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I have sixteen photo galleries containing 800+ adventure travel-related photos. I’ve shot these on various trips and projects, ranging from ski mountaineering in Iran, solo ski touring through the Balkans, documenting the life of a hunter-herder in Tajikistan, paddling down Siberian rivers, and visits to some of Central Asia’s mountains and deserts.

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Kyzyl Kum Desert, Uzbekistan

The Kyzyl Kum – meaning red sands in Turkic languages – is the 15th largest desert in the world. Divided between central Uzbekistan, northern Turkmenistan, and southern Kazakhstan, the desert is located in an Italy-sized depression and bookended by the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya rivers.  Click here  to see more photos of the Kyzyl Kum Desert.

Mt. Damavand, Iran

Iran’s Mt. Damavand is the highest peak in the Middle East and also Asia’s highest volcano. Less than a few hours’ drive from Tehran – the country’s capital city – the 5,610m peak has more than a dozen routes to the summit and is a much sought after objective for skiers, trekkers and mountaineers in pursuit of the Volcanic Seven Summits. Click here to see more photos from Mt. Damavand, Iran.

The Dinaric Alps, Balkans

Spanning 650km along the edge of the Adriatic Sea, the Dinaric Alps is a mountain range in southeastern Europe. Many of its lesser-visited corners are in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo. Click here  to see more photos from the Balkans’ Dinaric Alps.

Grense Jakobselv, Norway

Grense Jakobselv, a deserted Norwegian settlement on the edge of Russia’s border, possesses a little-known fact for being the most north-easterly point of mainland Europe.    Click here to see more photos from Grense Jakobselv in Arctic Norway.

East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Bordering Russia to the north and China to the south, East Kazakhstan province is a land of steppe, alpine mountains and rivers. Slightly smaller in size than Italy, and with a population of fewer than 1.5 million people, this far eastern corner of Kazakhstan is an ideal place for solitude-seeking visitors. Click here  to see more photos of East Kazakhstan.

Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia

Mongolia’s western province of Bayan-Ölgii is famous for its hunters who use trained eagles for capturing prey. Up to 80% of the world’s eagle hunters live in the region, with the remainder in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and western China. Click here to see more photos from Bayan-Ölgii in western Mongolia.

Tuva Republic, Russia

Tuva is a semi-autonomous republic in southern Siberia and borders Mongolia. It’s home to the geographical centre of Asia and also the Yenisei – Russia’s longest river. It’s a landscape of wild forests and steppe dotted with villages, semi-nomadic settlements and a vibrant throat singing and artisanal crafts making culture. Click here to see more Tuva Republic photos.

Altai Republic, Russia

Local Altaians and Russians practising Tengrisim, Pagan Slavic religions, or Burkhanism, consider the Altai Republic as Siberia’s spiritual heart. The landlocked republic shares its borders with Kazakhstan and Mongolia and is home to Mt Belukha (4,506m), Siberia’s highest peak. Click here to see more Altai Republic photos, in addition to the Republic of Khakassia and Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan

Tajikistan is the smallest country in Central Asia and is best known for its rugged, mountainous terrain. Click here to see photos from the Pamir Mountains in eastern Tajikistan and the life of Orozbek, a Kyrgyz-Tajik hunter-herder living near the border of Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor.

Saryesik-Atyrau, Kazakhstan

The Saryesik-Atyrau Desert is located between the Ili and Karatal Rivers — on the southern shores of Lake Balkhash —and formed from an ancient river delta. Despite the bleak landscape, it’s home to goitered gazelle, wild boar and saiga antelope, and Asian wild ass .   Click here to see more photos of this wild expanse through  Jamie Maddison’s  70-mile run through the region.

Ust-Yurt, Kazakhstan

The Ust-Yurt — meaning plateau in Kazakh — is a coastal desert region on the edge of the Caspian Sea, covering an area this size of Kyrgyzstan. The region sprawls out across Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and is characterised by vast salt pans and impressive sedimentary rock towers, escarpments and pinnacles. Click here to see more Ustyurt photos.

Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Over one hundred metres below sea level, northeast Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression is an otherworldly landscape of sulphur springs, smoking volcanoes and salt pans. Despite its inhospitable nature, it’s home to the Afar — an ethnic Cushitic group spanning northern Ethiopia and parts of Djibouti and Eritrea. Click here to see photos from the world’s hottest inhabited place.

Caucasus Mountains, Georgia

Bordering Russia to the north and lying on the Black Sea coast, Georgia bridges a cultural and continental divide between Europe and Asia. Similar in size to Ireland, it’s a country with a diverse range of landscapes from 5000m+ alpine peaks, Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo Kartli province’s rolling expanses of verdant grassland, and the Mediterranean climate of Kakheti’s wine-growing region near Azerbaijan’s border. Click here to see photos of Georgia.

Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan

Northeast Afghanistan’s Wakhan region — which also includes parts of eastern Tajikistan — is one of the country’s remotest areas. Unlike other provinces, the Wakhan has remained untouched by conflict. Its quiet mountain valleys, picturesque villages and infrequently visited network of trails makes it one of Central and South Asia’s outstanding travel destinations. Click here to see more Wakhan Corridor photos.

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Want to take better travel photos? Think like a landscape painter.

Wielding paints, canvases, and creative eyes, artists reveal how to see—and document—nature and cities.

