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The picture postcard villages tormented by tourists: How overcrowded streets, clogged roads and coach parties peering through windows are shattering tranquility of Britain's prettiest places to live
4 days, 12 hours ago

The picture postcard villages tormented by tourists: How overcrowded streets, clogged roads and coach parties peering through windows are shattering tranquility of Britain's prettiest places to live

Daily Mail  

They are Britain's most picturesque villages and towns that attract coachloads of visitors each year. BIBURY: For much of the year, residents claim Bibury becomes like the Wild West, with cars and coaches bringing thousands of people into the tiny community BIBURY: Locals say the sheer volume of tourists turning up has become 'intolerable and unacceptable' BIBURY: It was once …

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Palm trees are about as L.A. as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell?
1 month, 1 week ago

Palm trees are about as L.A. as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell?

LA Times  

The Eiffel Tower was not, at its birth, universally admired. 3 / 6 A postcard promoting a train line to Southern California, the “Land of Sunshine,” featuring palm trees. “Our ownly food was palmettos boiled with the meat and without salt, and the cores of palm trees” — hearts of palm, a future foodie TikTok rage. So too did a …

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Sending a monthly postcard can help you practice gratitude
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sending a monthly postcard can help you practice gratitude

CNN  

CNN — One Small Thing is a new series to help you take a simple step toward a healthy, impactful goal. The benefits of practicing gratitude Writing a monthly postcard may help you be more specific with your appreciation for someone special. Ange Jurkenaite/CNN Incorporating gratitude into your routine is important because people crave recognition but can’t always provide it …

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Watercolour postcard paintings by 32 Indian artists on show at Prussian Blue Art Hub in Kochi
3 months, 1 week ago

Watercolour postcard paintings by 32 Indian artists on show at Prussian Blue Art Hub in Kochi

The Hindu  

Over 500 postcard-size watercolour paintings enliven the gallery space at Prussian Blue Art Hub. The works are also extremely detailed,” says the curator Suresh TR, who is an artist, art instructor and founder of Prussian Blue Art Hub. Prussian Blue Art Hub has a studio attached to it, which Suresh’s students use for working on their paintings. And that is …

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Hank Aaron postcard sells for nearly $200,000 at auction. Ted Williams’ ‘46 AL MVP gets $528,750
4 months, 1 week ago

Hank Aaron postcard sells for nearly $200,000 at auction. Ted Williams’ ‘46 AL MVP gets $528,750

Associated Press  

A rare souvenir postcard picturing Hank Aaron as a rookie with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues sold for nearly $200,000 at a baseball memorabilia auction that also included Ted Williams’ 1946 AL MVP award, which went for $528,750. The Aaron postcard from the scrapbook of scout Ed Scott, who discovered Aaron, went for $199,750 following a bidding war …

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‘Poignant’ postcard from excited Titanic passenger up for auction
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Poignant’ postcard from excited Titanic passenger up for auction

CNN  

CNN — A postcard written by a first-class passenger on the Titanic will go up for auction later this month. He told CNN that Smith, a tea broker who “had various interests in the US,” had been traveling aboard Titanic with a family friend called Mrs Nicholls. “Titanic had just stopped in Queenstown to take on a load of passengers …

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Families in picture postcard village protest against council over new homes that have 'decimated wildlife' to meet Labour government targets
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Families in picture postcard village protest against council over new homes that have 'decimated wildlife' to meet Labour government targets

Daily Mail  

Families in a picture-postcard village are protesting against their council building new homes that they claim 'decimated' local wildlife to meet Labour's housing targets. The new houses being built between Darwin and Blackburn in Feniscowles Resident David Jeal who lives in Feniscowles and objected to the plans Ms Rayner, pictured arriving in Downing Street, told MPs new local housebuilding targets …

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See the stunning NSW street dubbed the 'most beautiful' in Australia: 'Straight out of a postcard'
5 months ago

See the stunning NSW street dubbed the 'most beautiful' in Australia: 'Straight out of a postcard'

Daily Mail  

Travellers have discovered a 'hidden gem' drive in Australia that boasts some of the best views in the country - and thousands have dubbed it a 'must visit' spot. Gerringong is a two hour drive from Sydney and only 10 minutes from popular tourist hub Kiama. Travellers have discovered a 'hidden gem' drive in Australia that boasts some of the …

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Where have Southern California's orange groves gone?
6 months, 1 week ago

Where have Southern California's orange groves gone?

