce a flurry of new train routes, especially for tourists.
21.07.2023 - 08:18 / roughguides.com / Sydney Harbour
Webcams: we’ve all got one, eyeing us from our computer screen. But don’t forget that there are plenty further afield too, set up in staggeringly beautiful spots around the world. Here, we bring you 10 places that you can visit by webcam – while actual travel is still off the cards.
It should come as no surprise that dramatic Yosemite is usually one of the USA’s most visited national parks. Its huge granite cliffs grace screensavers everywhere; towering Bridalveil Fall is equally iconic, while its giant sequoia trees are as ancient as the day is long. Although Yosemite is currently shut due to coronavirus, webcams are placed at various spots around the park, meaning it’s still possible marvel at the scenery and wildlife until you can visit again in person.
Yosemite Falls webcam
Ever wonder what it would be like to visit Venice without the crowds? The good news is that now you don’t have to. Several webcams are up and running around the city, giving unparalleled views of world-class landmarks including St Mark’s Square, the Rialto Bridge and the Rio di Palazzo. As Italy’s lockdown starts to lift, watch the city come back to life.
St Mark's square looking very empty
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Google Street View was confined to city streets. In fact, you can travel far and wide using the service – including penetrating deep into the Amazon Rainforest. Cameras were attached to bicycles and boats to capture the images, and even on zip lines. The results are sublime.
Juma Sustainable Development Reserve Google street view, Brazil
Catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights is the stuff bucket lists are made of. Seeing them in real life is obviously impossible right now (unless you live beneath them), but – with plenty of time on your hands – why not tune in and try and spot them via webcam. There are plenty of Northern Lights cams to choose from, set up around the world from Lapland to Canada.
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We’ve seen plenty of epic sporting feats achieved during coronavirus, even without access to the outside world. In France, a man ran an entire marathon on his 7-metre balcony, while in the UK a 99-year-old war veteran raised more than £23-million for the NHS by completing one hundred laps of his garden. Now, a man named John Griffin has scaled the equivalent height of Mount Everest on his stairs at home. For the real thing, explore Everest Base Camp in Street View and marvel at the views that inspired Griffin to count his steps.
Everest Base Camp on Google street view
There are few views as instantly recognizable around the globe as Sydney Harbour, with its stunning opera house. Gorgeous by day or night, you can watch the city’s lights glittering and its water traffic coming and going in real time.
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Next year, Italy will introduce a flurry of new train routes, especially for tourists.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has this week announced a year-long partnership with Mattel, Inc to coincide with Barbie’s upcoming 65th birthday. The hot pink-clad collaboration at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal will allow guests to experience a Barbie-approved stay at the downtown property.
Summer is prime time for country fairs – where farmers parade their animals, giant marrows win prizes, local produce is for sale and fairground rides add to the fun. We want to hear about the best rural festivals you’ve been to, whether in the UK or a similar-style event on the continent. The top tip will win a holiday voucher.
Itching to squeeze in a last-summer getaway before Labor Day but worried about the cost? Good news: There are still plenty of affordable destinations with cheap flights and hotels, according to Priceline, which just released data showing the most significant summer 2023 travel trends until Labor Day.
When you watch "Oppenheimer," you might feel like you're being transported to the exact places where history unfolded — and, in some cases, you are.
With multiple airlines (at the time of writing Delta, Alaska, and American) instituting a “smart luggage ban,” travelers have a right to be concerned if they travel with that pricey smart bag they bought. The part of the product in question is the suitcase’s battery, which with new regulations, must be removed in order to bring the bag onboard.
It’s no secret that it’s been a year of ups and downs—but one silver lining is the affordable travel possibilities it’s opened up for American travelers. Thanks to expanding air routes, a strong U.S. dollar, and tour companies catering to younger, more frugal tourists, the world is now more accessible than ever.
In a historic agreement signed this week, the United States and Cuba have now resumed commercial air traffic between the two countries for the first time in 50 years, with routes expected to be running by fall 2016. Currently, only chartered flights are allowed to operate between the two countries.
Fair or not, American travelers are sometimes given a bad rap abroad. The ugly American stereotype paints us as insensitive, loud, and unfashionable—even if most of us aren’t! Instead of getting mad about it, why not take it as travel advice? Here’s what you can learn from the ugly American stereotype.
We all know that air travel isn’t great for the environment, but a new study has found that tourism is four times worse for the environment than previously thought. The alarming research conducted by University of Sydney researchers and published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that the tourism industry (including direct sources like flights and indirect sources such as souvenir manufacturing) is responsible for eight percent of global greenhouse emissions, which is four times higher than scientists had previously estimated.
Seen from the outside, Red Jane, a new bakery in the center of Chania, a Greek port city on the island of Crete, looks like a Berlin nightclub, with no obvious sign and a concrete facade covered in graffiti. Inside, it might pass for a New York boutique: There are Italian tiles on the floor and an exposed-brick ceiling and on a long red marble counter, lit by minimalist pendant lamps, pastries are laid out like jewels in a glass vitrine. Owned by Nikos Tsepetis, the hotelier behind the nearby beach resort Ammos (a favorite of the art and design crowd), the space is the first fully realized interiors project overseen by the London-based lighting and furniture designer Michael Anastassiades. Eyal Schwartz, the former head baker and co-owner of London’s E5 Bakehouse, created the menu. On its opening day this month, Red Jane sold out of its chocolate-filled croissants, koulouri (Greek sesame-topped bagels) and baklava swirls by noon. Locals lingered for an hour after, despite the fact that Tsepetis and Anastassiades designed the space without tables.