Adventures Overland, an Indian travel company for long road tours, is creating a bus trip of a lifetime for travelers who want to experience South Asia, China, Central Asia, Russia, Central Europe and England. The bus trip will take passengers from Delhi, India, to London, UK. The thing that … Read >
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Where are trendsetters traveling right now?
Traveling professionals who call themselves digital nomads work remotely, typically staying in a destination for a few weeks or a few months at a time. Many work in design, marketing, programming, writing, or in any profession where work can be delivered via the internet. … Read >
The most photographed destinations in the world
Enjoy almost tourist-free London, or crowded Lisbon and Athens when airports open in Europe
The pandemic that triggered restrictions both for international and regional travel is still dangerous in some countries, but a number of European countries have opened their borders and airports for travelers. In June 2020, WTTC (World Travel and Tourism Council) and ForwardKeys tallied up … Read >
Top city destinations 2020 in Europe as voted by travelers
Each year, Travel+Leisure asks its readers to vote for the best hotels, airlines, resorts, cruise lines, cities, car rentals, and even islands. In many categories, results are more or less as one might expect, but some major surprises can be found, for instance, in … Read >
Icons is a sign language that crosses all language barriers
One of the best aspects of traveling is to chat with local people. Without local language skills, however, even asking for help can be difficult in countries where mastering foreign languages is not regarded important. A translator app on mobile phone is handy, but not all people want to interact … Read >
People like to get news from social media, although they don’t trust the services
At first, it may feel strange that photo sharing service Instagram and messaging service Whatsapp are developing into news channels. That’s what Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020, a survey that examines … Read >
Try typing on a historical typewriter at the comfort of your computer
Typing was a loud task at the time when writers used mechanical typewriters. You had to firmly hit the keys so that ink ribbon passed enough ink to a sheet of paper to form a visible character. The loudest source of noise sometimes was the writer who discovered a hopeless … Read >
Bookstores report strong growth for ebooks as people are staying home
Year 2020 may be remembered as a pandemic year, but it may also be remembered as the year when ebooks made a breakthrough to the mass market in countries where print books dominated reading habits. Just like … Read >
It takes longer to read a legal agreement of a popular online service than to read a book
If you had read the Terms of Service for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google, you would have realized how much data the online services collect about you. Well, you not the only one who skipped it. The reason why only few people take the time to read those (often) obfuscated … Read >