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I visited a beautiful city just 25 minutes from Copenhagen that has hardly any tourists
Daily Express
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June 30, 2025
Cycling along the canal, enjoying brunch spots with friends and indulging in all the Danish culture at the museums and castles are just a few wonderful things I did when I went on holiday to Copenhagen last month. However, one drawback of...
MouseNotifier reveals 15 safest countries for LGBTQ+ travellers
Travel Weekly
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June 30, 2025
MouseNotifier’s study has revealed the 15 safest countries for LGBTQ travellers in 2025 with Sweden taking the top spot. The study, developed by Disney dining alert software system MouseNotifier, ranked 203 countries based on their LGBTQ+ rights...
Turkey travel warning after all flights grounded at major airport
Yorkshire Live
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June 30, 2025
All flights at a Turkish airport were grounded as fire crews battled an out-of-control wildfire. Adnan Menderes Airport, serving the coastal city of Izmir, was unable to facilitate any landings or take-offs for several hours this afternoon. The...
Flights at major tourist destination cancelled as wildfires erupt near airport
Daily Star
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June 29, 2025
A major airport in Turkey has had to cancel flights due to a raging wildfire which has caused chaos this evening. Take-offs and landings were suspended at Adnan Menderes Airport, a hub which serves tourist-hotspot and coastal city Izmir. The...
Tourist claims he was denied entry to US after meme found on phone
USA Today - Virginia
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A Norwegian tourist, Mads Mikkelsen, was denied entry to the U.S. after admitting to prior marijuana use, according to CBP. Initial reports suggested Mikkelsen was denied entry due to a meme on his phone, but this was refuted by Homeland Security....
Embroidery Is The Hot New Way To Document Your Travels
Forbes
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Elin Petronella capturing Biarritz in thread Charles and Elin As people look for ways to take a break from their devices and create something with their own hands, embroidery has taken over the internet. It’s a great craft for travelers because...
Irish holiday goers impacted after Turkey airport grounds all flights following wildfire
Irish Mirror
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June 29, 2025
Irish holiday goers have been impacted after an airport in Turkey grounded all flights as fire crews work to battle a wildfire raging out of control. No flights are departing or taking off from Adnan Menderes Airport, which serves the coastal city...
Here's a list of countries where Pakistanis can now travel without visa
GEO TV
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June 29, 2025
Pakistani passport holders can now travel to 32 countries either visa-free or with visa-on-arrival following an improvement in the country's passport ranking. According to the latest figures released by Henley & Partners, an international...
Over 40% of Irish people feel at risk of dangers posed by climate change
Breaking News from Ireland
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More than 4 in 10 Irish people feel they are directly at risk of dangers posed by climate change while 2 in 3 believe the Irish government is not doing enough to tackle the issue, according to research published by the European Commission. A new...
Flights grounded at Turkey airport as Newcastle holidaymakers scheduled to fly
Chronicle Live
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June 29, 2025
20:37, 29 Jun 2025 Turkey's Adnan Menderes Airport, which serves flights to and from Newcastle, has suspended flights as fire services strive to quell a rampant wildfire. The airport, which serves the coastal city of Izmir, is currently not...
Turkey airport grounds ALL flights as out of control wildfire traps tourists
The Mirror
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June 29, 2025
Flames rise from forest area after a wildfire broke out in Seferihisar district, Izmir ( Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) An airport in Turkey has grounded all flights as fire crews work to battle a wildfire raging out of control. No flights are...
Pakistanis can travel to 32 countries without visa
The News International
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June 29, 2025
Pakistani passport holders can now visit 32 countries without a visa or with visa-on-arrival following an improvement in the country's position on the Henley passport index. The latest data from Henley & Partners, a global citizenship advisory...
EU rule could see UK holidaymakers turned away for holidays for three years
Belfast Live
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June 29, 2025
UK holidaymakers keen on jetting off to sunnier European climes like Greece, Spain, and France must keep on top of post-Brexit rules when travelling with a UK passport, or they could face being turned away for up to three years. Travellers are...
I’m space travel agent ‘Mr Intergalactic’ who brokers trips for rich – but holidays to the stars will soon be for all
The Sun
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June 29, 2025
ONLY the mega-wealthy know that there is a travel agent who brokers trips to space for the rich. Roman Chiporukha, otherwise known as Mr Intergalactic, founded SpaceVIP to take thrill-seekers out to space - but he believes holidays to the stars...
‘The nurse told me I couldn’t keep my baby’: how a controversial Danish ‘parenting test’ separated a Greenlandic woman from her children
The Guardian
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June 29, 2025
‘Now your two hours begin.” The countdown started when Keira Alexandra Kronvold had just given birth in the early hours of 7 November 2024. Keira, 38, was originally granted just one hour with her daughter, Zammi, before her baby was to be removed...
EU rule could see Brits turned away for holidays for three years
Daily Express
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June 29, 2025
People who are planning to travel to Greece, Spain, France and more this year must follow a specific rule that came in after Brexit if travelling on a UK passport - or risk being banned from EU countries for three years. Millions of Brits are...
Volunteers use DNA tech, AI to find fishermen lost at sea decades ago
Yahoo News
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Jan van den Berg stares out at the sea where his father vanished seven decades ago — lost in a storm just days before his birth. Now aged 70, he clings to the hope of finding even the smallest fragment of his father's remains. In Urk, a fishing...
Supercharge your summer holiday with these 15 adventurous breaks
The Times
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I don’t get it. What’s the appeal of a fly-and-flop holiday? You spend your whole life glued to seats: at home, at work, in restaurants, on a train. Then, when you finally get some time off, you find the nearest sunlounger and sit down. What’s so...
Copenhagen is rewarding travelers with free perks. Here’s how to participate.
AOL
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Responsible travelers are rewarded through the fairly new CopenPay program after they engage in good deeds such as picking up trash in one of Copenhagen’s green spaces. Photograph courtesy of VisitCopenhagen/Copenhagen Media CenterImagine a city...
The Northwich business that changed family holidays across the continent
Northwich Guardian
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‘Before Eurocamp, we’d go to a cottage in Wales. Eurocamp was my first experience of travelling abroad and my first taste of different cultures.’ Fast forward to today and Chris knows only too well how the Eurocamp experience has changed – he is...