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Conscious Travel

New rankings of every country could help you travel more responsibly

Holiday Extras has created the ‘Good Trip Index’ to help people travel more responsibly and choose a destination that’s right for them.

Women Beyond Borders

How one ‘a-ha moment’ inspired thousands of women to start adventuring

Bex Band trekked the length of Israel and what she experienced changed her career path forever.

Travel News

Ice swimmer breaks 2 world records crossing dangerous Antarctic waters

Barbara Hernandez is the first person ever to swim three nautical miles in the world’s ‘most feared waters’.

Conscious Travel

Old airplanes are being upcycled into bags, keychains and restaurants

The airline industry creates an enormous amount of waste, here are some of the creative ways it’s being recycled.

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Travel News

Tourists damage Rome’s Spanish Steps for the second time in a month

In the last month, tourists have driven cars and e-scooters down Rome’s iconic Spanish Steps causing expensive damage.

Earth News

Dom Phillips: Why is the Amazon rainforest dangerous for journalists?

British journalist Dom Phillips has been missing in the Amazon rainforest with his guide since Sunday - but there’s more to the story than you might think.

Conscious Travel

This iconic London experience has had an eco makeover

There are now 5,000 electric black cabs in London to help you explore without it costing the earth.

Travel News

Watch this incredible footage of a jetpack-flying medic

This is the first time a Great North Air Ambulance paramedic has flown a jet suit up a mountain in the UK’s Lake District.

Travel News

Watch this man tightrope walk across France's most iconic landmark

French tightrope walker, Nathan Paulin just broke his own world record as he crossed 2.2km of slackline to Mont Saint-Michel.

Travel News

Meet the man using his campervan to help locals fighting in Ukraine

“Normally it’s a campervan, but it’s also good in catastrophic areas or war zones.”

Travel News

Geoguessr: Can you name the country quicker than this TikTok star?

TikTok star can recognise any country in the world in less than a second using just a photograph.

Travel News

This beachside town in Ukraine is now rigged with deadly mines

The once popular destination of Odesa has seen tourist numbers dwindle since 2014. Will the war be the end of tourism forever?

Moments

The world’s longest suspended pedestrian bridge opens today in Czechia

Czech Republic opens their record-breaking ‘Sky Bridge’ today.

Travel News

Arabian Travel Market: Where to go in the Middle East that’s not Dubai

What is the future of travel in Arabian countries? We find out from the experts.

Climate

Denmark has built weirdly tall benches as a warning - but what is it?

These benches are 1 metre higher than they should be and the sea level in Denmark soon could be too.

Travel News

Extreme skiers close out the 2022 season with a colourful show

A gang of pro freeskiers and snowboarders celebrate this year’s end of season in a stunningly colourful run.

Earth News

Voulez-vous Divest: Major banking AGM interrupted by ABBA flashmob

Extinction Money Rebellion interrupted HSBC’s annual meeting in London to sing them a pop classic.

Nature

This hidden greenhouse grows plants for all of London's Royal Parks

Hidden in central London is one of the biggest glasshouses in the UK which grows enough plants to keep the city’s Royal Parks in bloom.

Women Beyond Borders

This woman is recreating expeditions by forgotten female adventurers

Elise Wortley is following in the footsteps of history’s forgotten female explorers to prove adventure can be for anyone.

Moments

Watch: Rio Carnival parade makes an emotional return in Brazil

Locals were delighted to welcome carnival floats back to Rio de Janeiro and São Paolo.

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