The capital, Windhoek, and coastal town Swakopmund contain German colonial-era buildings such as Windhoek’s Christuskirche, built in 1907. In the north, Etosha National Park’s salt pan draws game including rhinos and giraffes.
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Travel: An Inside Tour Of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:33 What is special about the Grand Bazaar? 01:30 What is sold in the Grand Bazaar? 02:31 What is the story of the Grand Bazaar? 03:51 How many people visit the Grand Bazaar? 04:08 What is a fun fact about the Grand Bazaar? 04:57 How do you bargain in the Grand Bazaar?
In our new episode of “Epic Record Setters,” we answer the most frequently googled questions about the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
The New York Times Magazine – June 9, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (June 7, 2024): The latest issue features The Mayday Call: How One Death at Sea Transformed a Fishing Fleet…
The Mayday Call: How One Death at Sea Transformed a Fishing Fleet
The opioid epidemic has made a dangerous job even more deadly. And when there’s an overdose at sea, fishermen have to take care of one another.
That Much-Despised Apple Ad Could Be More Disturbing Than It Looks
Tech companies are running low on new experiences to offer us. A new ad for the iPad contains revealing hints of where they could go next.
By PETER C. BAKER
Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own
In 2020, the author of “How to Be an Antiracist” galvanized Americans with his ideas. The past four years have tested them — and him.
By RACHEL POSER
Previews: Country Life Magazine – June 5, 2024
Country Life Magazine (June 4, 2024): The latest issue features Britain’s Wildlife Safaris; Tulips, tanks and teddies – The great passions….
Stuff and nonsense
Collectors explain their peculiar passions, from tanks to taxidermy, tulips to teddy bears, to Kate Green, Agnes Stamp, Tiffany Daneff and Octavia Pollock
A walk on the wild side
Ben Lerwill embarks on a great British safari, seeking out the best places to witness the full colour of Nature, from red deer to golden eagles and brown argus butterflies to grey seals
Standing on ceremony
The spectacle of The King’s Birthday Parade will summon up a vision from a bygone age, suggests Simon Doughty, as he chronicles the evolution of the ceremonial uniform
Beccy Speight’s favourite painting
The CEO of the RSPB chooses a dramatic and evocative work
Crossing the channel
Carla Carlisle reflects on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and wonders ‘what comes next?’
A Georgian vision
John Martin Robinson visits Gatewick in West Sussex and finds a modern country house harbouring an 18th-century spirit
The legacy
Kate Green hails F. M. Halford’s contribution to dry-fly fishing
The longest day and the shortest night
Harvest hopes and the magic of midsummer, with Lia Leendertz
Her green and pleasant land
Mary Miers paints a picture of Peggy Guggenheim’s rural idyll
Fresh as a summer breeze
Natasha Goodfellow picks out botanicals to add complexity and character to both food and drink
Interiors
A lambing shed turned home office wows Arabella Youens
London Life
- Russell Higham on London Zoo memories)
- Garden squares and gasholders
- Gilly Hopper tucks into canal-side dining
- Nick Foulkes indulges in The Emory experience
Floreat Etona
Education and horticulture still go hand in hand at Eton in Berkshire, as George Plumptre discovers
Kitchen garden cook
Savour tart gooseberries this summer, says Melanie Johnson
Native herbs
John Wright extols the virtues of the underused wild marjoram
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell’s deck-shoe shuffle
Travel
- Emma Love sets sail on luxury yachts
- Lauren Ho puts her best foot forward in Zambia
- Pamela Goodman aces it
A little to the left
Being left-handed is no barrier to greatness, finds Bernard Bale
The New York Times Magazine – June 2, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (June 1, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Walnut and Me’ – How my dog helped me accept that someday we will all die…
What My Dog Taught Me About Mortality
Walnut rescued me from death more than once—but not in the way you might think.The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the Encampments
For the first time since the Vietnam War, university demonstrations have led to a rethinking of who sets the terms for language in academia.
