This was the only moment when my decision to travel the length of Africa overland, Cairo to Cape Town, using only public transport, seemed like a dumb idea. Six and a half months, 10,000-plus kilometers, and precisely 317 pieces of public transport—every wired-together taxi, listless ferry and curmudgeonly camel given its own stolen-pen stroke on […]
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Robots May Be Taking Over the Travel Industry
Resistance Is Futile: Robots May Be Taking Over the Travel Industry Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]
2,000 women are taking state legislatures by storm, even as men hold on to the vast majority of seats
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Much attention has been paid to the wave of women elected to go to Washington this fall, but women are also storming politics at the local levels. More than 2,000 women will serve in state legislatures next year — growing the number of women in local chambers by several hundred and breaking […]
5 Reasons to Watch ‘The Dragon Prince’, the Best New Netflix Show No One is Taking About
Did you know it’s been almost 12 years since Netflix moved their business model from subscription-mail DVD rentals to online streaming? The company pivoted to video (sorry!) in 2007. Why am I bringing this up? Because I can recall, clear as day, having conversations at the time that boiled down to my generation telling older […]
HTC is taking applications for 6DOF dev kits
HTC this week opened applications for developer kits for its newly announced six degree of freedom (6DOF) controllers for the Vive Focus standalone headset.Read More
When taking a photo isn’t enough: The photographer who gives back
Graeme Green November 5, 2018 Share this article “I don’t think it would be fair to make a living selling photos without trying to help the people that I photograph,” says travel photographer Réhahn. Graeme Green speaks to the man on a serious mission to give something back. “I’m a ‘people person’,” says French travel […]
Texas travel: Taking a stand in San Antonio
The San Antonio River Walk, lined with buzzy restaurants and margarita bars (Image: David Kozlowski/Getty Images) AHH, I remember the Alamo,” I say to my son, Angus, 15, wistfully as we stand in front of one of America’s most revered sites. The teenager looks at me oddly. “I know you’re old but you’re not that […]
All hail our Homecoming queen!Julia Roberts is taking on her…
All hail our Homecoming queen! Julia Roberts is taking on her edgiest roles yet with the powerful movie Ben Is Back and thrilling new series Homecoming. Get the inside scoop from the Hollywood icon herself as she opens up about her 30-year career. 📷: Julia Roberts photographed by Carter Smith at the Beekman Hotel
US economy about to collapse, taking down dollar & American standard of living – Peter Schiff
Tuesday’s US stock plunge following a massive selloff on global markets is seen by some analysts as a sign of more bad things to come. RT talked to veteran stock broker Peter Schiff to explore the issue in depth. After the dramatic early drop, US stocks recovered but finished lower after a wild day on […]
‘I can’t do this alone’: Kids from Northern Quebec still taking medevac flights without parents
Parents of a six-year-old Waswanipi boy, who was taken on a medevac flight to Montreal on his own in August, described the trauma their son experienced at Quebec’s inquiry into the treatment of Indigenous people.