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Hurricane Nolo Strengthens Toward Hawaii's Big Island, With Forecasters Warning of Up to 35 Inches of Rain

The Big Island is under a hurricane watch as Nolo, now packing 80 mph winds, is expected to make its closest approach late Friday into Saturday. Forecasters say the rainfall could trigger catastrophic, life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

Sep 25, 2026/2 min read

A wooded stretch of the Big Island of Hawaii's coastline, illustrative of the terrain under Hurricane Nolo's flood warning, photographed in September 2021

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Travelling With Prescription Medicines: The Paperwork, the Packing and the Countries That Say No

A medicine that is routine at home can be controlled, restricted or banned elsewhere. Carry originals, a prescriber's letter and only what you need, and check the destination's rules before you pack.

Sep 20, 2026/3 min read

A weekly pill organiser beside loose tablets and capsules, illustrative of everyday prescription and over-the-counter medicines and not a particular treatment, photographed in December 2017

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Kyoto in Autumn Colour: How the Season Moves Across the City and How to Beat the Crowds

The leaves turn from the hills in first and the city temples last. Plan around the colour front rather than a fixed date, go early, and know which routes and rail lines save you the most time.

Sep 16, 2026/3 min read

Maple trees in orange and red autumn colour at Ginkaku-ji temple in Kyoto, photographed in November 2007

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Dubai Had 869,000 Visitors in August, Its Best Month Since the War Began, and Hotels Are Back to Two Thirds Full

Occupancy was 36 per cent in March. It was 66 in August, nine tenths of last year's level, and arrivals have grown by double digits every month since spring. Nearly seven million people have come this year against almost twenty million last.

Sep 15, 2026/3 min read

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Your Airline Owes You About Two Thousand Dollars for a Lost Bag, and Twenty One Days to Say So

On an international flight the Montreal Convention caps the airline's liability at 1,519 SDR per passenger, roughly 2,060 dollars. Almost nobody claims it, mostly because the deadlines are short and the airline is not going to remind you.

Sep 2, 2026/4 min read

The baggage claim hall at Phnom Penh International Airport, empty belts and a handful of waiting passengers

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A Catamaran Ferry Left Kyrenia at Half Past Twelve and Began Taking On Water Almost Immediately

The FILOJET was carrying 259 passengers and eight crew to Tasucu. Eight people died, 18 are still missing and 241 were brought ashore. The captain and all seven of his crew have been detained and remanded while an investigation begins.

Aug 31, 2026/4 min read

Small boats moored in the old harbour at Kyrenia in northern Cyprus, the town the ferry sailed from

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Eight Point Seven Million Airport Customers Lost Data, and the Field That Matters Is the Number Plate

Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands lost email addresses, phone numbers, postcodes and vehicle registrations taken from car park, lounge and wifi bookings. No payment details. The combination is still enough to build a message you would believe.

Aug 30, 2026/4 min read

The landside concourse at Manchester Airport Terminal 2, with shops, an information desk and passengers walking through

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A Glacier Fell 1,200 Metres Onto a River, and a Valley Full of Travellers Was Gone in Half an Hour

The ice broke away above the Lhende river in Tibet on Wednesday morning, dammed it, then let go. Nepal's tourism department has 668 visitors from 34 countries listed as missing. The mechanism has a name, and the Himalaya is producing it more often.

Aug 28, 2026/4 min read

The Bhote Koshi river running through a steep forested gorge near the China border at Tatopani in Nepal

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The World's Tourists Went Somewhere Else This Year, and the Gulf Is Counting the Difference

UN Tourism has global arrivals up two per cent in the first quarter and Middle East arrivals down fourteen. Bahrain lost more than a quarter of its visitors. Egypt, three hours away, gained sixteen per cent.

Aug 26, 2026/3 min read

Aircraft at the gates seen from inside Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport, photographed in 2019

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Gulf Aviation Is Heading for a $4.3 Billion Loss, and the Airspace Advisory Still Runs to 31 August

Middle East carriers earned 7.2 billion dollars in 2025 and are forecast to lose 4.3 billion this year. Emirates is flying at three quarters of capacity, jet fuel is up nearly half, and European regulators still advise avoiding four countries' airspace.

Aug 22, 2026/4 min read

Empty queuing lanes in the Concourse B lobby at Dubai International Airport

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One Visa, One Fee, Six Countries: the Gulf's Schengen Moment Is Reportedly Piloting This Year

A unified GCC tourist visa has been discussed for years and is now said to be entering a pilot phase, at an estimated 100 to 150 dollars for 30 to 90 days. The economics of it are more interesting than the convenience.

Aug 21, 2026/3 min read

A fan of plain burgundy passports on an airport counter