The land doesn’t demand your attention the way billboards do, or traffic lights, or people with their bright clothes and private thoughts. Landscapes aren’t static, but they’re not as fast-moving as the rest of our world. Even urban landscapes, with their ever-present teardowns and build-ups, backdrop most of the art we consume, from films to photographs. But if you stop and focus, as landscape painters do, there’s depth in the world around us and stories unfolding in the foliage, the soil, even in the garbage.

Landscape painters see the world differently than most travelers do. Their eyes have been trained to seek the horizon, read the light, and understand subtle variations in weather.  

It’s part of the job, explains painter Timothy Wilson . For the past two years, he’s been working on a series of images inspired by the landscapes of Maine Coast Heritage Trust . He’s visited over a dozen of the trust’s nature preserves on the Maine coast, painting on cliffs, islands, in marshes and bogs—even from the seat of his kayak.  

He experiences the parks the way any traveler might, eyes open to the wonder of the rugged landscape. But instead of snapping a photo for Instagram, Wilson stops and sets up an easel. “It stops me from looking at my phone,” he says. “Instead of checking again and again, I look at the landscape. I become enmeshed. It feels wonderful.”

You don’t have to be an artist to appreciate the natural world. Anyone can stop and marvel at a sunset. But thinking like a landscape artist can help travelers become better at seeing what’s around them. Next time you hit the road, make sure you have a sketchbook—or even just a cellphone—on hand to capture and compose. Any trip can be an artists’ retreat if you let it.

Find your footing

To absorb a landscape, be it a desert or a marsh, the first step is to find a vantage spot. “When I’m working, I’m carrying my own heft and the heft of my gear,” Wilson points out. “While I like the fluidity of the earth, I don’t enjoy walking through smarmy sandy areas to get to where I’m painting. I like having solid ground under my feet.”  

Instead of worrying about sinking into the mud, or slipping on seaweed, Wilson sets his easel on a well-trodden hill, a dry flat rock, or a place where the seaweed has matted down thickly. “In order to be a good observer of nature, you have to have a good place to stand.”

(See why Maine has inspired artists for two centuries.)

This is equally true for casual photographers. It takes time to compose a good image, even just snapping one for Instagram. It’s worth finding a place off the main trail to stop and ponder the world beyond.

Wilson often paints the sea, which gives his works a strong horizon line. While her process is different, New York City -based landscape painter April Gornik also focuses on creating strong, moody images that feel timeless (and occasionally a little haunting). She tends to look first at the world around her, then paints a landscape back in her studio. “When you travel,” she says, “you deliberately dislocate yourself. So you have to relocate yourself. It’s a healthy thing for people.”

While Wilson finds his footing in a very literal manner, Gornik encourages travelers to reach a place of ease, a sense of comfort within discomfort. “The landscape is the other, the ultimate other,” she says. “Art is about taking the leap, becoming familiar, finding yourself.”

Embrace the weather  

Most travelers hope for bright, sunny days, but there’s an upside to stormy weather. Overcast skies create a different quality of light , one that both landscape artists and portrait photographers adore. Landscapes that veered a little moody and dark show up in works by the Florida Highwaymen , a group of Black painters active in the mid-20th century.  

They practiced “fast painting” and sold their works from the trunks of their cars along major highways, often capturing stormy skies, palms beset by wind, waves crashing on the shore, and slightly ominous backcountry rivers. The Highwaymen weren’t necessarily storm chasers, but their works depicted Florida as an atmospheric, turbulent environment, full of heat and water and life.

It’s highly effective, points out Wilson, to glance upward and observe the clouds. “Painting is a science,” he says. “The air changes what you see. Things that are closer look warmer because of how the light particles bounce. When storms come, it throws everything into flux.”

(Learn how landscape painting helped to save Yellowstone.)

Kim Do , a landscape painter who lives in the Hudson Valley of New York (but has worked around the globe), also says he “loves to paint the weather.” He adds, “We humans are living at the bottom of an ocean of air. We’re the lobsters of our planet. We look up, and we see the weather.” Do says that painting the sky makes him feel connected to the landscape artists who came before him, like famed British painter John Constable , known for his moody way with clouds.

Seek color, find beauty  

Noa Charuvi splits her time between Jerusalem and New York City, two urban environments rich in history and poor in green space. Yet her landscape paintings manage to capture both the energy of her hometowns and the vast beauty of their buildings. Her daily walks around Brooklyn frequently take her past construction sites, where she will stop and snap a picture. “I’m often drawn to a scene because I find a surprising potential for beauty,” she says. “In the construction sites, I’m drawn to certain colors.”

Charuvi emphasizes that even a half-erected skyscraper or demolition zone can provide a rainbow of inspiration: the bright yellow of caution tape, orange buckets for mixing cement, red bricks, and unfinished golden-hued wood. “The packaging materials for windows and insulation, often that’s pastel, pink or blue,” she says. “It all starts with color.” Finding palettes means Charuvi can pull joy from any scene, no matter how banal. There’s also something she likes about seeing history in the making. Cities are constantly changing. Buildings are being torn down, new ones are being built up. Landscape painting, she says, allows her to “make sense of the endlessness” that surrounds us. “It connects us,” she says.  

It’s something we all can keep in mind when we’re exploring the world. There’s beauty in the everyday, in the decay, in the busy streets and in the signs of human life. You don’t have to create a perfect image of the Eiffel Tower every time you travel to Paris —sometimes, it’s more interesting to capture the commuters on the Métro or the pigeons on the mansard roofs.

