Posts Tagged ‘tourist’

Tourist in Crete almost choked on melon in a tavern – See how he was saved

Moments of unrest unfolded in a tavern in Crete as a tourist almost choked from a piece of melon. The unfortunate man gets up from his seat and fights to breathe. Initially the owner of the tavern runs, but cannot help him. The solution came from a young man, who in fact, recently, had saved… […]

Tourist complexes under construction in Ardabil

TEHRAN – Three tourist complexes are currently under construction across the northwestern province of Ardabil, the provincial tourism chief has announced.  An investment value of 1.7 trillion rials (about $41 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been channeled into the projects, Nader Fallahi said on Saturday. The projects, which […]

With No Tourist Handouts Because Of COVID, Bali’s Hungry Monkeys Raiding Homes

SANGEH, Indonesia (AP) — Deprived of their preferred food source — the bananas, peanuts and other goodies brought in by tourists now kept away by the coronavirus — hungry monkeys on the resort island of Bali have taken to raiding villagers’ homes in their search for something tasty. Villagers in Sangeh say the gray long-tailed […]

Thai police charge local man with murder of Swiss tourist on Phuket

A man has been charged with the murder of a Swiss tourist who was found earlier this week on the resort island of Phuket, police have said. The body of Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, 57, was discovered face down in water in a rock crevice near a waterfall Thursday afternoon by an island resident. On Sunday, Krisana Pattanacharoen, […]

Foreigners arrive as Greece’s tourist season begins

Some raced to buses and trains heading to the port where they would take ferries to the islands of the Aegean. Popular destinations included Mykonos and Santorini. Greece is hoping to be a safe destination for travelers this year as it tries to revive its key tourism sector, which was battered by the pandemic in […]

Greece is preparing for a tourist influx – but is it ready?

Kapetanos Giorgos spent much of the winter as normal, catching squid on the small Greek island of Gavdos, not far from the island of Crete. Now that Greece is set to open its doors to tourists on May 14, Giorgos and his family are preparing to greet an influx of tourists on the terrace of […]

Private sector establishing tourist complexes in Ardebil

TEHRAN –A total of six tourist complexes are under construction in northwestern Ardebil province, the provincial tourism chief has said.  “With private sector investment, three complexes in Sarein and three complexes in Meshkinshahr are being built,” CHTN quoted Nader Fallahi as saying on Monday.  A budget of 4.3 trillion rials ($102 million at the official […]

Israel and UAE to launch mutual tourist visa waiver program next month

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Sloup Castle: Bohemia’s Salt Trade Defense, Hermitage and Tourist Spot

Sloup Castle is a rock castle located in the northern part of what is today the Czech Republic. The castle dates all the way back to the 14th century AD, when the area it is in was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Due to its strategic position, Sloup Castle was a formidable stronghold. Nevertheless, the […]

Once home to one of Latin America’s most notorious prisons, San Lucas is now a tourist paradise

In Costa Rica, the dismal prison island of San Lucas has been transformed into a tourist paradise with a natural park and wild beaches. Not far from the coast of the Gulf of Nicoya, on the Pacific coast, the island of San Lucas was until now notorious for its prison which operated from 1873 until […]

Tourist Damages A Valuable Italian Sculpture And Just Walks Away

CCTV in an Italian museum has captured the moment a tourist snapped two toes off a 200-year-old sculpture’s model. This horrendous act of vandalism followed by sheer negligence of all adult responsibilities occurred at the Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum in Possagno, Italy, and security camera footage shows the 50-year-old Austrian man lying alongside the plaster […]

Spanish tourist season worst ever due to coronavirus pandemic

It’s not really that difficult to socially distance on a beach that’s practically empty. Ibiza is one of the most popular destinations for partying in the Mediterranean but has become a lot quieter this year. Like many other places in the world, the Balearic islands are reeling from the fallout from coronavirus. Thousands of hotel […]

French tourist site Mont-Saint-Michel evacuated after man ‘threatens to kill cops’

Mayor Yann Galton told France 3 Normandie France 3 Normandie on Sunday morning that police had launched a search for a man who shouted “I will kill the cops.” Police were sent to the popular tourist attraction after receiving several reports of the threat, and the island was evacuated. A helicopter was deployed as police […]

Bizarre Orange Snow Submerges Tourist Resorts In Russia

Bizarre orange colored snow has wafted across many northern hemisphere countries leaving residents terrified about what the cause may be. Cities around Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania have all reported the strange orange snow phenomenon, with ski resorts and other tourist destinations all blanketed by it. It is unclear what caused the orange snow with […]

Tourist dead after shark attack off Cocos Island, Costa Rica; second person injured

     A tourist has died after being attacked by a shark in an underwater rampage that also left a dive master seriously injured. The American woman was diving with a group of tourists off the Costa Rican island of Isla Del Coco when the tiger shark mauled her to death. The Costa Rican environment ministry […]

American Jewish visitor forced to sign loyalty oath in order to get tourist visa to Israel

