THE UK'S travel advice for Spain has just been revised and included a specific warning to 'be particularly vigilant over Easter'. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office says over 12 million British nationals visit Spain every year and most visits are trouble-free. But their travel advice […]
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Casaplata restaurant review – Seville, Spain
Cementing La Alameda as one of Seville's hippest barrios, Casaplata avoids the classic design clichés more often associated with this city. The Madrid-based design firm Lucas y Hernández Gil took its cues from a mishmash of influences including Blade Runner and the poetic vision of […]
Italy On High Alert: Officials Warn of Flood of Terrorists Across the Sea
The men had been under surveillance since Amri was killed in Milan after traveling from Berlin via France to the northern Italian city. One of the men is thought to have been one of Amri's accomplices in the Christmas market attack, according to investigators who […]
How to Fold 5 High-Flying Stunt Paper Airplanes
John Collins knows how to make a piece of paper go the distance. In 2012, he set the world record for the farthest flight for a paper aircraft. Collins, who’s known as “The Paper Airplane Guy,” has written a new book offering instructions for folding […]
Explore Italy’s secret islands — on a budget
It's a million-dollar arrival in a pauper's paradise. The thwack-thwack-thwack of helicopter blades sharpens our sense of focus on the Tremiti Islands below. Four are forest-green circles edged with turquoise. The final island points like a sun-tanned finger towards Croatia over a carpet of Adriatic […]
All you need for a Volvo XC40 subscription is your iPhone
You can use any iOS device to run the Care by Volvo app, of course, and bot Touch ID and Face ID work to authorize the payment. The app allows you to take a virtual tour of the XC40, configure your own with options and […]
Moment lenses — the DSLR killer?
I travel with a Canon DSLR and two primes, a 35mm f1.4 and an 85mm f1.2 (endearingly nicknamed, “the fat kid”). Switching lenses is cumbersome and not ideal in certain environments, like a Saigon street market, densely crowded with vendors, tourists and thieves. After lugging […]
From Media to Malta: Brandywine students study abroad in Italy
MEDIA, Pa. — Penn State students recently returned from a weeklong study-abroad trip to Sicily and Malta that was organized by Penn State Brandywine Global Programs. Global Programs combines academic courses with a short-term travel experience abroad and is open to all Penn State students. […]
New federal rules blamed in disappearance of Kindle erotica titles
The upcoming Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, in addition to making Microsoft move to reduce obscenity on its platform, has hit erotica authors on Amazon. After many authors saw their rankings stripped on the Kindle store, essentially reducing their availability and visibility, while forcing others […]
Bad Friday: Air France cancels quarter of flights over latest strike
The official advice from Air France is that passengers should first make sure they have their correct contact details entered on their booking so they can be contacted by Air France in the case of their flight being cancelled. Passengers should also check the status […]