Budapest is full of surprises. With grand buildings rising on both sides of the Danube River and connected by a series of soaring bridges, it is undeniably one of Europe’s most dramatic capitals. The riverbanks are preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is a place where you could spend days just marveling…
Finding the Best of Budapest: Grand Delights and Little Discoveries
Working-Class Wonders: Exploring Lyon
Set on two mighty rivers and hemmed in by very steep hills, France’s second city is a place of broad vistas and flowing water, with homes, shops, and churches scattered across islands and climbing sharp slopes. Undeniably pretty, the history here is nonetheless gritty. Stepping onto a funicular dating back to 1891, I was spirited…
Memphis: The City’s Got Soul
The Mississippi flows south along the edge of Memphis, but musicians traveled north out of the Mississippi Delta and the South, arriving there in the 20th century. The birthplace of rock ‘n’ soul and the careers of such legends as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and B.B. King, Memphis has always been a music lover’s mecca….
A Storybook City: Finding the Best of Prague
Anyone who has been there will tell you: Prague feels like a fairy tale. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first visit or your 20th, when you walk into Old Town Square just after dark, you will draw a breath. Your head will tip up, admiring the monuments and spires: the soaring gothic towers of…
Queensland Scraps All PCR Testing for Interstate Travellers as Clinics Deal With Holiday Surge
December 29, 2021
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Queensland has decided to scrap PCR testing for travellers prior to entering the state, switching to the more convenient rapid antigen tests (RAT). In a social media post on Wednesday morning, state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said, “From Jan. 1, travellers into Queensland from interstate hotspots can use a negative rapid antigen test to satisfy border…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 28)
Holiday travelers are facing long delays as travel disruptions ground U.S. flights, the surge of the Omicron variant is intensifying in New York, and a security expert says Representative Ilhan Omar’s bill to tackle “Islamophobia” is a threat to free speech.
Weather, Not Omicron, Taking the Biggest Bite out of Canadian Airline Schedules
December 28, 2021
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CALGARY—Canadian air travelers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19. According to airline data company Cirium, Canada’s largest airlines canceled hundreds of flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 26 of this year. Flair Airlines canceled nine percent of its scheduled flights during…
Land Trusts Protect More Than You Might Think
Visitors to North Carolina stroll by a centuries-old Native American site, then relive a taste of life in rural Appalachia from the early 1900s. Farther north, a center of attention is a stone that was placed during the mapping of the Mason-Dixon Line, which delineated the boundary between three British Colonies in America. The site…
Winter Wonders: Château-Hopping in the Loire Valley
The scale of these gardens was so sweeping that when I climbed the final step to the top of the belvedere, I drew a breath. The size, yes, but also the remarkable attention to detail. Hemmed in on all sides—by a storybook village, a 12th-century church, a forest, and its namesake château, the gardens at…
Travel Restricted, Salons Close in Iqaluit Over COVID Community Spread
December 23, 2021
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IQALUIT, Nunavut—Nunavut is tightening COVID-19 public health restrictions in Iqaluit, including restricting travel in and out of the capital city to essential purposes only. The territory says starting at noon today the city’s swimming pool, theatre and hair and nail salons must close. Restaurants are limited to takeout food only. Indoor gatherings in homes are…
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