Kangaroo Valley is a 2 hour drive from Sydney, and as the name suggests, provides ample opportunity to see these native animals. The town is a quaint set of shops nestled in the valley, completely surrounded by mountains. Often in the mornings you will see the kangaroos amongst the trees before they disappear in to
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Buy this deal now and book flexibly through 2021. Black Mountain, just 25 minutes outside of Asheville, is a year-round destination where visitors can take advantage of hiking trails in the summer, view the vibrant change of colors during fall foliage season or retreat for a romantic winter getaway. This exclusive offer allows guests to
Uber Eats and related delivery business has officially become Uber’s biggest business, overtaking … [+] ride-sharing bookings in the second quarter. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images With the coronavirus pandemic keeping people at home and dampening demand for ride-sharing, Uber’s UBER mainstay business transporting people has just taken a back
Find one of the world’s most interesting red wines, submerged off the coast of Dubrovnik. Produced by Lonely Planet for GoPro. All editorial views are those of Lonely Planet alone and reflect our policy of editorial independence and impartiality. For more head over to our video hub: http://lptravel.to/EPFn5Q
Please note our writers visited Devon prior to the coronavirus pandemic Devon’s boutique hotels are geared towards design devotees who want a beautiful rural setting, but don’t want to abandon urban standards. Contemporary decor, first-class dining and exceptional service is the norm, with added luxuries that include cocktail bars, spas and private cinemas. Most are
A young black woman holds an I Voted sticker getty The connection between the temperance and women’s suffrage movements in America has been well documented. As the story goes, mid-to-late 19th century women seeking relief from the ideological scourge of drunk, abusive husbands banded together to ban the production and sale of alcohol. Empowered by
(CNN) — Avgeek desktop gamers and wannabe airline captains can finally get the high-altitude fix they’ve been craving. Following a prolonged period of hibernation, the rebooted Microsoft Flight Simulator, officially available on August 18, could be the perfect antidote to pandemic-induced cabin fever — or to airplane cabin withdrawal symptoms, for those who’ve been bumped
Robb Aaron Gordon Just nine miles from Maui, the Hawaiian Island of Lanai is known for its natural beauty and laid-back small-town charm – until 1992, the land was almost entirely dedicated to growing pineapples. Today, it’s an under the radar idyll favored by celebrities (A-listers like Jessica Alba and Cindy Crawford have holidayed there)
Insider’s Claudia Romeo traveled to Seine-et-Marne, France to visit Ferme des 30 Arpents. The farm is one of seven farms making raw-milk Brie de Meaux cheese, and the only one that makes it fermier, which means that the cheese is made by hand solely with milk produced by the 250 cows at the farm. Every
A United Airlines ticketing agent checks the mobile device of a passenger as he tries to check in for a flight in the main terminal of Denver International Airport. David Zalubowski | AP Sixteen Republican senators on Wednesday backed $25 billion in additional federal aid to support airline industry jobs as a spike in coronavirus
When you’re in a park in Barcelona, you will quickly notice just how many people are staying active, either with running or working out. The city is obsessed with it. Over the years, the local councils and governing bodies have put a lot of money into ensuring that people can quench their thirst for exercise
Photo by Laura Brown Yosemite National Park during the Ferguson Fire in 2018. Photo by Laura Brown. The legislation will help clear the maintenance backlog and restore America’s public lands. Today, President Trump signed into law the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, which provides $900 million annually and an additional $9.5 billion over the next
It took four attempts to get to Chewton Glen this year. My first stay was postponed because the new pool loungers at the refurbished spa hadn’t arrived. How could I possibly go? Then, in March, there was a more significant incident involving a banana, a bat and a pig that ended up being cooked by
Malek Amrani, founder of Vice Wines, boasts an unusual journey to winemaking, and he’s only 33 years … [+] old. Vice Wines Not many wine company founders have the varied career or journey into winemaking that Malek Amrani boasts. Before the age of 17, Amrani was: a record-making taekwondo black belt, a first-year medical student
While some remain reticent to travel, millions of Britons have already returned from their first post-pandemic holidays – indeed, around 600,000 of us were in Spain when the Government put the entire country on the quarantine naughty step last month. Telegraph Travel’s writers have filed postcards from France, Malta, the Greek islands, Iceland and Amsterdam
MORE FROM FORBESBertie Jumping off the shelves during a pandemic, King Arthur Flour’s business spiked 153% form March … [+] through June 2020. Courtesy of King Arthur Flour Nowadays when a shopper finds a package of King Arthur flour on supermarket shelf, you can sometimes hear shouts of glee in the grocery aisle. During the pandemic,
(CNN) — Ancient tales of trolls and magic live on in Iceland, an island nation of volcanoes, lava fields, glaciers and ice caves. To fully explore every corner of the dynamic landscape, unravel local folklore and battle the natural elements, one must take to the skies. Enter Jón Kjartan Björnsson, the pilot with a mission
Bob Chapek, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Experiences, stands for a photograph at an unveiling event of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney Co.’s Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney is set to report earnings for its third
A friend of mine took me to Ngawha Springs (pronounced “Nafa”) yesterday – some natural hot pools that the Maoris really like and that are supposed to be good for skin and soul. To get there you have to follow State Highway Number 1 (it is THE main highway in New Zealand) up north in
Maroon Bells, Colorado. ©Zhukova Valentyna/Shutterstock Fourteen thousand feet of fun – our favorite mountain hikes across the US. The United States claims at least 93 fourteeners and they are all located in only four states. Colorado is home to the most fourteeners with a total of 56, next comes Alaska at 20, California with 14,