Recent developments: Ottawa’s coronavirus wastewater average, COVID-19 outbreaks rising. Its COVID hospitalizations and test positivity are stable. 35% of residents age 12 and up have had a booster vaccine in the last 6 months. The latest guidance Local officials are watching the city’s respiratory illness trends after the holidays. The […]
How the Swiss Alps inspired composers and their music
The village of Wengen perches high above the Lauterbrünnen Valley in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland. Looking left from our holiday flat’s balcony, I can drink in the sight of the Jungfrau, bright with spring snow. Beneath it, sheer cliffs plunge to the flower-filled fields on the valley floor. Opposite, beyond the […]
China Lashes Out At ‘Discriminatory’ Covid Travel Restrictions In Destination Countries
Chinese officials are calling Covid-related restrictions for travelers from China “discriminatory.” getty Half an hour after China’s announcement that it was dropping quarantine requirements for international arrivals and allowing outbound travel for Chinese citizens, the country’s largest travel online travel agency, Ctrip, showed a 10-fold jump in searches for outbound […]
19 Destinations With the Best Scuba Diving in the World
With oceans covering more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, it’s no surprise that the deeps contain innumerable places to explore. But to find some of the best scuba diving in the world at accessible limits for recreational fun, you have to know where to look (you’ll also need […]
Will Holiday 2022 Be Retailers’ Last Hurrah Before The Other Shoe Drops?
Shopping trolley sinking underwater in black and white getty Mixed signals. That’s what every retailer faces as the year ends and a new one is about to begin. The economy is poised for a fall, even while U.S. consumer spending remains robust. “Going into 2023, we have a broad-based slowdown […]
Is an outdoor water feature right for your landscape? – The Tryon Daily Bulletin
Is an outdoor water feature right for your landscape? Published 2:33 pm Tuesday, December 27, 2022 The sounds made by water are universally loved. People flock to the ocean for the waves. Others seek out mountain waterfalls. So many of our parks include a water feature, and for good reason, […]