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Fort Mose: The first free Black town in the US
10 months ago

Fort Mose: The first free Black town in the US

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Fort Mose: The first free Black town in the US Allen Creative/Steve Allen/Alamy A wooden walkway now juts out over the marshy flats where Fort Mose was built in 1738 Nearly 200 years before slavery was abolished in the US, Black freedom-seekers journeyed south instead of north to a place that promised freedom. Tour St Augustine's Black past In addition …

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Is 'dry tripping' taking over Spring Break? Inside the new trend
10 months ago

Is 'dry tripping' taking over Spring Break? Inside the new trend

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Is 'dry tripping' taking over Spring Break? "I'm not trying to get other people around me to stop drinking because I know that that's not plausible," 26-year-old Mary Honkus, a New York-based writer, told BBC Travel. "Alcohol-free travel allows for hangover-free travel, which I think we can all get behind," Elizabeth Gascoigne, founder and CEO of Absence of Proof, a …

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Finnair sparks controversy by weighing its passengers
10 months ago

Finnair sparks controversy by weighing its passengers

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Finnair sparks controversy by weighing its passengers Getty Images Accurate passenger weight data serves a variety of safety purposes, but travellers are criticising Finnair's information-gathering effort. According to the airline, the weighing process is anonymous and the "data will only be used to optimise Finnair's current aircraft balance calculations". Getty Images "Weight plays a factor in including, but not limited …

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Taylor Swift claims she offsets her travel carbon footprint - how does that work?
10 months, 1 week ago

Taylor Swift claims she offsets her travel carbon footprint - how does that work?

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Taylor Swift claims she offsets her travel carbon footprint - how does that work? It was her latest private jet flight – a travel habit that has gained criticism due to the jet's inevitable release of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. The Grammy Award winner's carbon footprint – the amount of carbon dioxide created via energy use and lifestyle …

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Where you can actually hunt for diamonds and gemstones across the US
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Where you can actually hunt for diamonds and gemstones across the US

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Where you can actually hunt for diamonds and gemstones across the US Alamy A tourist recently uncovered a 7.46-carat diamond in an Arkansas state park, but it turns out there are plenty of other places where travellers can unearth these hidden gems. Last week, a Parisian tourist on a US road trip stopped off at Arkansas's Crater of Diamonds State …

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Why and how does BBC Travel count carbon?
1 year, 1 month ago

Why and how does BBC Travel count carbon?

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Why and how does BBC Travel count carbon? Wildlife GmbH Alamy Why and how does BBC Travel count carbon? That's why, in a new BBC Travel pilot programme, each story in our Green Getaways and Thoughtful Travel series includes a figure estimating the carbon emissions associated with reporting it. Mint Images Limited/Alamy BBC Travel asks all its journalists to submit …

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Venice’s new €5 entry fee explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Venice’s new €5 entry fee explained

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Venice’s new €5 entry fee explained Scott Wilson/Alamy With the recent announcement that Venice will become the first city in the world to charge daytripper visitors, BBC Travel talks to authorities and locals to find out more. This month, Venice's municipal authorities announced plans to fight these issues with a controversial move: charging day trippers a €5 entrance fee. In …

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The world's most gender-equal countries
1 year, 2 months ago

The world's most gender-equal countries

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The world's most gender-equal countries Chad Case/Alamy BBC Travel talks to residents in four of the best-rated nations to find out what it's really like to live there. Jordan Siemens/Getty Images As well as topping the Global Gender Gap report, Iceland also ranks as one of the world's most peaceful countries Iceland For the 14th year in a row, Iceland …

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A long-lost city found in the Americas
1 year, 5 months ago

A long-lost city found in the Americas

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Ocomtún: A long-lost Maya city that was just discovered ZRC SAZU Ocomtún: A long-lost Maya city that was just discovered Archaeologist Ivan Šprajc has spent nearly 30 years uncovering long-lost cities buried deep in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Once described by The Guardian as "the real-life Indiana Jones", Šprajc has spent nearly 30 years hacking his way through the remote tangles …

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Best of BBC Travel 2020
4 years ago

Best of BBC Travel 2020

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Best of BBC Travel 2020 Indranil Mukherjee/Getty Images For hundreds of years, Koli fishermen have pegged Bombay duck on large racks by the sea to dry them in the sun This year, we published many inspiring and amazing stories that made us fall in love with the world. The landscapes of the Borderlands have remained wild, untamed and especially empty …

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Jackfruit: the ‘vegan sensation’ that saved Sri Lanka
4 years, 3 months ago

Jackfruit: the ‘vegan sensation’ that saved Sri Lanka

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Jackfruit: the ‘vegan sensation’ that saved Sri Lanka Utopia_88/Getty Images Jackfruit is the world's largest tree-borne fruit and mature trees produce 200 fruits each year Sri Lankans began planting jackfruit trees to gain food self-sufficiency during British rule, and they’ve since helped islanders avoid starvation. Utopia_88/Getty Images Jackfruit is the world's largest tree-borne fruit and mature trees produce 200 fruits …

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The "right" way to make ratatouille
4 years, 4 months ago

The "right" way to make ratatouille

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The "right" way to make ratatouille Westend61/Getty Images Ratatouille is a beloved classic of southern French cuisine The time-consuming nature of cooking a true ratatouille has paved the way for easier-to-make alternatives. “A ratatouille is, by its very definition, a combination of vegetables fried and then simmered in a tomato sauce,” said Niçois culinary historian Alex Benvenuto. “And tomatoes weren’t …

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Jiankou: China’s remote and dangerous Great Wall
4 years, 4 months ago

Jiankou: China’s remote and dangerous Great Wall

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Jiankou: China’s remote and dangerous Great Wall Amanda Ruggeri Until recently, there was no restoration on the Jiankou section of China's Great Wall While a remote part of the Great Wall may soon attract more visitors, it remains a striking reminder of the centuries that shaped not only the fortification, but China itself. “Every year, maybe one or two people …

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