Linger longer

Perhaps the biggest lesson travelers can learn from painters is this: absorbing and capturing your surroundings takes time. In order to create art or deeply appreciate a place, you have to slow down to observe, dwell, and imagine. Even a good photo doesn’t happen just because you’re looking at beautiful scenery. You have to take a moment to figure out, as Wilson puts it, “the feng shui of a landscape.”

“Lingering and contemplating is something we have to train ourselves to do,” explains Do. “I was painting in Barbados once, and a tourist bus would come by every hour or so. People would come and pour out of the bus, take one picture, and then move on.”

He spent an entire day in that one spot, watching people come and go. Maybe some of them got a nice snapshot, but their trip wasn’t arranged for the immersive work artists crave. Each of these painters emphasizes the significance of letting the world in. You have to absorb it, to hold it, and be held.

“There’s a certain awareness of your surroundings you get from making paintings,” Do says. “We’re immersed in our environments. It cradles us. It’s around us. When you feel that, it’s almost like we’re in the womb of our planet.” His paintings are highly detailed and evocative, and when you’re looking at one of Do’s Oculus landscapes, you feel immersed. That, he says, is the entire point. It’s why we travel, it’s why we make art. It’s that sense of deep, intense connection.

It can happen suddenly, but it doesn’t happen quickly.

Katy Kelleher is a Maine-based writer. Her work also appears in The Paris Review  and Longreads . Follow her on Instagram  or Twitter .

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30 Fantastic Photos from Iceland to Inspire Your Next Trip

Last month, I finally visited Iceland. It wasn’t the impossible budget destination people made it out to be .

The locals were warm and welcoming, took me around , and showed me their homes. They were incredibly hospitable, and I made a lot of Icelandic friends on my trip.

And, while locals make any destination better, what blew my mind was the magnificence of the natural landscape. It’s bewitching. You find yourself in a spellbound daze as you move from place to place, your eyes overloaded by all you’re seeing.

“How could such a tiny place have such a diverse and beautiful landscape?” you think to yourself as your jaw hurts from being open too much.

Over the course of 11 days, I wanted to scream from joy everywhere I went. The land is desolate, sparsely populated, and silent. That was the one thing I noticed — just how silent Iceland is.

There are no distractions, and I think that helps you form a deep connection with nature. You begin to feel its rhythm.

Today, I want to share 30 pictures from my trip in hopes of inspiring you to visit this country. I’m not the world’s best photographer, but it’s hard to take a bad picture in Iceland.

It’s a fun city with a lively nightlife. Be sure to spend at least a couple of days here!

Best of all, it’s free to visit and there is lots of parking too. Be sure to walk along the narrow river that leads to the ocean. You can see smaller glaciers wash out to sea or end up on the beach.

While Geysir is no longer active, the spot is still popular on the famous Golden Circle tourist trail outside Reykjavik thanks to another active geyser nearby called Strokkur.

If you can, try to visit early before the crowds. Lots of tour buses visit the Golden Circle these days!

This is also one of the most popular waterfalls in the country. Try to visit before 10am to beat the crowds!

I only managed to see a fraction of Iceland during my 11-day trip, but my visit lived up to my high expectations.

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Ireland's picture-perfect towns and villages

Posted: April 30, 2024 | Last updated: April 30, 2024

Not for nothing is Ireland described as the " Emerald Isle ." This is a verdant and bucolic nation carpeted with a countryside of lush, green fields and steep rolling valleys, a landscape complemented by a spectacular coastline of precipitous cliffs and yawning bays. Dotted across this scenic quilt are numerous towns and villages that add unique character to a land already personified by centuries-old Gaelic culture and tradition. So, are you planning a visit?

Click through and discover Ireland's picture-perfect destinations.

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Kinsale, County Cork

Located at the start of the Wild Atlantic Way, a 2,500-km (1,533 mi) scenic tourist on the west coast, and on parts of the north and south coasts, Kinsale is known for its historic and brightly-colored streetscape. Notable buildings include the early 16th-century Desmond Castle and Markey House, completed in 1600.

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Westport, County Mayo

The Carrowbeg river flows through Westport, a handsome town laid out in the Georgian architectural style. A tree-lined promenade known as the Mall runs along the river, which is spanned by several stone bridges.

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Cashel, County Tipperary

The Cashel skyline is dominated by the Rock of Cashel, a 12th-century site comprising the ruins of a cathedral, chapel, and a well-preserved round tower, the oldest and tallest structure in the historic complex and dating back to 1100.

Baltimore, County Cork

The historic village of Baltimore and the enchanting islands of Cape Clear, Sherkin, and Heir lie near the very southern tip of Ireland. One of the most notable landmarks in the area is the Baltimore Beacon, also known as Lot's wife, a conspicuous conical white tower built in the mid-19th century.

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Roundstone, County Galway

Roundstone, a village on the west coast of Ireland, is known as a home for creativity and the arts. Its scenic outlook has provided a backdrop for several Hollywood movies, including 'The Mackintosh Man' (1973) starring Paul Newman and James Mason, and 2008's 'Marley & Me,' starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.

Dingle, County Kerry

Colorful Dingle sits on the edge of the Dingle Peninsula, on the southwest coast of Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. Once the center of a thriving hand-woven linen industry, Dingle still maintains a number of workshops dedicated to designer weaving and tapestry.

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Inistioge, County Kilkenny

The pretty village of Inistioge is entered by crossing a 10 arch stone bridge over the Nore river. The Woodstock Estate, with its derelict Georgian house, is open to the public.

