Portugal's Azores breached constitution by imposing quarantine on visitors - Cape Breton Post

Portugal's Azores breached constitution by imposing quarantine on visitors  Cape Breton Post

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Riding the giant: big-wave surfing in Nazaré

A small fishing hamlet in Portugal has become a magnet for the world’s most fearless big-wave surfers. Tim Lewis reveals how Nazaré became the ocean’s Everest

Everyone you meet in Nazaré tells you the waves here are different: heavier, more powerful, less predictable, somehow menacing. So, on my last afternoon in the Portuguese town in February, I went out on the back of a jet ski piloted by Andrew Cotton, a big-wave surfer from Devon, to see for myself. Cotton is easygoing, with cropped, gold-tipped hair and pale eyes, but he turns serious as we leave the harbour. He explains that jet skis are set up differently in Nazaré: the kill switch, which cuts the engine if the rider is thrown off, is not attached to the driver’s wrist as usual because… I miss the exact reason as Cotton guns the engine and sea spray covers us and I’m distracted, wondering if they really had to call it a “kill” switch. I’m already freaked out enough that I’ve promised to check in with my family as soon as I’m back on dry land.

Nazaré, specifically Praia do Norte or North Beach, is home to the biggest surfable waves on the planet. Ten years ago, it was unknown even in big-wave circles, but that changed when Garrett McNamara, a 52-year-old Hawaiian who is one of the pioneers of the sport, was given a tip-off by local bodyboarders. He came to Portugal for the first time in 2010; the following year, he rode a monstrous wave measured at 23.77m (78ft) and entered the Guinness World Records. In 2017, also in Nazaré, Brazilian Rodrigo Koxa nudged up the mark to 24.38m (80ft). If one day someone conquers a 100ft wave – a holy grail of surfing – almost certainly it will take place in Nazaré.

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The USA is the top destination for Britons looking to move abroad followed by Canada and Spain

The contenders were the United Nation's ten most popular destinations among UK expats - Australia, USA, Canada, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand, France, South Africa, Germany and Italy.

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Saddle up for a Norfolk ride... to discover Black Beauty and author Anna Sewell's birthplace

We explore the location of novel Black Beauty and discover more about its author, Anna Sewell - plus find fabulous places to eat, drink and stay.

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French and Dutch St. Martin split on reopening borders to U.S. tourists

The ban goes into effect on Aug. 1, the day flights are scheduled to commence from the U.S. to the Dutch side of the island.

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Sharing information with public is important medicine in COVID-19 fight - Crain's Cleveland Business

Sharing information with public is important medicine in COVID-19 fight  Crain's Cleveland Business

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From lush landscapes and five-star dinners to wild street parties, St Lucia you really are divine!

The Daily Mail's Victoria Bischoff checked into Cap Maison on St Lucia's north coast. Her island adventures included attending the famous Friday night street party in the village of Gros Islet.

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U.S. cruising to resume with UnCruise Adventures Alaska sailing

The Wilderness Adventurer departs Juneau on a seven-night itinerary on Aug. 1, the first to cruise U.S. waters since the pandemic shutdown.

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Staying Safe During Domestic Travel

Note: While I am a biologist by training and occupation, I’m not a public health expert. This is not medical advice, instead a way for me to share my experiences while traveling during the pandemic. As much as I wish I was traveling the world, now is not the time, and until the US gets […]

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The dashing Russian adventurer who fought to save indigenous lives

Lauded by Tolstoy and idolised by the Soviet Union, Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay campaigned for the suppression of slavery and challenged deceitful Europeans

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Born in Rozhdestvenskoye, Russia, on 17 July 184, and cursed with a name that’s confusing even for Russophiles, Miklouho-Maclay may be the greatest and most likable 19th-century explorer you’ve never heard of. 

Claim to fame
His adventures straddled the globe from the Canary Islands and North Africa to Patagonia, Easter Island, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, the Philippines and New Guinea. His main interest was ethnography: seeking out uncontacted tribes to see what he might learn from them. Given the era’s mood of white supremacy bolstered by dubious racial science, Miklouho-Maclay’s open-minded engagement with the subject is amazing. He believed he and the tribespeople shared a common humanity, and was further convinced by his investigations of the brains of executed Australian criminals. His conclusion – that all races possessed identical intellectual potential – led him to campaign against slavery and for the rights of indigenous people. 

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Miklouho-Maclay didn’t live long enough to complete a magnum opus, and his Australian wife, Margaret, destroyed some of his Russian journals.However, surviving diaries detail his encounters with several tribes, his attempts to record native languages and his despair about the influence of his fellow Europeans, noting: “The Europeans exploit the natives, and by their example they develop habits of lying and deceit.” 

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Review: Amtrak Sleeper Bedroom During COVID-19

A few weeks ago we took the Lake Shore Limited from New York’s Penn Station to upstate New York. Currently, due to COVID-19, Amtrak is limiting capacity in the coach cars to 50% of capacity and you have the option on the sleeper trains, like this one, to pay for a private Roomette or a […]

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10 of the best books set in Ireland – that will take you there

Explore Ireland’s history and culture through these tales of loss and love by Sally Rooney, Edna O’Brien, Colm Tóibín and more

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I was born in Toronto and moved to Ireland as a boy, where I spent some formative years in a planned, Khrushchevian-style satellite town in south County Clare. Settlers arrived in waves from Belfast, London, New York or further afield – from cities throughout Chile and South Africa. In this multicultural outpost, populated by residential tourists, we became wry observers of traditional nuances. For me, Ireland’s political, historical and cultural landscapes were first properly discovered in the country’s literature. The greats, such as Wilde, Yeats and Joyce, offered signposts to the past while more contemporary writers, including Roddy Doyle, Flann O’Brien and Jamie O’Neill, shone a light on lesser-heard Irish voices. And so my selection of novels echoes Ireland’s literary journey from pre-famine to the present day.

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‘Red Zone’ List Has Grown to 21 States, According to Report: Live Updates - The New York Times

‘Red Zone’ List Has Grown to 21 States, According to Report: Live Updates  The New York Times

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Around 1.4 million Britons face travel chaos as government introduces two-week quarantine

More than 600,000 British holidaymakers in Spain are already grappling with the sudden change in regulation - with hundreds of thousands more set to travel in the coming weeks.

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Vegas firm is finding ways to make casinos a safer bet

Scientific Games Corp. is introducing a number of contactless solutions to improve the gaming experience during the pandemic.

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On a wing and a prayer - Business Mirror

On a wing and a prayer  Business Mirror

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Fluz: $10 Starbucks Gift Cards and More for Less than $5

Through the Fluz app for Android and Apple you can purchase $10 gift cards for less than $5 right now. Big savings are available thanks to two promotions which are stackable. New users or those who grow their network and invite users will earn 35% cash back voucher. Plus, those with American Express cards can […]

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Bear Grylls Amazon Prime show on 'world's toughest race' in Fiji

'Eco-Challenge', a brutal 'expedition race', saw 66 teams from 30 countries race non-stop for 11 days, 24 hours a day, across a 671km (416-mile) course that included swamps and rivers.

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Catching the early show at Key West's Barbary Beach House

Sunsets at Mallory Square may be where the action is, but catching the sunrise just steps from the new property on the eastern side of the island has its rewards, too.

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7 smart and simple ways public spaces are being adapted for social distancing - CityMetric

7 smart and simple ways public spaces are being adapted for social distancing  CityMetric

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