Travel

August 10, 2022

Spectacular Summer Fireworks Festival Cloaks the Sky and Earth In Colorful Lights

For the first time in three years, a spectacular fireworks show took place in Japan—and it didn't disappoint. Due to the pandemic, the Kihoku Lantern Festival hadn't taken place since 2019. It returned in 2022, and photographer Luu Hasegawa was on hand to document this enchating festival. Taking place in the port town of Nagashima in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture, the festival is a summer event that typically draws large crowds.

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July 6, 2022

How This Man and His Dog Spent Seven Years Walking Around the World

A man named Tom Turcich has walked enough to travel around the world. Although that sounds like hyperbole, Turcich really did it. He completed the on-foot circumnavigation, which Guinness World Records defines as walking 18,000 miles and crossing four continents. Doing this made Turcich only the 10th person to do so, but he didn't do it alone; his dog, Savannah, was the first pup to finish the challenge.

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