Adare, County Limerick

Designated as a heritage town by the Irish government, points of interest in Adare include an Augustinian priory founded in 1316, Desmond Hall and Castle (not to be confused with Kinsale's castle of the same name), and several wonderfully-preserved thatched cottages near the entrance to Adare Manor.

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Dalkey, County Dublin

Dalkey, a seaside resort southeast of Dublin, is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw lived here, as does the likes of U2's Bono and fellow musical performers Van Morrison and Enya. Some of Dalkey's main street has structures dating back to the 10th century.

Birr, County Offaly

Birr is another designated Irish heritage town with a carefully-preserved Georgian architectural signature. Its principal tourist draw is Birr castle, the residential areas of which are not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens are.

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Rosses Point, County Sligo

Rosses Point refers to both the name of this County Sligo village and the surrounding peninsula. No less than three lighthouses guard the approach to Rosses Point, which has claimed numerous vessels throughout history, including three ships of the Spanish Armada, which sank in September 1588.

Cong, County Mayo

Fans of John Wayne will recognize Cong as the filming location for John Ford's 1952 Oscar-winning film 'The Quiet Man,' which costars Maureen O'Hara. Little has changed since Hollywood visited the destination, with Ashford Castle, now a hotel, featuring prominently throughout the production.

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Derrynane, County Kerry

Derrynane is what's known as a  townland, a small geographical division of land the system of which is Gaelic in origin. Located on the Iveragh peninsula, Derrynane is not much more than a cluster of cottages surrounded by the ruins of an ancient abbey and a couple of old forts. A dolmen standing nearby is believed to date back to 3000 BCE.

Portmagee, County Kerry

Also located on the Iveragh peninsula is Portmagee, named for Captain Theobald Magee, a notorious 18th-century smuggler. During the summer, visitors to Derrynane can take boat trips to the Skellig Islands, a pair of rocky islets one of which cradles a 6th-century monastic settlement, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Sneem, County Kerry

The charming village of Sneem is considered "the knot" in the Ring of Kerry—a 179-km-long (111 mi) circular tourist route in County Kerry that serves as a scenic bracelet enclosing a beautifully wild and stark landscape.

Leighlinbridge, County Carlow

The ruins of the landmark Black Castle, one of Ireland's earliest Norman strongholds, loom over the Barrow river and serve as a reminder of Leighlinbridge's past as a military center for all of Leinster province.

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Dunmore East, County Waterford

Tourism in Dunmore East is ocean-centric, an industry supported by excellent boating and sailing facilities. The village is also famed for a collection of fine, sandy beaches.

Killaloe, County Clare Killaloe

Killaloe on the Shannon river is distinguished by the Cathedral Church of St Flannan. Inside is a spectacular Romanesque doorway and the Killaloe stone, etched with an ancient runic inscription.

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Aughrim, County Wicklow

Tucked into a scenic valley in the east of Ireland where the Ow and Derry rivers meet to form the Aughrim river is Aughrim itself, a small town dotted with a number of unusual granite terraced houses and an old blacksmith's forge. Aughrim was originally built from granite, and this material is still widely used.

Doolin, County Clarea

The coastal village of Doolin is marked by numerous archaeological sites, many dating to the Iron Age and earlier. Historical landmarks such as Doonagore Castle, a round 16th-century tower house overlooking Doolin Point, lends additional character to this popular tourist destination.

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Kilkenny, County Kilkenny

A city in fact rather than a town, Kilkenny nonetheless exudes a picturesque charm all of its own, built as it is on both banks of the Nore river and graced with Kilkenny Castle, the signature symbol of this historic medieval destination.

Kinvara, County Galway

Ireland is peppered with dozens of old castles and forts, and at Kinvara it's Dunguaire Castle that takes the honors. It stands as a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay, just a short drive from the village and well worth a diversion to explore.

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Kenmare, County Kerry

The bright hues of Kenmare town center lend it a sunny disposition, even in the middle of winter. Kenmare lies on two noted Irish tourist routes, the aforementioned Ring of Kerry and the Ring of Beara.

Dunfanaghy, County Donegal

This small market town lies on Donegal's north west coast, specifically the west side of Sheephaven Bay. A long sandy beach known as Killahoey Strand serves as an alluring summertime attraction, but Dunfanaghy's 19th-century veneer makes it a year-round proposition.

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Allihies, County Cork

Revenue generated from copper mining built Allihies, a village located at the western tip of the Beara Peninsula. The Allihies Copper Mine Museum commemorates the area's mining heritage, while the engine house of the Mountain Mine (center of photograph) stands as a permanent reminder of a once-thriving industry.

Cobh, County Cork

The lofty spire of St Colman's Cathedral dominates the Cobh skyline, the second-tallest in Ireland, behind St John's Cathedral in Limerick. Cobh, incidentally, is where Annie Moore and her brothers departed from, bound for America. She was the first immigrant to the United States to pass through federal immigrant inspection at the Ellis Island station in New York Harbor.

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Clifden, County Galway

The coastal town of Clifden actually resembles a rural destination, enclosed as it by verdant countryside. In fact, Clifden is the preferred base from which to explore Connemara National Park.

Strandhill, County Sligo

Strandhill is known as having some of the best surfing in Ireland. Its vast beach break is capable of holding huge waves in the right conditions, which makes it perfect for hanging ten, but dangerous to swim in.

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Killarney, County Kerry

Stone-clad Killarney is a previous Best Kept Town award winner, and has also been named Ireland's tidiest town. Killarney's tourism history dates back to the mid-18th century, when it benefited greatly from the coming of the railway. Today more than one million tourists visit the destination every year.

