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The beloved author said he has been "treating retirement as an experiment so far this year" and said the experiment has been "very successful". Best-selling author Bill Bryson, author of a number of popular travel, science, historical and language books, is set to hang up his pen for good. Advertisement Speaking to Times Radio, Bryson, 68, outlined how he had embarked upon retirement as "an experiment" in 2020 so far and said that it had been "very successful" to date. "I don't know how much of this is pandemic-related… I'm really quite enjoying not doing anything at all," Bryson said. "For the first time in literally decades I've been reading for pleasure and I'm really enjoying it. Whatever time is left to me on this planet I'd like to spend it indulging myself, rather than going out and trying to cover new territory." Bryson, who has worked as a journalist in the United States and B...

Bill Bryson is retiring. Bill Bryson – who drove us across a lost continent (small-town America); took us on a cross-country trek across a "small island" (Britain); who turned our attention to the science of nearly everything, and held it there for over 15 years. Bryson, 68, says the lockdown's had him reading for pleasure for the first time in decades, and really enjoying it. "I'm really quite enjoying doing nothing at all," he said in a recent interview with Times Radio, London. "Whatever time is left to me on this planet, I'd like to spend it indulging myself… [and my] masses of grandchildren." Good for him, but woe is us. Who's going to collate the scientific discoveries of the 21st century into the next compact, hilarious and engaging book filled with fascinating factoids and origin stories? Fortunately, he's left us enough to chew on for a while. He's written 21 books on travel, science and language. A Short History of N...

Steve Bostrom Let's marvel that we are here. In "A Short History of Nearly Everything," Bill Bryson wrote: "Every one of your forebears on both sides was attractive enough to find a mate, healthy enough to reproduce, and sufficiently blessed by fate and circumstances to live long enough to do so. Not one of your pertinent ancestors was squashed, devoured, drowned, starved, stranded, stuck fast, untimely wounded, or otherwise deflected from its life's quest of delivering a tiny charge of genetic material to the right partner at the right moment in order to perpetuate the only possible sequence of hereditary combinations that could result—eventually, astoundingly, and all too briefly—in you." Ponder that Bryson can write such words. Ponder that you can be stunned at who you are. Reading his words, I found amazement. But, some words troubled my heart and soul and mind. Challenging Bill Bryson First, contemplate: "Every one of ...

O h Bill! This isn't the kind of news we need now. The legendary Bill Bryson, purveyor of funny, insightful, warm-hearted books on everything from travel to popular science, for most of my life to date, has announced his retirement. The 68-year-old author told Times Radio: "I don't know how much of this is pandemic-related [but] I'm really quite enjoying not doing anything at all. For the first time in literally decades I've been reading for pleasure and I'm really enjoying it. Whatever time is left to me on this planet I'd like to spend it indulging myself, rather than going out and trying to cover new territory." He's not the first writer to announce plans to hang up his pen. Lee Child did so at the start of this year, revealing that he'd be handing Jack Reacher over to his brother Andrew. "I've been doing it 24 years now and I couldn't do it any more," he said. (The first book in that new collaboration is now out, and I...

NAIROBI : Amadeus today announces the launch of a travel intelligence suite for agents worldwide to help them connect to a vast source of data, instantly reveal hidden opportunities in the marketplace, and benefit from rich insights for business growth and strategic decision-making. Amadeus Agency Insight is a business intelligence suite of products and services developed by the Amadeus Travel Intelligence unit to help travel agencies, both online and offline, leverage Big Data technologies by transforming market and traveller data into unique and actionable insights around, for example, new routes and markets to address, travellers' search behavior, and performance against competitors. Today marks the global launch of the first two modules in the Agency Insight suite: Search Analysis and Booking Analysis. Search Analysis gives agencies instant insight into their customers' travel intentions by analysing search data. This allows agencies to identify the most popular destina...

In the second instalment of our four-part series, 100 Trips of a Lifetime , we bring you suggestions from the Americas and Caribbean. While it might not be possible to visit now, writer Karen Gardiner – who has lived in the US for the past decade, as well as Chile – suggests her top bucket-list trips to start planning for the future. From gliding through the Caribbean to adrenalin-pumping activities in Ecuador, exploring the Amazon and meeting bears in Canada, there's plenty of inspiration. Also in this series, we offer inspiration for the UK and Europe, Africa and Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. Island-hop – by road – in the Florida Keys Come as you are to the free-spirited Florida Keys. Hit the Overseas Highway – the 113-mile route that sweeps above the Florida Straits from Key Largo to Key West. Along the way there are opportunities for snorkelling and kayaking and meeting mainland castaways and the six-toed descendants of Ernest Hemingway's cats. Abercrombie & Ke...

