“If you’re a dog owner, you know that finding places to take your pup can be challenging. It’s even more difficult if you like to travel and explore the great outdoors. Your dogs are welcome to vacation with you in Franklin, Tennessee.The city of Franklin welcomes dogs in many public spaces, including parks, trails, restaurants, and shops.
Source: Franklin Named First Dog-Friendly Town In America – TravelAwaits
After months of delays a venue has finally been selected for the 37th America’s Cup, which will see racing return to Europe for the first time in 14 yearsBarcelona has been selected as the venue to host the 37th America’s Cup in 2024, it has been announced today, Tuesday 29th March 2022 by the Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia.The process for selecting a venue has been a long and fraught one, with many options coming and going. Initially, the venue decision was delayed from it’s original scheduled announcement in September 2021. It then seemed likely the venue would be formerly agreed in time for the 37th America’s Cup protocol announcement in November 2021. But both dates came and went with a commitment to a venue being announced by the end of March 2022.The final selection of Barcelona makes this the first time a New Zealand team has chosen to defend a Cup win overseas and will likely cause some anger from sections of the New Zealand public.
This winter marks Ryan Anderson’s ninth year ski patrolling at Colorado’s Breckenridge Resort. But when the lifts started spinning in late fall, he’d grown frustrated by certain aspects of the job. He just wanted to be treated like a professional, with sick leave—especially as a frontline worker during a pandemic—and ideally more robust benefits, too, after nearly a decade of serving the same company. Most important, he wanted better compensation so he could afford to live where he works—a ski town where median housing prices have increased 37.8 percent in the past year.“They say, ‘Your benefits are being up on this beautiful ridge,’” Anderson says. “Yeah, sure, but I woke up early to be here in a 40-mile-an-hour breeze with 20 pounds of explosives on my back, and I can’t take that ridge to the bank and pay a mortgage.”This is why Anderson, along with many other ski patrollers across the country, recently formed a labor union, turning to collective bargaining to try and make theirs a sustainable career. Breckenridge’s ski-patrol union reached a contract agreement in December with the mountain’s ownership, Vail Resorts, which addressed many of Anderson’s concerns. Meanwhile, after 51 rounds of negotiation meetings, Utah’s Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) union, which was founded over 20 years ago, just agreed on a new contract with Vail Resorts as well, while in December, patrollers at Washington’s Vail-owned Stevens Pass voted on a union contract that was two years in the making. And last season, patrollers at Montana’s Boyne-owned Big Sky Resort voted to unionize.Although Vail’s leadership has made it clear that they don’t think unionization is the best path forward for patrollers, Sara Olson, vice president of communications for Vail Resorts, told Outside, “While we believe the most effective relationship is a direct relationship with the company, we respect the right of our employees to choose to be represented by a union and comply with the rules and regulations involved. Regardless of if they are unionized or not, we are committed to treating all of our employees fairly and with respect, and we are always listening to their concerns equally.”
The Safest Places to Travel in 2022Using a host of internationally respected measures including the Global Peace Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) and stats from the World Health Organization (WHO), the editors of Frommer’s devised a concise roster of vacation locations that have ranked at the top of their class in a range of health-and-safety-related categories. That article, plus more safe travel advice for those who are hitting the road right now.
England’s Stonehenge may be the most iconic of megaliths, but that doesn’t mean it’s unique or the oldest. In fact, when it comes to age, it certainly isn’t. The Cromlech of the Almendres in Portugal is much older. This is considered to be the best example of Neolithic structures in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the best in Europe.In the United Kingdom, Stonehenge isn’t even the oldest there. In fact, some of the oldest sites known today are in the far north in remote islands off the coast of Scotland. There in the Orkney Islands, the Skara Brae Prehistoric Village preserves a village and megaliths that predate Stonhenge.
Source: This ‘Stonehenge’ In Portugal Is Even Older Than The U.K. Site
As measured by land area the Malbork Castle in what is now Poland is the largest castle in the world. It is a remarkable 13th-century Teutonic castle and fortress and a UNESCO-listed site. It is located in what was once Prussia close to the modern-day Russian exclave of Kaliningrad – an exclave that was once East Prussia.If one is also visiting the Czech Republic, the largest medieval place is Prague Castle. But also plan to visit Hohenwerfen Castle – the spectacular castle where eagles dare in the Alps in Austria.
Source: Malbork Castle: The Largest On The Planet | TheTravel
Germany said it had sealed a long-term agreement with Qatar for the supply of liquefied natural gas as Berlin seeks alternative energy suppliers to Russia.In Doha as part of a Gulf tour, Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck on Sunday said the deal would be a “door-opener” for the country’s economy because it would reduce its reliance on imported Russian gas, which currently accounts for more than half of annual supply.He declined to provide details on the quantities and other terms discussed. The ministry said it would be up to individual German energy companies, the bosses of which have accompanied Habeck on the trip to Qatar, to sign deals with the Arab state’s enterprises.“We might still need Russian gas this year, but not in the future,” Habeck was quoted as saying by DPA in Doha. “It starts like this — so he who has ears should start to listen,” he said, in a thinly veiled message to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Source: Germany says it has clinched long-term gas supply deal with Qatar – NY Press News
Snøhetta’s upcoming Beijing Sub-Center Library in China is not like your average city library. It will feature glazed walls that enclose a series of tree-shaped columns, as well as a forest canopy-like roof. The idea behind its eye-catching design is that visitors will be able to enjoy a light-filled environment that plays on the idea of sitting under a tree and reading a book.
Source: Glass-walled library envisioned as a tree-filled forest
Prosecco is a hugely popular Italian sparkling wine. The very best Prosecco wines benefit from the protected geographic designation label of DOC.Up to now, there’s been no official Prosecco DOC Rosé. The good food news is that these long awaited wines are now available in the UK and USA. Here’s what you need to know about this delicious rosé wine.Pink Prosecco DOC RoséThe full name for this vintage is Prosecco DOC Rosé Millesimato 2019. Available in grocery stores, supermarkets and bars and restaurants, this brand new pink fizz is the perfect way to toast Summer.
Source: Pink Prosecco DOC Rosé: The Sparkling New Wine Craze