Carlingford, County Louth

Carlingford sits on the Cooley Peninsula, between the waters of Carlingford Lough and the mountain of Slieve Foye. The coastal town is recognized for its medieval layout, noticeable by the narrow lanes and small streets threading through it center.

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Travel Trivia: Free Response Questions

Which Bavarian castle did Walt Disney sculpt the one in Disneyland after?

Answer:  Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.

In which country would you be able to find the architectural works of Antoni Gaudi?

Answer:  Spain, namely in Barcelona.

In 2007, which airline kept passengers stuck on the runway for 11 straight hours, refusing to allow them to deplane?

Answer: JetBlue.

What 2003 travel “bucket list” by Patricia Schultz suggests tripping to varied places like Beijing’s Forbidden City and New York’s Finger Lakes?

Answer: 1,000 Places To See Before You Die .

What Eden-like walkway with 200 species of plants was built on the site of an abandoned rail line in Chelsea, New York?

Answer: The Hi-Line.

Which nation was the most visited in 2011, with 79.5 million tourists, many viewing its capital city’s Left Bank?

Answer: France.

An extreme tourism trip to which Ukraine location’s nuclear wasteland cost $200 in 2012?

Answer: Chernobyl.

The castle in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Florida belongs to which princess? What about the castle within California’s Disneyland?

Answer : The castle in Walt Disney World is Cinderella’s castle. The Disneyland Castle in California belongs to Sleeping Beauty.

What is the name of the Beverly Hills bakery founded in 2005 by Candace Nelson, a judge on TV’s Cupcake Wars?

Answer: Sprinkles.

Which New Jersey city is the original home of Carlo’s Bake Shop, where TV’s Cake Boss Buddy Valastro layers on cakey magic?

Answer: Hoboken.

The beds in Quebec’s Hotel de Glace, where visitors flock every winter for overnight stays, are made out of what?

Answer: Ice.

What name is given to the popular holiday area between Marseille and La Spezia?

Answer: French Riviera.

While famous for its sunrise hot-air balloon rides, this city in Turkey is also known for its enchanting cave dwellings. What is this city?

Answer: Cappadocia.

Although the smallest national park in Italy, ____ is one of the most culturally relevant, featuring five small coastal villages named Corniglia, Manarola, Monterosso al Mare, Riomaggiore, and Vernazza.

Answer:  Cinque Terre National Park.

In what European country is Baselworld, the annual watch and jewelry fair, held for one week every March?

Answer: Switzerland.

In which Michigan city does the annual North American International Auto Show takes up nearly one million square feet of floor space?

Answer: Detroit.

In which state’s Black Rock Desert does the annual Burning Man festival draw its eclectic crowds?

Answer: Nevada. 

What centuries-old mausoleum in Asia appears pink at dawn, dazzling white during the day, golden at dusk, and silver by moonlight?

Answer: Taj Mahal.

In Norway, a fjord is made up largely of what?

Answer: Water.

Which historic French cabaret, home of the high-kicking cancan, celebrated its 125th birthday in October 2014?

Answer: Moulin Rouge.

If you wanted to attend the world’s largest Carnival celebration, what event would you go to, and in what country?

Answer: Rio Carnival, Brazil. The biggest and most famous celebration in the world, the Rio Carnival, has become synonymous with the party spirit of both Rio and Brazil itself.

What island in San Francisco, California was the site of an almost escape-proof prison?

Answer: Alcatraz.

Which state is home to South Padre Island, which US News & World Report deems one of its top 10 spring break sites in 2015?

Answer: Texas.

If you wanted to fly to the original region where khao soi , a deliciously rich, creamy, and slightly spicy yellow curry noodle dish was created, where in Thailand would you fly to?

Answer: Northern Thailand.

Reykjavik is the capital of what country?

Answer: Iceland.

What 650-foot-tall observation tower in Seattle, Washington has 24 lighting rods on its roof to withstand strikes during storms?

Answer: The Space Needle.

Which of these is not a Japanese city — Sapporo, Hakone, Osaka, or Taipei?

Answer:  Taipei (this is a city in Taiwan).

Which of these is not a city in China — Chongqing, Harbin, Qingdao, or Nha Trang?

Answer:  Nha Trang (this is a city in Vietnam).

What common caged pet in the US is a mainstay in the diet of Peruvian people, who consumed 65 million of them in 2004?

Answer: Guinea pig.

What is Tivoli Gardens and where is it located?

Answer: Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and garden in Copenhagen, Denmark.

In what country would you find Super Nintendo World?

Answer: Japan, and eventually the USA and Singapore (Super Nintendo World is located in Universal Studios Japan; it is under construction at Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Singapore, and Universal Orlando Resort).

On which Asian wonder was “graffiti zones” designated in 2014, where visitors can leave their marks on plastic screens?

Answer: Great Wall of China (it was done in an effort to keep tourists from defacing the wall itself).

Which German city and capital of Bavaria was the home of the original Oktoberfest?

Answer: Munich.

What plaza in NYC boasts a Christmas tree that’s been topped with a 550-pound Swarovski crystal star since 2004?

Answer: Rockefeller Center.

On which Hawaiian island would you be able to hike or go backpacking on the iconic, bucket list Kalalau Trail?

Answer: Kauai.

If you were planning a trip to China to see the Giant Panda bears, what city would you add to your travel itinerary?