LA Times  

New Orleans has jazz. The Southern California writer Carey McWilliams declared, rightly so, that the orange was the true California treasure, “the gold nugget of Southern California.” The citrus tree and its fruit had become “the living symbol of richness, luxury and elegance … the aristocrat of the orchards.” And a citrus grower was no Midwestern sun-to-sun laboring farmer, but …

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A new book celebrates author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent's collaboration
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A new book celebrates author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent's collaboration

NPR  

A new book celebrates author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent's collaboration Author Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz singer Stacey Kent turned a friendship into a songwriting collaboration. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In 2002, the Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro appeared on BBC's "Desert Island Discs." KAZUO ISHIGURO: This is one of my favorite late-night slinky jazz singers, Stacey Kent, and here …

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121-Year-Old Postcard With King Edward VII's Stamp Gets Delivered In Wales
7 months, 1 week ago

121-Year-Old Postcard With King Edward VII's Stamp Gets Delivered In Wales

News 18  

You might have often heard about posts arriving late due to distance or letters getting lost in the post office. Reports suggest that amid a pile of regular mortgage and savings letters, there was a postcard with a King Edward VII stamp from August 3, 1903. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Swansea Building Society Henry Darby, …

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KNX, KFI, KTLA: What's the story behind radio and TV call letters?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

KNX, KFI, KTLA: What's the story behind radio and TV call letters?

LA Times  

Does the alphabet matter in broadcasting any more? In April 1922, The Times began broadcasting as KHJ from the rooftop of The Times’ building downtown, “the first newspaper in Southern California to arrange for the establishment of a powerful radio station.” That first broadcast included “vocal and instrumental music of the highest caliber obtainable” — those being moments from the …

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Euro 2024 postcard: The streets of Germany are bonkers and beautiful - but it feels like a country struggling to cope with the visiting fans
9 months ago

Euro 2024 postcard: The streets of Germany are bonkers and beautiful - but it feels like a country struggling to cope with the visiting fans

Daily Mail  

It was hard to tell if the bewigged singer on a pop-up stage in a courtyard here in Erfurt was a Freddie Mercury tribute act or a fan of Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott. On every street corner in this medieval town was a band — all part of an open-air festival to celebrate the summer solstice. Mail Sport's Craig …

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How Southern California piers, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, endure
9 months, 3 weeks ago

How Southern California piers, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, endure

LA Times  

Over and over again, they stretch out their spindly little matchstick fingers into the mighty Pacific, and over and over again, they get their knuckles rapped. The timbers in the Santa Monica Pier were bolstered to handle the catches from the fishing boats feeding soldiers and civilians alike with its patriotic hauls; one popular World War II poster exhorted, “FISH …

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Love Island's most controversial moments EVER from Faye Winter's VERY X-rated row to Dani Dyer's postcard meltdown and THAT explosive Kady McDermott fight
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Love Island's most controversial moments EVER from Faye Winter's VERY X-rated row to Dani Dyer's postcard meltdown and THAT explosive Kady McDermott fight

Daily Mail  

Love Island is one of the most popular shows in Britain, with every season drawing in millions of viewers. Thousands of viewers complained about the Movie Night challenge during season 8 which sees both the girls and boys watch clips of their partners' antics during their time in Casa Amor Viewers also expressed concern for Luca's treatment of his love …

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Bank Holiday weekend HELL: Locals in the UK's picture postcard tourist hotspots warn their villages are buckling under the weight of floods of visitors - as thousands of families travelling for mini b
10 months ago

Bank Holiday weekend HELL: Locals in the UK's picture postcard tourist hotspots warn their villages are buckling under the weight of floods of visitors - as thousands of families travelling for mini b

Daily Mail  

Families across the UK's tourist hotspots say they dread the vast hordes of visitors that bring chaos to their doorsteps every bank holiday. Pictured is Bourton-On-The-Water on May 25 Long queues outside sandwich and ice cream shop in Bourton-On-The-Water on Saturday Whitby: Crowds of shoppers in the North Yorkshire town on Saturday Salcombe: A picturesque resort town in Devon, its …

