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During other times, I would have considered that many people as very few, but the sight of other humans now is neither comforting nor very encouraging

Keywords: karnataka , travel-tips , daytrips , safetravel , travelinindia , familytravel , travel

While searching for a suitable place to set the tent, we drove past a village landing in an area almost devoid of humans.

https://madhuonthego.com/first-day-outing-from-bangalore-after-lockdown-manchanabele-dam

In 2003, UNESCO gave Harar the “City of Peace Prize” for the peaceful co-existence of its ethnic and religious communities

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Khat, chat or qat, depending on the spelling, is classified as an illegal drug in most of the western world but it’s perfectly acceptable in the Horn of Africa, where it’s seen as a mild stimulant or, jokingly, a coffee substitute. In Harar, where the world’s best quality is grown due to its perfect altitude and soil, it’s not only acceptable but as I was to discover, a part of daily life.

https://1001worlds2try.wordpress.com/2020/07/22/high-in-harar

We here in Canada were lucky enough to escape the worst of the restrictions that other parts of the world saw

Keywords: Day Trips, Algonquin Park, Drummer Lake, Ragged Lake, Smoke Lake, Westward Lake, Wisp Lake

As part of the lockdown, all provincial parks were closed, including Algonquin. This stayed in effect until the end of May, when they opened again, first for day trip use and, as of June 1, for backcountry trips as well. Despite this loosening of restrictions, it’s likely going to be a while before I get out on an overnight trip.

https://allofalgonquin.com/2020/06/11/day-trippin-westward-wisp-more

While short-term rentals now standing vacant after the Czech Republic shut its borders to curb the coronavirus outbreak, Prague’s mayor Zdenek Hrib said the city now has time to rethink its approach to tourism

Keywords: Airbnb, Prague’s residents, short-term rental, Prague’s mayor Zdenek Hrib, Airbnb owners, Prague, Prague’s city center, Czech capital’s center, Prague’s cobblestone streets, Prague’s development institute, tourists, other information, short-term lets, properties, coronavirus pandemic, coronavirus outbreak, tourism, city, coronavirus crisis, lower house, Reporting

Using state of emergency powers in place during the coronavirus pandemic, the Czech parliament’s lower chamber fast-tracked a plan allowing local authorities to better collect tax and other information on short-term lets.

https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/prague-aims-to-get-a-grip-on-airbnb-with-coronavirus-crisis-laws-2

Yosemite

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aid climbing, big wall, climbing, free climbing, Mallorie Estenson, tenaya mathes cathedral traverse, the prow, the valley, tuolumne, washington column

mallorie estenson

For years, I told myself that I wasn’t going to visit Yosemite until I was a solid 5.11 climber. The idea was loosely based on something that I’d heard about free vs. aid climbing one of the most iconic climbs in the world: The Nose on El Capitan. The more you can free climb, the faster you can move, the more parties you can pass on the congested route, etc., etc.

Here to say: that was dumb. If you’re thinking like this because you have yet to visit Yosemite, don’t be dumb like me. Just go.

Yosemite for me is a full-on, head-to-toe body rush of dopamine. I gasped aloud the fist time I saw Half Dome. I first visited the park from the east entrance, passing through the boundless alpine playground that is Tuolumne. Everywhere you look, granite domes erupt from the ground surrounded piney forests and serene alpine…

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Caribbean getaway: spending a long week-end in Santa Marta & the Tayrona National Park

travel, architecture, Colombia, South America, hiking, nature, National Parks, Tayrona National Park

Restless Frenchwoman

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As it is currently pouring over Bogota, I thought now was as good a time as any to tell you what I was up to last week-end, which was extra long for me as Colombia also celebrates Columbus Day as Dia de la Raza y la Hispanidad, literally Race and Hispanicity Day. Controversies surrounding genocidal maniac Christopher Columbus aside, with that Monday off, and since I don’t have class on Tuesdays and my first class is at 5 P.M. on Wednesdays, I jetted off to the area of Santa Marta, in the North of Colombia.

Why Santa Marta? Well, because I already had arranged for accommodation up there since before I even left Europe. How? Because I stayed with a Couchsurfing member who I had already interacted with a few times on the website’s forums, and who had extended me an invitation up north whenever I would get…

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Vegas Baby

about me, celiac disease, diabetes, gluten free, gondola ride, las vegas, love, relationship trip, relationships, type one diabetic, vacation

Becsbet

Hola!

Good Morning Beautiful Humans. I hope you’re having a wonderful morning so far.

I recently went on a trip to Las Vegas. My first time there with my boyfriend. It was a rocky start, but it ended in the most positive way possible. We woke up dark and dreary at 2:30 AM! The beginning of the trip held a few snags, a few tears, and an anxiety attack on the airplane. Once we landed it, everything that happened in the air was forgotten. I grabbed my lover’s hand and we moved forward as one.

We stayed at the Paris Hotel, sharing a room with his parents. I was very anxious and nervous about this vacation. I wasn’t sure how it was going to go or what exactly was going to happen. I was pleasantly surprised that I had an amazing time with my love. The first day we had…

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