Switzerland Travel: Tour Of Spiez On Lake Thun (8K)

The Flying Dutchman (July 23, 2023) – Spiez is a town and municipality on the shore of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is part of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district.

Besides the town of Spiez, the municipality also includes the settlements of Einigen, Hondrich, Faulensee, and Spiezwiler.

Travel: Top Ten Places To Visit In The Faroe Islands

Ryan Shirley Films (July 23, 2023) – The Faroe Islands are home to some of the most epic and dramatic scenery in the world. Enjoy this travel guide featuring the incredible places and landscapes of the Faroe Islands.

From the Múlafossur waterfall, to the jagged Drangarnir sea stacks, the Faroe Islands will leave you in awe with its enchanting landscapes.

The Faroe Islands is a self-governing archipelago, part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It comprises 18 rocky, volcanic islands between Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic Ocean, connected by road tunnels, ferries, causeways and bridges. Hikers and bird-watchers are drawn to the islands’ mountains, valleys and grassy heathland, and steep coastal cliffs that harbor thousands of seabirds.

Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich, London, Ljubljana And Istanbul

July 23, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé is joined by Priska Amstutz and Marcus Schögel. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London, Ljubljana and Istanbul.

The New York Times — Sunday, July 23, 2023

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The Steep Cost of Ron DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida presents his Covid strategy not only as his biggest accomplishment, but as the foundation for his presidential campaign.

Once a vaccine advocate, the Florida governor lost his enthusiasm for the shot before the Delta wave sent Covid hospitalizations and deaths soaring. It’s a grim chapter he now leaves out of his rosy retelling of his pandemic response.

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Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Broken. Now It’s Breaking the Environment

A home lit by gas flares from oil wells in Punta de Mata, Venezuela.

Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagement, are polluting towns and a major lake.

In Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending.

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since.

Far Right May Rise as Kingmaker in Spanish Election

A messier political landscape has lent leverage to the extremes, leaving a hard-right party with a chance to share power for the first time since Franco.