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Jetting to Arts and Culture While esteemed patrons of the arts have long used private jets to travel to events and exhibitions, a growing number of private-aviation firms are offering special packages and experiences geared toward lovers of the arts. Take VistaJet, which launched in 2004. From dedicated art tours to globally renowned shows, the company offers a variety of experiences to clients looking http://ow.ly/8M1Q50yWBaq

What Are Cruise Lines Doing With Their Empty Ships? Most cruise lines have voluntarily suspended their operations until the end of April, and in some cases further out. A few weeks ago, when operations were initially suspended in Asia, Royal Caribbean redeployed its China-based ships to Australia offering free cruises to first responders who battled the country's bush fires. But now that virtually all cruising has ceased and ships are either docked http://ow.ly/PvHd50yWB0E

Section of Great Wall of China reopens after coronavirus-related closure A section of the Great Wall of China has reopened after the popular attraction was closed in January amid coronavirus concerns. According to CNN and The Weather Channel, the Badaling section of the wall was reopened as life is China slowly regains normalcy. The Associated Press reports that Beijing's city zoo has also reopened. The province in China where the coronavirus http://ow.ly/JApO50yWARG

Great Italian Cooking Lessons With Celebrated Chefs To Watch During Quarantine While you can’t travel to Italy now, you may want to bring some of its indelible flavors into your kitchen. Master the how-to’s of the country’s scrumptious cuisine with online cooking videos featuring some of the world's most celebrated chefsa selection is included below. (The videos are free, with the exception of a series of classes that requires a subscription.) Massimo Bottura http://ow.ly/GAEs50yWALg

Italy's inspiring response to the coronavirus It’s late afternoon and my daughter and I are leaning out of our living room window, looking down at the usually bustling square in Rome’s historical centre where we live. On any normal day, we’ll watch groups of meandering tourists, couples walking their dog, a gaggle of nuns or a lover’s quarrel. Today, the piazza is empty. There’s just one person wearing a mask and gloves walking http://ow.ly/epXX50yWADB

What the World's Top Tourist Destinations Look Like Right Now When it comes to visiting the world's top tourist destinations, we've grown accustomed to bumping elbows with fellow travelers and fighting for the best photo-taking spots. But due to the spread of the coronavirus and subsequent government lockdowns, most major cities and landmarks have become completely deserted, giving the world a post-apocalyptic appearance that's equal http://ow.ly/q8Rl50yWAtR

Coronavirus travel updates: which countries have restrictions and FCO warnings in place? If UK nationals are usually based in the UK, the FCO advises returning if possible: International travel is becoming very limited as air routes close, land borders close and new restrictions are put in place that prevent flights from leaving. We are working with airlines to keep routes open, and calling for international action to keep routes open to enable British people [to] return home http://ow.ly/CusN50yWAiV

Outdoors Activist Pattie Gonia on Why National Parks Aren't the Place to Be Right Now I went to Moab, Utah, on Monday of last week. I was headed there for a job and to do my first solo backpacking trip. Things were different then, but I also rationalized to myself that I wouldn't be in town that much, and I would be around fewer people than in my hometown in Nebraska. I started the week with friends in town. I was doing things that felt a little ridiculous, like wearing my glove at a gas station http://ow.ly/1nSq50yUnG9

The UK Is Hoping to Protect Some of Its Rarest Species in a New 'Super National Nature Reserve' The United Kingdom has opened its first super national nature reserve in the southwest of England. Purbeck Heaths in Dorset is the combination of three existing national natures reserves, conservation areas and a golf course. It is the largest lowland heathland national reserve in the country, measuring more than 8,000 acres. For generations to come, Purbeck Heaths will be at the heart of a http://ow.ly/GGyE50yUnqz

10 of the UK’s best spring walks Pubs and restaurants may be closed and dark, but all over the UK wildlife is bursting into the light of longer days and it’s never been more important to get some fresh air. Nature writers select their favourite seasonal destinations. If ever I heard blessing it is there. Where birds in trees that shoals and shadows are. In April and May the Cotswold landscape still speaks in the soft, calm tones of Laurie Lee. For a http://ow.ly/hRwr50yUnfr

During Barcelona's Lockdown, 8 p.m. Has Become My Favorite Hour of the Day It happens every night at 8 p.m. sharp. Starting softly, like a distant roll of thunder, the noise grows louder as it echoes around the city. It’s the sound of tens of thousands of hands clapping in unison as we, the locked down residents of Barcelona, give a standing ovation to the city’s healthcare workers from our balconies. The same sound can be heard through Madrid. And Seville. And in many of Spain’s cities http://ow.ly/kMEy50yUmO4

Japan warns against travel to US Japan is warning its citizens against non-essential travel to the U.S. amid the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. Japan’s foreign ministry also issued similar warnings for most European countries as well as South Korea, Iceland, San Marino and some regions of Italy, Switzerland and Spain, The Associated Press reported. The decision comes after the State Department raised travel warnings for Japan and four http://broadcast05.travmarket.com/link.php

Strolling with daffs on the Tamar, south Devon ‘You mustn’t miss the dock dung, said our friend Jeremy. But you’ll have to wait till lunchtime for the avocets, added his partner Trish. Those words had rung in our ears as we stepped off the Tamar Valley train at Bere Alston station, ready to walk a 6-mile route to Bere Ferrers, where we would stop for a picnic outside the Olde Plough Inn. We were in the Bere peninsula, a part of south-west Devon that http://ow.ly/ZWy950yUjXt