Answer: Chengdu.

Bali, with magical temples and stunning beaches, is a popular tourist destination in which country?

Answer: Indonesia.

Can you list all the countries that are home to a Disney park?

Answer: USA (California and Florida), Japan (Tokyo), France (Paris), Hong Kong, and China.

In which country can you go diving and snorkeling on the famous island of El Nido?

Answer: The Philippines.

In which city would you be if you were shopping at the Chatuchak Weekend Market?

Answer: Bangkok, Thailand.

In which origin country can you find a Tim Tam chocolate biscuit?

Answer: Australia.

Pena Palace, the iconic yellow and red castle located in the city of Sintra, resides in what country?

Answer: Portugal.

In which country would you be if you were visiting the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture?

Answer: Saudi Arabia.

What is the name of the imperial palace complex at the heart of Beijing, China?

Answer:  Forbidden City.

Which city, still in existence today (and thriving), was built on a lake?

Answer: Mexico City, built on Lake Texcoco.

In which city is the Uffizi Gallery located?

Answer:  Florence.

In 2015, which European city hosted the first Lollapalooza concert outside of the USA–Barcelona, Berlin, Madrid, or Budapest?

Answer: Berlin.

Which NYC neighborhood is home to Magnolia Bakery, whose cupcakes became a craze when the Sex and the City girls ate them in 2000?

Answer: Greenwich Village.

Marina Bay Sands is a very popular hotel, casino and shopping complex located in which city?

Answer: Singapore.

Which U.S. cities are you flying between if the airport codes on your ticket are SEA and SAN?

Answer:  Seattle and San Diego.

What is the capital of Denmark?

Answer:  Copenhagen.

What is the longest river in the world?

Answer:  The Amazon.

Where is Westminster Abbey?

Answer: London.

What is the largest standing structure from the Roman Empire?

Answer: The Colosseum.

Area 51 is located in which US state?

Answer:  Nevada.

What island is the illegal Stairway To Heaven hike located on?

Answer:  Oahu, Hawaii.

In which city would you be able to find the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Griffith Observatory, and the Capitol Records Building?

Answer:  Los Angeles, California.

Which national park, located in Utah, is known for its unique-looking hoodoo structures?

Answer:  Bryce Canyon National Park.

Which French city is known as the wine capital of France?

Answer:  Bordeaux.

Where in the world would you find Torres del Paine National Park?

Answer:  Chile.

What region of Italy would you visit if you wanted to taste the freshest Prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano Reggiano, and aged balsamic vinegar?

Answer: Emilia-Romagna.

The Dingle Way is a village-to-village hiking trail tracing more than 100 miles around the Dingle Peninsula, a wildly remote section of what country?

Answer:  Ireland.

If you’re looking to eat a pastel de nata from its origin country, where would you go?

Answer:  Portugal.

Dubrovnik was the filming location for which fictional area in Game of Thrones ?

Answer:  King’s Landing.

What states in the USA would you visit if you wanted to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter?

Answer: California and Florida.

Which US city hosts its annual Halloween music festival, Voodoo Fest?

Answer:  New Orleans.

What is the name of the island in Hong Kong that is home to Tian Tan Buddha, more commonly known as The Big Buddha?

Answer:  Lantau Island.

Which language is spoken in the Canadian province of Quebec?

Answer:  French.

Which state is Mount Rushmore located in?

Answer:  South Dakota.

Where is Glacier National park located?

Answer:  Montana.

Which large island country is actually 84% ice, contrary to what its name would imply?

Answer:  Greenland.

Name the capital of Egypt.

Answer:  Cairo.

Which limestone-rich New Mexico cave features an 8-acre chamber called the Big Room, where visitors take a 1-mile walk around its perimeter?

Answer:  Carlsbad Caverns.

What is the most visited tourist attraction in the world?

Answer:  Eiffel Tower.

Which of these EU countries does not use the euro as its currency? Poland, Denmark, or Sweden?

Answer:  All of the above.

What is the national dish of Hungary?

Answer:  Goulash.

In what country do more than half of people believe in elves?

Answer:  Iceland.

“Cirque du Soleil” started in what country?

Answer:  Canada.

Where is North Sentinel Island, whose hostile tribal natives allow no visitors–Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or Arctic Ocean?

Answer:  Indian Ocean (it’s called the Forbidden Island because no one can land there).

Which country’s national animal is a unicorn?

Answer:  Scotland.

What country are the Galapagos Islands located in?

Answer:  Ecuador.

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in what country?

Answer:  Greece.

Where in the world would you find Banff National Park?

Answer:  Alberta, Canada.

Travel Trivia Questions: Multiple Choice Round

In which country is most of the Iceberg Alley located?

• a) Greenland
• d) United States

Answer : c) Canada

What European country has an ancient Egyptian temple in its capital city?

• a) Portugal

Answer : b) Spain – Temple of Debod

Where is the world’s largest national park?

• c) Greenland

Answer : c) Greenland. Northeast Greenland National Park, the world’s largest national park, clocks in at 375,000 square miles. That’s more than 100 times the size of Yellowstone National Park!

In what US state is Jackson Hole located?

• b) Nebraska

Answer : d) Wyoming

What is the name of the famous ancient Egyptian structure with a lion’s body and a human head, situated near the Giza Pyramids?

• a) Karnak Temple
• b) The Sphinx
• c) Luxor Temple
• d) Philae Temple

Answer : b) The Sphinx

Most rattlesnakes are native to which continent?