By EMILY BAZELONPreviews: Country Life Magazine – May 29, 2024
Country Life Magazine (May 28, 2024): The latest issue features…
We salute youAs Blind Veterans UK pays its own special tribute to survivors of the D-Day operation, Octavia Pollock puts words to Richard Cannon’s poignant photographs
‘Plans are worthless, but planning is everything’
Allan Mallinson examines the key role that country houses played in preparations for D-Day, aided by well-stocked wine cellars and countesses in the canteen
‘Because it’s there’: the Mallory and Irvine mystery
Was the 1924 British Everest Expedition a success or failure? Robin Ashcroft takes a broad perspective as he sifts through a century of speculation
There’s no place like home
In the first of four articles, Annunciata Elwes investigates how flexible working has opened up the North to City commuters
Country Life International
Holly Kirkwood explores the Balearic Islands — the life and sol of the Mediterranean Sea
Growing in stature
Chelsea provides many magic moments for Tiffany Daneff, who finds inspiring gardens on Main Avenue and in the Great Pavilion
Native herbs
John Wright raises a glass to hops, that stalwart ingredient of the ale-brewing industry
The late Sir Andrew Davis’s favourite painting
Before his death last month, the celebrated conductor selected a compelling and inspiring work
Elegant and congruous
In the second of two articles, John Goodall charts the recent history of Hartland Abbey, Devon
The legacy
Kate Green reveals Thomas Darley’s role in the story of the English Thoroughbred horse
Empire protest
A Passage to India reflects the rising tensions of the British Raj. Matthew Dennison revisits the masterpiece 100 years on
‘Nature is nowhere as great as in its smallest creatures’
John Lewis-Stempel marvels at the variety of microscopic wild-life that calls tree bark home
Luxury
Hetty Lintell serves up a new tennis collection, plus Heston Blumenthal’s favourite things
Interiors
A bright, colourful drawing room and Alidad at Wow!house
Spring-fed genius
Charles Quest-Ritson reveals how springs have shaped Selehurst garden in the West Sussex Weald
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson celebrates sweet and juicy strawberries
Achilles healed
The ancient Greeks harnessed its medicinal powers, but yarrow now has a role to play in modern agriculture, discovers Ian Morton
The darling buds of May
May Morris is finally stepping out of the shadow of her famous father, William — and not before time, argues Huon Mallalieu
European Journeys: A Tour Of The Rhine River
Video timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:26 Source in Graubünden, Switzerland 00:34 Lake Constance, Germany, Lindau, Mainau island, Meersburg, Constance 01:21 Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen, Switzerland 01:48 Basel, Switzerland 02:00 Strasbourg, France 02:34 Speyer, Germany 02:43 Ludwigshafen and Mannheim 03:05 Worms 03:27 Mainz 03:55 Upper Middle Rhine Valley 05:45 Koblenz 05:59 Bonn 06:26 Drachenburg Castle 06:42 Cologne 07:00 Düsseldorf 07:16 Netherlands, Rotterdam
Culture & Cities: What Its Like To Live In Amsterdam
CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:30 Living arrangements 01:56 Education 03:11 Heritage 04:24 Social life & hobbies 05:39 Legal milestones 06:55 Red-Light District 07:25 The pros and cons of living in Amsterdam
Meet Cosmo, a 19-year-old student and native Amsterdammer, as he shares his perspective on life in the city: how he spends his free time, gets around, and how Amsterdam has shaped him. #Amsterdam #Netherlands #YoungEuropeans
National Geographic Magazine – June 2024
Can scientists ‘solve’ stress? They’re trying.
From cardiovascular disease and obesity to a weakened immune system, the side effects of stress can be life-altering. But there may be a way to prevent those outcomes.
ByYudhijit Bhattacharjee
Does meditation actually work? Here’s what the science says.
Research is finally catching up to the idea that meditation—which has been practiced for millennia—also provides many health benefits, including managing stress and anxiety.
Previews: Country Life Magazine – May 15, 2024
Country Life Magazine (May 14, 2024): The latest issue features…
The year of the tree
This year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show is poised to celebrate the unfolding freshness and energy of deciduous woods in May, as Kathryn Bradley-Hole discovers
Beneath the boughs
Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith is returning to Chelsea’s Main Avenue for the first time in 14 years for the National Garden Scheme, reveals Joanna Fortnam
‘When the ass begins to bray, surely rain will come that day’
It’s raining ancient folklore and proverbs as John Lewis-Stempel relies on jumping trout, croaking frogs and chirping crickets to predict the great British weather
My art is in the garden
Carla Passino examines how the brushstrokes of Monet, Turner, Klimt and Canaletto are providing colour and inspiration at Chelsea
All I need is the air that I breathe
Cathryn Spence airs the story of how—250 years ago—Joseph Priestley ‘discovered’ oxygen at Bowood House in Wiltshire
Cindy Sughrue’s favourite painting
The director of London’s Charles Dickens Museum picks a classic snapshot of the capital’s skyline
The legacy
Bess of Hardwick was the first of many influential Chatsworth women, as Kate Green learns
A timeless view
George Plumptre admires the simple beauty of the gardens at Pusey House in Oxfordshire
Seating plans
What makes a comfortable garden seat, asks Tiffany Daneff
Sitting pretty
Amelia Thorpe seeks out crafted benches to suit every garden
The cutting-garden diaries
In the final part of her series, Anna Brown is focused on harvesting
A lily among weeds
Clive Aslet lauds the enduring influence of the prolific Victorian architect George Edmund Street
Slugging it out
Marianne Taylor is captivated by the curious beauty of molluscs
Mane stay
Deborah Nash visits the last British firm creating horsehair fabric
Out and About
The Royal Countryside Fund reception at Fortnum & Mason
Interiors
Amelia Thorpe takes a look at six of the best WOW!house creations
A brush with sparkles
Hetty Lintell is wowed by jewels celebrating the National Gallery
Kitchen garden cook
The arrival of new-season carrots is applauded by Melanie Johnson
Native herbs
John Wright is playing with fire as he investigates horseradish
Sweet chamomile, good times never seemed so good
Deborah Nicholls-Lee dreams of dainty white flowers and a fragrant lawn that never needs mowing
Falstaff reimagined
Sir Ian McKellen lends a ‘silvering dignity’ to Shakespeare’s famed roisterer, finds Michael Billington
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