Month: January 2023

With a glorious Adriatic coastline that reveals one beauty spot after another for more than 1770km (1100 miles), it’s little wonder that Croatia has become one of Europe’s most exhilarating destinations for a road trip. Away from the coast-hugging and serpentine Adriatic Highway, scintillating back routes lead to national parks, dramatic mountains, medieval hilltop towns,
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Venice is a unique destination that pops up on an infinite number of travel bucket lists with good reason. Canals and gondolas, churches and palaces, festivals and Biennales – all of them contribute toward keeping Venice on the list of the most-visited cities in the world.  The downside of being one of the most desirable
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With scorching hot summers and sub-zero temperatures in winter, Budapest shows a different face with each changing season. City life spills outdoors into restaurant terraces, parks and even Danube beaches in the warmer months, while the colder, gloomy ones are more about culture and coziness. In between are the blossom-filled spring and the hiking-friendly months
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Maine is the largest state in New England by far, with a small population concentrated in the southern third, especially along the stunning coast. This means much of the state, bordering on New Hampshire to the southwest, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast and Canada everywhere else, retains a rural beauty that can be hard
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Last week, Seafood Watch, the sustainable seafood watchdog program from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, released new and updated recommendations for giant tiger prawns and whiteleg shrimp farmed in Vietnam. The report brings good news for consumers and the environment, as certain farming systems have graduated from Avoid (red) to Good Alternative (yellow) in their ratings.
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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Here’s a battle with national consequences. Last year California enacted a sweeping law that amounts to a virtual takeover of most of the state’s fast-food industry. A new, ten member council would have the power to set wages, benefits and working conditions for upwards of 500,000
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