• a) The Americas

Answer : a) The Americas. Rattlesnakes are native to the Americas (from southern Canada to central Argentina). The large majority of species live in the American Southwest and Mexico.

Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in which Southeast Asian country?

a) Thailand b) Vietnam c) Cambodia d) Indonesia

Answer : c) Cambodia

In which U.S. state is the Lost Sea located?

• a) Mississippi
• b) Tennessee
• c) Michigan
• d) North Dakota

Answer : b) Tennessee. Listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as America’s largest underground lake, the Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system called Craighead Caverns.

The Petronas Towers, once the tallest twin towers in the world, are a prominent landmark in which Southeast Asian city?

• b) Kuala Lumpur

Answer : B) Kuala Lumpur

From which country does Massaman curry originate?

• b) Indonesia
• c) Malaysia
• d) Thailand

Answer : d) Thailand

Gurara Falls, Freedom Park Lagos, Tafawa Balewa Square, Owu Falls, and Ibeno Beach are all landmarks in which country?

• b) Portugal

Answer : c) Nigeria

In which of these islands do sheep outnumber people by the thousands?

• a) Falkland Islands
• b) New Zealand
• c) Faroe Islands
• d) Rapa Nui

Answer : c) Faroe Islands

Travel Trivia Questions: Picture Round

Okay, this round is pretty simple. Name where in the world these famous landmarks are located:

Travel Trivia: Picture Round Answers:

• Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
• Moscow, Russia
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
• Grand Prismatic Spring; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA
• Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Rome, Italy

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Holy Land Pictures

I have put together a collection of my favorite photos of the Holy Land featuring some stunning images of Christian Holy Sites and Churches from Jerusalem, Nazareth, and the Sea of Galilee .

Our Favorite Holy Land Pictures

Did you know that over 400,000 people visit the Israel every year? Since the birth of Christianity over 2000 years ago in this ancient land, the Holy Land has constantly been a pilgrimage destination for Christians throughout the world, not to mention, people from all walks of life and religions. It is actually the considered to be the birthplace of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Throughout the Holy Land, you will find important Christian shrines, from the north through to the south of the country and points in between.

In the Galil in the  north of Israel , you can ‘follow the footsteps of Jesus’ by visiting the  Sea of Galilee , known in Hebrew as the Kinneret. On the shores of the lake you will see the ancient synagogue of Capernaum where, according to the New Testament, Jesus miraculously healed, delivered, and spoke in the synagogue during his ministry.

So many wonderful photo opportunities in Israel and I have shared with you some of my true favorites.

Enjoy…

We would also invite you to  share some of your favorites  with us.

We hope you have enjoyed our photo gallery. As I said, Lisa and I are always discovering new places and things to photograph and we invite you as our guest to contribute to this page and our main Israel photo gallery as well.

Of course, that is not a substitute for visiting Israel l in the near future. With limitless things to do and see, you will find yourself wanting more and more.

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Video footage of the landing, captured by Airlines Videos Live , shows the aircraft skidding on the runway and then bouncing off the ground as it attempts to land. The plane then takes off again, flying for a few minutes before successfully landing.

"What? Whoa, whoa, whoa," the commentator of the livestream could be heard saying. "We're getting that go around. Holy moly. Wow. That is the roughest landing I think we've ever caught on our broadcast."

A Boeing 747-8 Lufthansa flight was scheduled to land around 1 p.m. ET at LAX after a more than 11-hour flight from Frankfurt, Germany, LAX's website shows.

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Lufthansa Airlines, in an email statement to USA TODAY, said that Flight LH 456 from Frankfurt to Los Angeles had a "rough landing" Tuesday. 326 passengers and 19 crew members were on board the flight and no injuries were reported.

The airline said the plane later flew back to Frankfurt following "an assessment by the cockpit crew, a consultation with the technical department on site and in Frankfurt and an initial visual inspection," where it will undergo further inspection. Lufthansa did not specify if the plane flew back empty or had passengers on board.

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Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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This photo released by the San Diego Zoo shows giant panda Yun Chuan on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in the Sichuan province of China. A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Monday, April 29. (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo via AP)

This photo released by the San Diego Zoo shows giant panda Xin Bao on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in the Sichuan province of China. A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Monday, April 29. (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo via AP)

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Monday.

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said its caretakers recently visited China to meet the giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, ahead of their planned trip to Southern California. An exact date for the handoff hasn’t been set.

Yun Chuan, a mild-mannered male who’s nearly 5 years old, has “deep connections” to California, the wildlife alliance said. His mother, Zhen Zhen, was born at the San Diego Zoo in 2007 to parents Bai Yun and Gao Gao.

Xin Bao is a nearly 4-year-old female described as “a gentle and witty introvert with a sweet round face and big ears.”

“Our conservation partners in China shared photographs and personality traits of Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, but meeting them in person was so special,” said Dr. Megan Owen, the alliance’s vice president of conservation science. “It’s inspiring as people from around the world come together to conserve, protect, and care for these special bears, and we can’t wait to welcome them to San Diego.”

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has a nearly 30-year partnership with leading conservation institutions in China focused on protecting and recovering giant pandas and the bamboo forests they depend on.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Child seriously hurt as number of dead rises after airstrike in Odesa seaside park

The Ukrainian authorities say the number of victims from a Russian airstrike in Odesa has risen, with many more injured. Listen to a Daily podcast on whether the UK should send troops to Ukraine as you scroll.

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Live events elsewhere mean we are leaving our coverage of the Ukraine war there for the day. 

