Swedish amusement park Liseberg is looking for volunteers for "The Peak Fear Experiment" at a secret location in Sweden. The participants can expect to face their worst fears and explore their own limits of scary entertainment. The experiment, conducted in collaboration with world-leading scientists from Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark, will take place on October 11th, 2023. "If you are over 18 years old, enjoy being … [Read more...]
Cruising Alaska’s Inside Passage with Holland America: Helicopter Ride + Dog Mushing on Norris Glacier, Juneau
Arguably this experience is one of the most memorable on shore excursions offered by Holland America on a visit to Alaska's Inside Passage. I always gravitate towards unique experiences and this one is truly special, featuring stunning visuals of the mountainous interior from a helicopter including the Juneau Icefield, a landing directly on a glacier and dog mushing, all in the same afternoon. Northstar Helicopters (founded 1998) is located … [Read more...]
Female cliff divers debut at Copenhagen Opera House
Women's high diving will celebrate its premiere in Denmark on July 16 as the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to the capital city for the next nail-biting clash of cliff diving crop. Only after a few days after the road cycling elite has started the most prestigious race in their sport, the Tour de France, in the Danish capital, the cliff diving elite travels from Paris to Copenhagen for the third stop of the Red Bull Cliff … [Read more...]
Jens Notroff, Archaeologist, Illustrator, and Science Communicator
Q. When you were a toddler, your dad brought you to a museum where you fell in love immediately with the artifact display. You were 5 years old at the time, what really piqued your interest when you saw the display and made you aspire to become an archeologist from that point onwards? What do you think parents and teachers nowadays should do to help children develop a love for the pre-historical human culture? I still remember those … [Read more...]
Eligibility and requirements
Vaccination and test requirements Fully vaccinated travellers can fly on any Singapore Airlines flight and enjoy quarantine-free entry into Singapore via VTL flights if they meet the following criteria: Be fully vaccinatedwith any vaccine in the World Health Organisation Emergency Use List, at least 14 days prior to arrival in Singapore. All vaccination certificates, regardless of place of issuance and whether digitally verifiable or not, … [Read more...]
It’s about to Become More Complicated for Americans to Visit South Korea
Whether it’s traveling to see the cherry blossoms bloom during the spring, enjoying a K-pop concert with thousands of other fans, or taking in the relaxed atmosphere of Jeju Island, there are thousands of reasons to visit South Korea. However, starting this month, there is a new version of the South Korea visa for U.S. citizens rolling out. Known as the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (or K-ETA), this travel authorization will be … [Read more...]
Guðrið Højgaard, CEO Visit Faroe Islands
Q1. Tell us a little bit about yourself? I was born and raised in the Faroe Islands but have been living in 5 different countries for 20 years. I moved back to the Faroe Islands in 2012 to take the lead at Visit Faroe Islands. Prior to that, I was Marketing Director for Visit Stockholm and Marketing Manager for Visit Denmark. Q2. What has living abroad taught you? One thing that I learned all these years is that hard work will not go … [Read more...]
Mongolian Homestay & Other Adventures
We left Ulaanbaatar in the early morning under the gloomy grey skies with a persistent drizzle. Depressing weather, but certainly not unexpected. Could be worse. Could be the -30 they often experience here in the winter months. There is a reason I am not here in winter. We stayed with nomads - spending our nights in Mongolian gers - round accommodations that apparently can take only several hours to setup but seem very sturdy. These nomads … [Read more...]
Best European Travel Destinations for Architecture Sightseeing
Throughout Europe, the history of the region has shaped the construction of cities and architecture of buildings. For those who are enchanted with the beauty of centuries of construction art, Europe is a sightseeing wonderland. Here are some of the best locations across the continent to see and learn about thousands of years of architectural design. Barcelona, Spain The region that is now the city of Barcelona is believed to have been … [Read more...]
The Most Unusual Traditions In the World
You can look at any family and you are going to find a quirk to two here and there. Every family has a couple of traditions that they practice on a daily or weekly basis that others find weird. Maybe it has to do with their cultures. Maybe it is just how they are as a family whatever the situation is, these traditions might seem weird, but they are certainly not the weirdest on earth. Just check out some of the following most unnatural traditions … [Read more...]
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