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Festivals, sights across Korea
CultureKorea Herald1mo ago

Festivals, sights across Korea

The 25th Gwangyang Maehwa Festival will run through March 22 at Gwanyang Maehwa Village in South Jeolla Province. The annual event celebrates the blooming of plum blossoms that blanket the hills along the Seomjin River, creating one of Korea’s most iconic early-spring landscapes. Visitors can enjoy folk painting, media art exhibitions, a stamp tour and live busking performances. Hands-on activities include traditional archery and a plum-themed healing therapy session, each costing 6,000 won. Oth

89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff's Office Says
Worldzerohedge1mo ago

89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff's Office Says

89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff's Office Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A sheriff’s office in Florida announced this week that an undercover operation led to 89 human and sex trafficking-related arrests, resulting in more than 1,200 separate felony charges. A Hillsborough County Sheriff vehicle as seen in a file photo. Google Maps via The Epoch Times The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, which includes the Ta...

Roussillon, Provence's Colorful Secret Village
Worldnewsbeast17h ago

Roussillon, Provence's Colorful Secret Village

Hidden among the hills of the Luberon park in southeastern France, the village of Roussillon is described as one of Provence's most impressive and uniquely colorful communities. It is often likened to a painting brought to life.

Hillsborough Law Faces Further Delays
PoliticsBBC25d ago

Hillsborough Law Faces Further Delays

The UK Prime Minister's promise to pass the Hillsborough Law by April 15, 2025, marking the 36th anniversary of the disaster, is now expected to be further delayed.

[Photo News] Gurye in sea of yellow
CultureKorea Herald1mo ago

[Photo News] Gurye in sea of yellow

Visitors strolled among bright yellow cornelian cherry flowers in the village of Sansuyu, in Gurye, South jeolla Province, nestled in the foothills of Jirisan, as early spring unfolds across the countryside. The village has turned a vivid shade of yellow as sansuyu flowers bloom across the hillsides. Streams that remained frozen during the winter have thawed, signaling the arrival of warmer days. With lighter clothing and cameras in hand, visitors walked along scenic paths, taking in the seasona

Shell-shocked and tense: inside the Mexican tourist town where ‘El Mencho’ made his last stand
WorldThe Guardian1mo ago

Shell-shocked and tense: inside the Mexican tourist town where ‘El Mencho’ made his last stand

Tapalpa deserted and scared by day of terror in which feared drug lord’s reign came to an end during military raid Two days before one of the world’s most powerful drug lords was killed while trying to flee a chalet in the hills outside Mexico’s second biggest city, the Tapalpa Country Club posted an advert on Instagram inviting lovers to visit a place where they could “inhale peace [and] exhale stress”. “Date idea: Escape to Tapalpa,” read the message, advertising romantic private cabins, pi...

The soul of the hills in a feast
Culturehindu1mo ago

The soul of the hills in a feast

Rooted in the rhythms of the hills, this food festival at Sangamithrai, at Feathers Hotel, brings the flavours of the Nilgiris and surrounding regions to the table through dishes crafted by members…

Forget the Algarve – Portugal’s best winter escape is in the mountains
CultureThe Guardian1mo ago

Forget the Algarve – Portugal’s best winter escape is in the mountains

A century ago, the Serra da Estrela mountains were Portugal’s answer to the Swiss health resorts of St Moritz and Davos. Now, a historic sanatorium has been given a 21st-century makeover and is drawing people back to the hills Navigating the high slopes of Portugal’s Serra da Estrela in midwinter requires serious negotiation with the elements, but my guide, João Pedro Sousa, makes it look simple. Angling his lean frame into the wind, he digs his plastic snow-shoes into a steep drift and pauses, scanning the white ridgeline. He’s looking for mariolas – small cairns of rocks, fused by ice, that will indicate our onward trail. “The landscape changes every day so you have to learn how to read it afresh,” he says, setting off again. “At this time of year, nature is a true artist.” I plod inelegantly in his wake, still clumsy in the frames clipped to my boots to keep me from sinking into the powder. At a quartzite outcrop rippled with rose and amber, we pause and drink in the view. Below us, cupped in the glacial scar of the Zêzere valley, is the terracotta-roofed town of Manteigas – founded in the 12th century and today the modest hub for tourism in the region. Ahead, on the horizon, João Pedro points out mainland Portugal’s highest peak, the 1,993-metre Torre, home to a small ski resort suited to beginners. “This region is full of surprises,” he grins. Continue reading...