The main development this morning was the rise in the number of people killed in a Russian strike on Odesa yesterday to five.

Read more details in our posts below - and we'll be back with rolling updates and analysis of the war soon.

At least two people have been killed in another Russian strike, this time targeting the northeastern city of Kharkiv, local officials say.

Six more have been wounded in the attack, which Governor Oleh Synehubov says was carried out using guided bombs, according to preliminary information.

The attack damaged a residential building in one of the city districts, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. 

Emergency services are on the scene, local officials say.

Yesterday, a woman was reportedly injured after a "series of explosions" hit the city, according to the mayor.

Russia denies targeting civilians in the war that is now in its third year.

As we reported yesterday, a Russian missile attack targeted an educational institution in a popular seafront park in the Black Sea port of Odesa.

The number of victims from that airstrike has risen, with five people now reported to have died. 

Local officials had initially said four were killed.

Regional governor Oleh Kiper said in addition to those killed in the attack, one man died after suffering a stroke attributed to the strike.

Another 32 are said to be injured, eight of whom seriously - including a four-year-old child.

A pregnant woman and another child are also among the injured.

"Monsters, beasts, savages, scum, I don't know what else to say," Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said.

"People are going for a walk by the sea and they are shooting and killing."

Video footage, which could not be immediately verified, showed people receiving treatment on the street alongside pools of blood. 

One photo showed officials examining part of a missile.

Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said the strike was conducted by an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead.

Odesa has been a frequent target of Russian missile and drone attacks, particular port infrastructure.

Hello and welcome back to our coverage of the war in Ukraine. 

Yesterday a Russian attack on the port city of Odesa killed at least four people, while dramatic footage showed a massive education facility ablaze in the aftermath. 

Here are the other key events to get you up to speed on from the past 24 hours:

• More than 30 Ukrainian conscripts have died while trying to cross the border illegally to avoid mobilisation, a Ukrainian official said;
• The Duchess of Edinburgh met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine, in what marks the first visit to the country by a member of the Royal Family since the war begin;
• Debris recovered from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv on 2 January was North Korean, according to the United Nations;
• NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv for a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy;
• In a joint news conference, Mr Stoltenberg said NATO allies had "not delivered" on their military aid pledges to Ukraine in recent months, saying that "serious delays" had led to negative consequences on the battlefield;
• Mr Zelenskyy also called for the delivery of Western weapons to Kyiv's troops to be sped up;
• Russia's defence ministry claimed its forces have taken control of the village of Semenivka in the eastern Donetsk region;
• European Council president Charles Michel said the Russian invasion of Ukraine has given "new impetus" to calls for the EU to be enlarged beyond the 27 members;
• Germany's public prosecutor's office said it was assessing whether a political motive was behind the killing of two Ukrainian soldiers in Murnau.

As we reported a short time ago, the Duchess of Edinburgh has met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine, in what marks the first visit to the country by a member of the Royal Family since the war begin.

Sophie met the Ukrainian president and first lady Olena Zelenska and delivered a message to them on behalf of the King, Buckingham Palace said.

You can watch footage from her trip here...

Throughout the day, we've been reporting on a Russian attack on the city of Odesa in Ukraine, which has killed at least four people. 

These images show a burning educational institution building, which was struck. 

Airline Finnair has said it is pausing flights to Tartu in eastern Estonia for the next month, due to GPS disturbances in the area.

"Finnair will suspend its daily flights to Tartu, Estonia, from 29 April to 31 May, so that an alternative approach solution that does not require a GPS signal can be put in place at Tartu Airport," the Finnish airline said in a statement.

Finnair last week had to divert two flights back to Helsinki after GPS interference prevented the approach to Tartu airport, although a spokesperson said the company did not now where the interference came from.

However, Tallinn seems certain as where the issues are originating. 

"It is a fact that Russia affects GPS devices in our region’s airspace," Estonia's foreign minister said via a spokesperson.

Margus Tsahkna added that Estonia will raise the issue of GPS interference with its neighbours, and intends to discuss it with the EU and NATO. 

GPS jamming and spoofing have grown worse in eastern Europe, the Black Sea and the Middle East, all areas close to conflict zones, according to industry group OpsGroup. 

More than 30 Ukrainian conscripts have died while trying to cross the border illegally to avoid mobilisation, a Ukrainian official has said.

Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service,  told Ukrinform that some men are prepared to pay "large sums" of money to groups promising to smuggle them across the border safely.

"Then they are faced with the fact that the route runs along a mountain river," he said.

Many conscripts have lost their lives after realising they didn't have the strength to swim the river, Mr Demchenko added.

"In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, about 30 people have died trying to cross the border illegally," he said.

Such attempts occur "every day", he said.

For context: Ukraine has been under martial law since the Russian invasion in February 2022.

It lets draft officers call up men of a certain age to fight on the front line.

In April, Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed off a new law lowering the age of draft-eligible men from 27 to 25, in a bid to boost troop numbers in his depleted ranks.

The Duchess of Edinburgh has met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine, in what marks the first visit to the country by a member of the Royal Family since the war begin.

Her visit is aimed at demonstrating "solidarity with the women, men and children impacted by the war and in a continuation of her work to champion survivors of conflict-related sexual violence", the palace said.

Three women and a man have died after a Russian attack on Odesa.

A further 28 people have been injured, including two children aged five and 16. A pregnant woman has also been hurt.

This video shows the aftermath of the attack. 

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