The museum is awash with sightings of the paranormal. Pretty much everybody who works there agrees that the objects all hold a lot of energy The British Museum is home to the largest collection of ancient relics and bones, so it’s not surprising that staff and visitors have experienced thousands of eerie happenings. Historian Guy … Read more
Meghan Markle candidly opened up about her experiences with racism in a 2012 campaign video that has resurfaced in light of George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protests. In the clip, which was filmed as part of the ‘I Won’t Stand For…’ campaign for non-profit organization Erase the Hate, Meghan, now 38, discusses … Read more
Two globetrotting friends proved that lockdown needn’t be a barrier to travelling the world. Self-confessed travel-junkies James Ware, 28, and David Windsor, 33, both from London, wanted to ‘go on an adventure and liven up lockdown life’ and found a brilliant quarantine loophole – doing lots of Zoom-hosted Airbnb Online Experiences. The pair realised they … Read more
Variety IS the spice of life: Study shows the ‘key to happiness’ is visiting more places and having new and diverse experiences GPS signal from phones of 132 participants was tracked by researchers in the US They found those visiting more places reported higher levels of happiness More experiences were associated with activity in brain … Read more
Freediving in Indonesia, rafting down the Amazon and a remote Tibetan pilgrimage are just some of the travel experiences that will change your life, according to the adventure experts at Lonely Planet. They’ve included them in a recently published book called Travel Goals: Inspiring Experiences To Transform Your Life – ‘a modern bucket list for … Read more
Airbnb has launched a series of lockdown-friendly Zoom-hosted online experiences – from meditation sessions with sheep to virtual meetings with the stray dogs of Chernobyl. The home rental site is offering 50 virtual experiences from around the world, staring from £1, as a ‘new way for people to connect, travel virtually and earn income’ during … Read more
The coronavirus death toll in the United States tipped over 7,000 on Friday with 1,084 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The national total now stands at 7,164 deaths and 277, 999 cases, a jump of 32,643 new cases since Thursday. New York City remains the epicenter of the outbreak with 57,159 cases. The Big Apple’s … Read more
The coronavirus death toll in the United States tipped over 7,000 on Friday with 1,084 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The national total now stands at 7,164 deaths and 277, 999 cases, a jump of 32,643 new cases since Thursday. New York City remains the epicenter of the outbreak with 57,159 cases. The Big Apple’s … Read more
The smell of bread in Paris, the warmth of a pub fire in London and the scent of roasting chestnuts in New York: Sensory experiences travellers associate with cities around the world Other experiences include hearing the sound of water lapping a boat in Dubai In Sydney, travellers like the cool breeze on the Manly to … Read more
Davina McCall asks people who have overcome coronavirus to share their experiences – and broadcaster Emma Freud reveals she suffered from a dry cough, fever and ‘the worst headache of her life’ Davina McCall, 52, asked to speak to those who had got through coronavirus Asked Twitter followers who had tested positive to explain what … Read more