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Gardai to patrol Disneyland in uniform this summer to help Irish tourists enjoy their holiday

Several uniformed gardai spent July and August of 2022 patrolling the Mont Saint Michel area of Normandy, popular with thousands of Irish tourists every year - now the scheme has been rolled out further

Irish Mirror · May 25, 2023

Schiff and Roberge win Gravel Locos 150

Carolin Schiff takes three-up sprint to win women's title in Hico, Texas

Cycling News · May 24, 2023

Yosemite's Mist Trail hike with majestic waterfall views to get $5 million upgrade

LOS ANGELES — Three thousand people a day visit the Mist Trail, which has views of two majestic waterfalls and is arguably the most popular hike at Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2023

The sour truth of Oxford Street’s candy shop curse

Garish sweet stores have been blighting the capital’s famous shopping centre in recent years, but with business rates unpaid, illegal goods seized and money laundering exposed, authorities are fighting back, says Anthony France

Evening Standard · May 22, 2023

Guide to Toledo, Ohio: What to do, see and eat in the Glass City

DETROIT — Not just a city that you drive through on your way somewhere else, Toledo is a town worth stopping in.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

The lifeline of flying: the pilots connecting remote communities in Alaska

Small aircraft are essential to Alaska’s remote settlements, and flying is part of the state’s culture. Acacia Johnson, who grew up in Anchorage, has been photographing the pilots keeping remote communities connected

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

Ghost town Eagle Mountain abandoned since 1983 purchased by mystery buyer for $22.5MILLION

Eagle Mountain, a ghost town in California's desert, has been purchased by a company named Ecology Mountain Holdings, sparking curiosity about its potential revival

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023

‘I flew through the air’: Canadian cyclist recovering after collision with bear

Kevin Milner was riding on trail north of Vancouver when black bear charged forward and sent him flipping over the handlebars

The Guardian - US · May 21, 2023

Cyclist T-bones a black bear; ‘I pretty much kissed the bear’

A Canadian man cycling down a paved trailway in Vancouver suffered injuries when he T-boned a black bear and went flying through the air.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 20, 2023

Chicago outdoors: Chicago wood duck taking flight, boat-tailed grackle, morel season recap

A photo of a wood duck drake taking flight in Chicago, fun facts while going down a rabbit hole on boat-tailed grackles and an overview of the season for morel mushrooms this spring around Chicago are among the notes from around Chicago outoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 20, 2023