In an apparent escalation of Israel’s anti-BDS policy, an American Jew disclosed to Mondoweiss that in order to receive a valid visa they were forced to sign a loyalty oath to the state of Israel.  Just a few weeks ago, the individual, who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, was summoned to the Interior […]

Ten persons hit by lightning bolt at tourist attraction in Jamaica

     Ten persons are now being treated at the St Ann’s Bay Hospital after they were stuck by lightning at the Mystic Mountain tourist attraction in St Ann yesterday afternoon. Managing Director of the attraction, Mike Drakulich, says the incident happened about 4:30 p.m. Six of the injured were tour guides and four were tourists. […]

Chinese tourist awarded $461k after beating by US border guard

Zhao Yan, a business owner and piano teacher from Tianjin, China was sightseeing at Niagara Falls in 2004. Her visit to the popular tourist attraction came after she had arrived in the US on a business visa to study the market for wood in Pennsylvania, according to court documents cited by AP. The incident began […]

Cannabis company buys entire California town to create marijuana tourist destination

On Thursday, American Green, a marijuana technology company, announced they purchased a small town in San Bernardino County with the intention of turning it into the “the country’s first energy-independent, cannabis-friendly hospitality destination.” “The Cannabis Revolution that’s going on here in the US, has the power to completely revitalize communities in the same […]

China selects site for simulated Mars colony, doubling as tourist attraction

READ MORE: Red Planet Reconnaissance: Watch 10yrs of Mars exploration in under 3 minutes (VIDEO) An agreement to build a “Mars village” in the province’s Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan autonomous Prefecture was signed on Tuesday, China News Service reported. The region is part of the vast Tibet Plateau, with a desert occupying three-fourths of the […]

New Zealand: ‘100% Pure’ Campaign Shows Tourist Drinking River Water

New Zealand: ‘100% Pure’ Campaign Shows Tourist Drinking River Water July 14th, 2017 haha oh sure, go for it: sosgoldenbay.nz And that’s near the most precious spring in NZ. Up where I live, in the Far North, the situation is apocalyptic. I snapped this […]

Israel approves plans for tourist cable cars through occupied East Jerusalem

  Israel approves controversial Jerusalem cable car contract AFP 28 May — Israel’s government on Sunday approved plans to install a cable car to Jerusalem’s Old City, a project likely to anger Palestinians and much of the international community. The plan would see a former railway station in West Jerusalem linked by cable car to […]

Oh How I Wish: Trump Accused of Being a “Drunk Tourist” in Europe

Andrew AnglinDaily Stormer May 29, 2017 “Drunk tourist” is what we wanted. What we got was a bit too much “oh well I dunno maybe.” There was not nearly enough shoving, threatening, insulting or any of the other things I wanted to see. At least he does appear to have rattled Merkel. […]

Azerbaijan’s tourist attractions presented to Iranians

Azer News– Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov has presented the country’s tourist attractions in Tehran. Huseynov, addressing a conference on tourism, encouraged Iranian tour operators to launch tours to rural regions of the country and take part in international events in Azerbaijan. Speaking about measures taken by Azerbaijan’s government to simplify the procedure for […]

Atlanta Police Fire Cop Accused of Shooting Tourist

The Atlanta Police Department fired an officer accused of shooting at a tourist from North Carolina near the Georgia dome, officials confirmed. Mathieu Cadeau was fired from his job Thursday citing excessive use of force after authorities said he shot at a man who disregarded his commands while Cadeau […]

Hottest, coldest regions on earth look similar: Iranian tourist

Sogol Khalkhalian, a young Iranian woman who has visited both the hottest – Loot Desert in Iran – and coldest – South Pole in Antarctica – places on the Earth, has mounted an exhibition, opened on May 8, of the photos she has taken from the two regions to put on display the striking similarity […]

NYC: German Female Tourist has Teeth Busted Out, Gets Robbed, Almost Raped by Black Attacker (On Video)

Andrew AnglinDaily Stormer May 9, 2017 Well, I mean. If she would have stayed in Germany, the same thing would have happened. It just would have been a Moslem. This is just how we live in all white countries now. NY Daily News: A registered sex offender with a history of using […]

Heyran: One of the most famous tourist sites in the Astara area

The Heyran Pass is one of the most important tourist attractions of these villages and is located on the road connecting Astara to Ardabil. It faces the forest-covered mountains on the one side and a valley on the other side where the Aghchai River flows and forms the border between Gilan Province and the Republic […]

Photos: Iran’s SNSC secretary meets Armenia FM in Tehran

Secretary of Iranian national Security Council Ali Shamkhani meets Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Tehran on Monday.   By IRNA   Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/06/06/photos-irans-snsc-secretary-meets-armenia-fm-tehran/

German govt unsure about visa-free regime for Georgia & Ukraine, fearing spike in crime rate

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere was summoned to the parliament last week to provide explanation why the number of burglaries climbed over the past months, Die Welt newspaper reported on Sunday. Speaking to MPs behind closed doors, the minister said that those burglaries are mostly committed by “international traveling gangs,” taking special note on those […]

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