Mavericks surf event targeted for Monday Published on January 12, 2018 at 12:09AM by By Bruce Jenkins Organizers of the Mavericks big-wave surf contest have alerted all competitors to the possibility of running the event as soon as Monday. A significant swell is due to […]
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Spain’s Blacks want an end to blackface part of annual Three King’s Day Parade
In Spain, it has already been named a “Fiesta of National Tourist Interest” and part of the nation's “Intangible Cultural Heritage.” Each year, people scramble to make reservations and travel from across the country to take part in Alcoy's celebrations. Afroféminas.com started a campaign to […]
Nintendo Direct reveals Dark Souls is coming to Switch
Will they, won’t they, why won’t they? It’s been a rollercoaster couple of days for Nintendo fans who have been waiting to hear confirmation or denial of a hotly rumored Nintendo Direct stream. Rumored to be taking place on January 10, fans were waiting eagerly […]
Spain overtakes US to become the world’s second most visited country despite terror attacks and …
The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy confirmed that his nation has seen a surge in tourism while speaking at an event during a visit to Italy. He revealed how 82million people had visited Spain in 2017, a nine per cent increase from the previous year […]
US State Department Ranks Greece Among Safest Countries for Tourists
Greece ranks among the safest countries for American tourists, according to a new system recently issued for the country's travelers by the U.S. State Department. The country was placed in Level 1 by the travel advisory program. Level 1 urges travelers to “exercise normal precautions”. […]
Costa Rica ranks high in new US travel information system
Important European allies such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain were assigned to Level Two. The warning system for travelers has always been controversial and frequently offends other countries, but officials insist that the changes are designed to present their recommendations in … social […]
Croatian Passport Ranked on 2018 Global Passport Power Index
Third place on the list is shared by Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the UK with visa-free travel to 175 countries. The Henley Passport Index, based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), is the most rigorous and sophisticated […]
Azamara Pursuit to Sail Inaugural Voyage From Southampton
The inaugural voyage will depart Southampton on August 1 and travel to eight Norwegian destinations, including Kristiansand, Flam and … Looking ahead to 2019, the ship will sail a schedule of cruises spotlighting Greece, Italy and Croatia, with maiden calls in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy; Trieste, […]
Every Overwatch League game will be streamed on Twitch for the next two years
The first match of the inaugural season of Overwatch is set for 4:00 pm PST to catch the kids on the West Coast as they get out of school, kids on the East Coast as they finish dinner, and kids in Asia as they get […]
Winter TV: From Philip K. Dick to ‘The Chi’—All the New Midseason Shows You Need to Watch
If you happen to live on the East Coast, then you know this feeling: cold. It’s genuinely, bone-chillingly, brutally cold out there right now. No one wants to leave the house. And for that, there’s another feeling: the idea that you don’t have to abandon […]