Carlos Marquez, Ivan Lomeli, Donald Trump, Patricia Gracia and Tony Gracia The record Latino voter turnout for the 2008 elections has reshaped the political landscape in America Santa Clarita, CA (PRWEB) November 19, 2008 Latino-owned entrepreneur companies - Tri Tax Franchise, Power Media Group Inc. and Success Masters by Design-Ivan Lomeli - celebrated their commitment to launch a strategic advertising campaign focused on Hispanic consumers and business owners across the United States amid a backdrop of gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean at The Trump National Golf in Palos Verdes, Calif., and topped off by personal greetings from owner Donald Trump. "Seeing Mr. Trump at our table, greeting us with his brilliant smile, was an affirmation of our joint venture," commented Patricia Gracia, Power Media Group Inc. president. The Ad agency and its various studies on the Hispanic market attracted and ultimately landed an agreement with Carlos Marquez, Tr...

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CLOSE Hundreds of thousands of Cubans cheer and sing with the Rolling Stones in Havana in the group's first ever concert in communist Cuba, where rock music was once banned. Tourists look at posters for sale in Havana, Cuba, in a 2014 file photo. There will soon be direct slights between Newark and Havana. (Photo: ADALBERTO ROQUE, AFP/Getty Images) Newark is one of 10 U.S. cities from which commercial passenger flights to Havana, Cuba, are expected to take off as early as this fall, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday, the first flights between the United States and Cuba in more than 50 years, as tensions between the former Cold War adversaries continue to thaw. Under the tentative plan, United Airlines, the dominant carrier at Newark Liberty International Airport, will fly daily from New Jersey's largest airport to the Cuban capital. "These flights open the door to a new world of travel and opportunities ...

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Central Holidays' new travel brochures feature more small group programs as well as more outdoor offerings and private experiences to fulfill today's travel demands. Our fresh travel brochure offerings feature mindful itineraries that not only respect and follow health and safety protocols, but are also conscious, observant, and respectful of the location, natural environment, local communities, and travelers' needs MOONACHIE, N.J. (PRWEB) February 17, 2021 Central Holidays today announced the debut of its 2021 brochures showcasing Egypt, Italy, Europe, Latin America, Africa and West Asia. Further, in line with research studies being unveiled that signal the desire of many U.S. travelers to vacation more domestically, Central Holidays is introducing a new handcrafted collection of unique USA Travel Programs. All new brochures are conveniently accessible online at via the company's website at centralholidays.com/BROCHURE, and programs are fully customi...

The Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar lies off the east coast of Africa, comprising two large islands and a series of smaller islets. The bigger of the islands is officially called Unguja, though it's commonly known as Zanzibar. While crystal-clear waters lap its idyllic beaches, the island's bustling trade centre is a diverse melting-pot of Swahili, Arab and Indian influences. A fisherman crafts his boat. Photo by: Christopher Wilton-Steer Around four kilometres from this bustling hub is the fishing village of Maruhubi, and a former sultan's palace; another must-see for anyone visiting the island. In the village, locals enjoy a traditional way of life, with the men crafting fishing boats by hand. London-based photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer recently found himself on this beautiful part of the island, having visited Zanzibar as part of a local assignment. "I'm fascinated by other cultures and interested in photography that educates, demystifies, a...

Tanzania's COVID-denying president is calling on citizens for three days of prayer to defeat unnamed "respiratory diseases" amid warnings that the country is seeing a deadly resurgence in infections. "Maybe we have wronged God somewhere," populist President John Magufuli told mourners at a funeral for his chief secretary, John Kijazi, on Friday. "Let us all repent." Magufuli has repeatedly claimed that Tanzania a country of some 60 million people, defeated COVID-19 with God's help. The government has not updated its number of coronavirus cases since April, and the health ministry has promoted unproven herbal remedies. Magufuli has questioned COVID-19 vaccines without offering evidence. But the local Catholic church, the U.S. Embassy and others have openly warned of a resurgence in cases. And this week the death of the vice president of the semi-autonomous island region of Zanzibar, Seif Sharif Hamad, brought widespread atten...

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