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Postcard on Maharani Devajammani released in Mysuru
10 months, 1 week ago

Postcard on Maharani Devajammani released in Mysuru

The Hindu  

A postcard on Maharani Devajammani, the 19th century Queen of Mysore, who is regarded as the “Indian Queen, who modelled for the world’s first vaccine,” was released in Mysuru on Monday. Senior Superintendent of Posts Offices, Mysuru, Angel Raj released the postcard at a function organized by Anveshana Seva Trust, which had Author and former Chairman of Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi …

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A new book celebrates author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent's collaboration
10 months, 1 week ago

A new book celebrates author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent's collaboration

NPR  

A new book celebrates author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent's collaboration Author Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz singer Stacey Kent turned a friendship into a songwriting collaboration. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In 2002, Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro appeared on BBC's "Desert Island Discs." KAZUO ISHIGURO: This is one of my favorite late-night slinky jazz singers, Stacey Kent, and here she …

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Thames Water sewage leak in picture postcard village lasted for 53 DAYS before finally stopping...and then starting again hours later: Locals say decade-long crisis has 'killed everything in the river
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thames Water sewage leak in picture postcard village lasted for 53 DAYS before finally stopping...and then starting again hours later: Locals say decade-long crisis has 'killed everything in the river

Daily Mail  

Thames Water dumped raw sewage into a brook in a picture postcard Oxfordshire village for 1,275 hours straight in an ongoing crisis that has 'killed everything in the river', locals claim. Email oliver.price@mailonline.co.uk Untreated wastewater has spilled into Mill Brook, in South Moreton, near Didcot almost every day over the past two months The continuous leaks of untreated sewage into …

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How to convert passport-size photo to postcard size for NEET (UG) 2024? A detailed guide
1 year ago

How to convert passport-size photo to postcard size for NEET (UG) 2024? A detailed guide

India TV News  

The National Testing Agency is conducting the NEET 2024 on May 05, 2024. Interested students applying for NEET 2024 need to upload their scanned images in passport size and postcard size. If you are also facing a problem in converting your passport-size image to postcard size for NEET 2024, here is a step-by-step guide on how to convert a passport …

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A postcard from home: Greg Yee’s L.A.
1 year, 1 month ago

A postcard from home: Greg Yee’s L.A.

LA Times  

In the days after his unexpected death, it was impossible for us to look around L.A. without seeing Greg. To many readers of the Los Angeles Times, Greg Yee was a talented reporter, someone who put rare determination into everything he wrote. Greg Yee’s image from the Urban Light installation at the entrance to the Los Angeles County Museum of …

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Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina shares postcard of Venice through the ages
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina shares postcard of Venice through the ages

NPR  

Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina shares postcard of Venice through the ages Enlarge this image toggle caption Johanna Berghorn/Sony Music Entertainment Johanna Berghorn/Sony Music Entertainment After Venice reopened to tourists following months of pandemic-era shutdowns, Anastasia Kobekina traveled to the "City of Canals" as it slowly sprung back to life. Other pieces have more esoteric connections to Venice, like Shaw's "Limestone …

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L.A. could easily top New York’s silly New Year’s Eve ball drop. So why don’t we?
1 year, 2 months ago

L.A. could easily top New York’s silly New Year’s Eve ball drop. So why don’t we?

LA Times  

A California garden in bloom is depicted on a vintage holiday postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection. This time, I’m turning face-forward, to this New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles, and every one thereafter. For almost 120 years, New York City has seduced the world into believing that the new year cannot truly begin unless we’ve watched a large lighted ball …

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Vicky Kaushal kisses Katrina Kaif in adorable Christmas postcard; dances with Angad Bedi, Sunny Kaushal at house party
1 year, 3 months ago

Vicky Kaushal kisses Katrina Kaif in adorable Christmas postcard; dances with Angad Bedi, Sunny Kaushal at house party

Hindustan Times  

Vicky Kaushal has finally shared pictures and videos from his fun and romantic Christmas celebration with wife Katrina Kaif and their few close ones like Sunny Kaushal and Angad Bedi at home. Vicky's Christmas post for Katrina Sharing a romantic picture with Katrina on Instagram, Vicky Kaushal wrote, “Christmas is when you are here,” along with a heart and X-mas …

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