A Harvard astrophysicist has set the internet ablaze after warning people to ‘take vacations before October 29’, claiming that NASA may be concealing vital information about a strange interstellar object hurtling through space. The object, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is said to be roughly the size of Manhattan and has left scientists scratching their heads since its discovery. Dr Avi Loeb, …
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Neanderthals may have taken planned “vacations” to the beach
The Algarve coast now offers one of the clearest windows into Neanderthal life on the Iberian Peninsula. Two new hominin track sites discovered on Portugal beaches change how we view Neanderthals’ relationship with coastlines. Led by Carlos Neto de Carvalho of the University of Lisbon and Fernando Muñiz of the University of Seville, with collaborators across Europe and China, the …
Read More »How Do People Actually Afford These Big Vacations to Europe?
My Two Cents Personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles asks the nosy, revealing, sometimes uncomfortable questions about money so you don’t have to. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images “I’m seeing all these people jet off to France or Greece for weeks, and I can’t figure it out,” says Victoria, a 30-year-old corporate consultant in New York. “These are people who …
Read More »Tips to Make Vacations Cheaper
OK, so you want to travel like the Kardashians, but your budget is more like the Griswolds. You can still leave home, have a great time, and not break the bank. NPR has tips on common pitfalls to avoid, and things to try instead: Dream destination? Try ‘destination dupe.’ Yearning for Napa? Try sipping some Riesling in New York’s …
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