Travelling on one of the most photographed train routes in theworld is far from expensive, and also far from comfortable.Departing from the mountainous city of Kandy, the train trundlesthrough rainforest and lush palm jungle for ten hours, beforepulling into the hill station of Ella, a backpackers’ haven whereyou can stock up on essentials. About an […]
The ancient environments in Cairo and Gilboa were markedly different. Gilboa had water-soaked forests punctuated by catastrophic floods that moved massive amounts of sand. Cairo saw a quieter environment with both wet and dry periods. A final flood event in Cairo most likely killed the trees in the forests, preserving them like a snapshot in […]
Skift Take This is an example of why startup advisors say founders should avoid taking too much funding too quickly. — Justin Dawes Culture Trip, the travel media company that raised roughly $155 million, sold its website and group tour business to the U.S. News & World Report. Culture Trip has gone through several business […]
AN idyllic Scots beach has been named among the best in the world by travel experts. The Isle of Yell in the Shetland archipelago came third in a list compiled by travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller. An idyllic Scots beach has been named one of the best in the worldCredit: Alamy The Isle of Yell […]
In the top 10 must-see travel experiences based on Google searches, only two are in the U.S., with two more U.S. experiences being a part of the top 20. New York City’s Manhattanhenge is the most searched-for travel experience — the NYC event had over 1.3 million annual Google searches. The rare event occurs when […]
Travel guide and tours booking site TheCultureTrip.com has been acquired by media organization U.S. News & World Report. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Culture Trip has had an interesting journey since its founding in 2011. It announced funding of $80 million in 2018, with some questioning whether travel content publishers were trying to […]
Malmö and Lund are two amazing destinations in Sweden that you can easily visit in one day. I took a day trip to Malmo from Copenhagen and then ventured over to Lund afterwards for the perfect day in Sweden. Follow the travel plans that I showcase here to enjoy really fun urban adventures for the […]
Rob Kleiss, my host for the night, also spent more than a decade living above his bookshop, Abélard. His former abode is now home to a plethora of books in various stages of well-loved battery, waiting to be restored or shipped; he lives across the way in a building he purchased in 2017, transforming it […]
The Royal Caribbean International cruise line has never been one to do things by halves. Not content with building the world’s biggest ships, it is now a month into a 274-night voyage around the world – an epic journey that has sent Tik-Tokers into a spin, with several pointing out that it’s long enough to […]
Culture Trip, which was founded in London in 2011, has agreed to be bought by US News & World Report, a digital media company, for an undisclosed multimillion pound sum, Sky News understands. By Mark Kleinman, City editor @MarkKleinmanSky Monday 26 February 2024 15:12, UK A tour operator dubbed “the Lonely Planet for the 21st […]
