Walking the Mayan camino: a five-day hike in Mexico’s Yucatán | Mexico holidays
When you’re trekking in 40C heat, there’s nothing more welcome than a swimming hole. This particular oasis was a perfect circle of inky, deliciously cold-looking…
India expresses concern about Trump’s move to hike fees for H-1B visas
WASHINGTON — The Indian government expressed concern Saturday about President Trump’s latest push to overhaul American immigration policy, dramatically raising the fee for visas that bring tech…
Throop Peak, reached via a 4-mile hike near L.A., offers great views
Many of the treks to reach the San Gabriel Mountains’ highest peaks are arduous slogs up steep hillsides, all-day affairs that, while rewarding, are not…
‘I went for a hike in South Korea and got mistaken for a spy – I’ve learned a key lesson’
Stephen Low, 48, was celebrating the end of his first year teaching English in South Korea when he decided to go on a hike near…
Bivouacking in the Pyrenees: how we got our teenagers to take a mountain hike | Pyrenees holidays
‘So, it’ll be like a DofE camping expedition, but without any of my friends?” Lying on his bed in our stone gite in Lescun, a…
High street sandwich chain to launch meal deals in bid to rival supermarkets as Tesco and Sainsbury’s hike prices
PRET A Manger is set to launch meal deals in a bid to take on major supermarkets, which have been offering them for years.The high…
Tax hike on gambling ‘will backfire’, industry warns, as racing strike looms over £66m hit
HIKING gambling taxes at the Budget would “backfire” and push punters to the unsafe black market, the sector has said.Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned…
‘I wish the stones here could talk’: an epic hike through Kosovo’s Accursed mountains | Kosovo holidays
There are stone bunkers shrouded in the mist on the hillside to my right, just shy of the ridgeline marking the Albanian-Kosovo border. To my…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Alex Edelman
In “The Paper,” the much anticipated mockumentary spinoff to “The Office,” Alex Edelman plays intrepid accountant/reporter Adam Cooper, part of the team tasked with reviving…
Reeves warned tax hike on landlords will hurt tenants as critics say Budget move risks deepening housing crisis
CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves was warned she will hit tenants if the Treasury pursues plans to hike taxes on landlords.She is considering putting National Insurance on…
This less-crowded hike in Yosemite features meadows and epic views
Let’s just get this out of the way: Hiking through Yosemite Valley, whether it be to Vernal and Nevada falls or through Cook’s Meadow, is…
A hike into horror and an act of courage
Glacier National Park, Mont. — JOHAN looked up. Jenna was running toward him. She had yelled something, he wasn’t sure what. Then he saw it. The open…
Londoners slapped with 75% hike in ‘Sadiq Khan stealth tax’ during mayor’s time in office
LONDONERS have seen a 75 per cent rise in the “Sadiq Khan stealth tax” during the mayor’s time in office, we can reveal.The levy —…
Four killed, hundreds arrested in Angola protests against fuel price hike | Protests News
Police say four people were killed and 500 others arrested at protests in the capital, Luanda.At least four people were killed and hundreds were arrested…
The Bridge to Nowhere hike reopened. But is it actually safe to go?
I was concerned when I arrived Tuesday to the Bridge to Nowhere trailhead about the conditions I’d find in the canyon. Last September, the Bridge…
NATO allies set to approve major defence spending hike at Hague summit | NATO News
The US has been pressuring its allies to adopt new targets for defence spending in response to the Russian threat.A who’s who of world leaders…
Spain rejects NATO’s 5% defence spending hike as ‘counterproductive’ | European Union News
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez warns the spending hike would undermine EU efforts to build its own security and defence base.Spain has reportedly asked to opt…
This California hike features massive waterfalls and swimming holes
Whenever I’m feeling stressed out, heartbroken or scared over the state of our nation, the one place where I can find solace, however fleeting, is…
3 campgrounds near L.A. where you can start the morning with a hike
Even though I’m technically a “professional” hiker, I do not excel at arriving to trailheads early. Unless I’m camping. Camping removes all distractions and simplifies…
Leaders of Canada and Mexico lash out at Trump steel tariff hike | Donald Trump News
The leaders of Canada and Mexico have criticised the latest hike in steel and aluminium tariffs under United States President Donald Trump, who increased import…