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What it's like to celebrate midsummer in Sweden
National Geographic
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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As my Swedish army bike rattles down the last hill, I place a hand on the basket to secure my Midsummer contributions: two king-size sausage rolls and a green bean and orange salad....
Letter from Barcelona: Rebalancing tourism in the age of protest
WIT
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June 20, 2025
On the weekend after Phocuswright Europe, thousands of protestors across southern Europe took to the streets to demonstrate their unhappiness over overtourism. “Your holidays, my misery,” they chanted in Barcelona, as they held up slogans such as...
COLUMN: ‘Beach Girls’ remember man behind ‘Boys’ after Brian Wilson’s death
The Macon Melody - Georgia
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June 20, 2025
Elizabeth Causey, left, and mother Miki Fluker (Photo courtesy of Miki Fluker) Miki Fluker first heard the song “Surf City” when she was 11 years old in the summer of 1963. No, she wasn’t hanging 10 catching a wave on a surfboard in landlocked...
Holland teacher awarded grant to travel abroad, create new lessons
Holland Sentinel - Michigan
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HOLLAND — A teacher from a local elementary school will travel abroad this summer to visit the setting of a book used in her classroom and create new learning experiences for students. Joy Kooyer, a third grade teacher at Holland’s West...
Driver Hits Intoxicated Swedish Man Lying on Pattaya Nightlife Ground
Khaosod English
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June 20, 2025
PATTAYA — A 54-year-old Swedish tourist was critically injured early Friday morning after being run over by a car while lying intoxicated on the ground in a nightclub parking lot in Pattaya. The incident occurred at 3.20 a.m. on June 20 in the...
Arsenal ready to meet Viktor Gyokeres’ £68.9million asking price with Sporting star set to strike over transfer saga
The Sun
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July 6, 2025
SPORTING LISBON are increasingly confident Arsenal will meet their £68.9million price tag for striker Viktor Gyokeres. The clubs remain locked in negotiations for the Swedish striker although the €80m (£68.9million) fee is likely to include...
Speaking French, Swedish, German… the migrants booted out of EU in asylum crackdown & on small boats to ‘soft touch’ UK
The Scottish Sun
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June 19, 2025
MORE than 2,000 migrants are massing in the Jungle camp outside Dunkirk in northern France. And their aim — to cross the Channel and take advantage of “soft touch” Britain after they were turfed out by the EU countries where they previously lived....
Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Zubimendi ANNOUNCED, huge Gyokeres BOOST, Gunners AGREE Madueke personal terms
The Sun
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July 6, 2025
Major Gyokeres update Viktor Gyokeres has been given extra time to report for training with Sporting Lisbon but the Arsenal target is still set to go on strike. Sporting have told Swedish international Gyokeres, who was due to report for training...
The Last Journey — this lovely Swedish documentary will make you weep
The Times
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This profoundly lovely Swedish documentary is a crowd-pleasing road movie that hides a feral heart. Slickly shot, it’s an often bleakly funny account of a last-ditch drive from central Sweden to southern France by the TV host Filip Hammar and his...
British holidaymaker dies from rabies: what you need to know about the disease and getting the jab if you’re going abroad this summer
The Conversation
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June 19, 2025
The recent death of a British woman from rabies after a holiday in Morocco is a sobering reminder of the risks posed by this almost universally fatal disease, once symptoms begin. If you’re considering travelling to a country where rabies is...
Huntington Beach Is on Surfari to Stay
Paste
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This weekend Huntington Beach pays tribute to a man who did more than most to popularize surfing—even if he wasn’t a surfer himself. Brian Wilson might not have ever waxed his own board, but his songs with the Beach Boys helped define how the...
Euro 2025 Daily: Hosts Switzerland keep knockout hopes alive
ESPN India
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July 7, 2025
The 2025 Women's European Championship is off and running. Let's catch you up on what's happening, what you've missed and what's still to come. We will update this file throughout each matchday with the latest reporting, analysis and fun from the...
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Hubby eSIM is Sunweb’s provider of choice in key holiday destinations
Travolution
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June 19, 2025
Through Hubby’s solution, Sunweb’s travellers will have access to an easy-to-use, reliable and affordable Internet connection with their regular mobile number, without the need for a physical SIM card, public Wi-Fi or roaming charges. Hubby’s...
For The Beach Boys, Williamsburg Live is worth a return
The Virginian-Pilot
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June 19, 2025
WILLIAMSBURG — Each year, the organizers of Williamsburg Live aim to bring in a diverse group of new musicians, with the 2025 lineup including a country trio from the Deep South and an ABBA tribute band from Sweden. But when The Beach Boys request...
The Last Journey review: Life-affirming Swedish father-and-son documentary is simply unmissable
Irish Independent
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Lars Hammar has lost his spark. A resident of Koping, Sweden, the beloved schoolteacher retired at 65 and was supposed to spend his golden years travelling the world with his wife, Tiina. Instead, he got stuck in his armchair. It’s been this way...
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg deported from Israel, denounces Gaza 'war crimes'
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 10, 2025
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, the day after the Israeli navy prevented her and a group of fellow pro-Palestinian activists from sailing to Gaza. Israeli forces seized their small aid ship, which was seeking...
What to know about Travelers Championship on Thursday
NBC Connecticut
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June 19, 2025
The Travelers Championship is underway at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell. There is a field of 72 players and tournament officials said nearly 2,000 volunteers will be helping out. Hoda Kotb is headlining the Women's Day Breakfast on Thursday and...
Neil Young Live In Sweden Reviewed: The Chrome Hearts kick off European tour with mercurial brilliance
Mojo
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Dalhalla, Rättvik, Sweden, June 18, 2025 With the Swedish midsummer twilight still hours away, deep down within the cavernous former limestone quarry at Dalhalla, 79-year-old Neil Young makes his way front of stage to receive a rapturous ovation...
International beach volleyball set to make waves in Bridlington
Hull Live
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June 19, 2025
Bridlington is set to host the NEVZA Beach Championships 2025 this summer, with aspiring beach volleyball world tour players set to head to the East Yorkshire town. The event, hosted in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will...
‘No excuse to behave like this’: Swedish tourist claims Uber driver left him stranded on Delhi highway in blazing heat, company apologises
The Indian Express
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June 19, 2025
Jonas, a Swedish tourist and travel vlogger, had set out to explore Delhi. However, he had an unsettling experience with his Uber Intercity ride. Sharing details of the incident, Jonas alleged that the Uber driver staged a fake breakdown and...