When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered no cases. The picturesque town, its facades painted in distinctive hues of blue, shut its small population off from the world, and kept the virus out
Your ticket to sun, safaris and surfing: How long-stay tourist visas will help you make the most of trips to exotic lands Dubai has extended tourist visas that can last up to 90 days for about £150 Thailand is doubling the former
Don’t touch anything in Australia – because ‘everything wants to kill you’. That’s the advice of one contributor to an internet thread dedicated to the dos and don’ts for tourists around the world, ahead of lockdown ending. A few others on the
We all have our own holiday stories where our lack of nous with the native lingo has landed us in tricky situations. From struggles with deciphering road signs in St Petersburg to inadvertently ordering an ashtray instead of dessert from your waiter
Australian expats who have stayed in Bali during the COVID-19 pandemic have told how the once bustling tourist mecca is now a deserted ghost town. Footage of the island shows busy markets completely empty and rows of scooters and tuk-tuks that would
People flooded to the streets in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir after the earthquake, witnesses said. Footage from Turkish state broadcaster TRT Haber showed a collapsed building in central Izmir. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD)put the magnitude of the
Radical plans to transform a ‘tired, tourist trap’ in the heart of Sydney into a slick waterfront boulevard complete with a 42-storey residential tower Developers hope to build a 42-storey tall residential tower in Darling Harbour Mirvac have plans to ‘immeasurably improve’
(CNN) — A Canadian woman has returned five artifacts she took from Pompeii in 2005, saying they have plagued her with bad luck. The woman, identified only as Nicole, sent two white mosaic tiles, two pieces of amphora vase and a piece
(CNN) — Like many travelers around the world, Jesse Katayama found his dream trip thwarted by the spread of Covid-19. But after an unexpected seven month stay in Peru, Katayama is finally crossing “visit Machu Picchu” off of his bucket list —
Swarms of Chinese tourists have ditched social distancing rules and flocked to scenic spots in China to enjoy their first major holiday after the country claimed to have contained its COVID-19 outbreak. Shocking footage from Sunday shows Huangshan Mountain, a famous hiking