Why it could still be years before you can visit Japan
There are fears the country – famous for its centuries of isolation – will remain off-limits to outsiders for some time yet
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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The countries that might finally reopen to British travellers in 2022
France and Vietnam could be the first to welcome UK tourists back, but don't count on holidays to Japan or China any time soon
Source: telegraph.co.uk
How one American woman was chosen to be the only tourist in Bhutan
When her husband of 30 years passed away in 2018, Fran Bak set off on a not-unlike-Elizabeth-Gilbert spiritual journey that would take her though Bali and India, and end with her being the only tourist given permission to enter the kingdom of Bhutan since the advent of the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: ctvnews.ca
Bhutan: This country has only one tourist, an American
San Francisco resident Fran Bak turned out to be the only traveller landing in the landlocked nation last month. She was not just the focus of attention of immigration officials when she flew into the country: she was also the star attraction for the journalists waiting at the airport.
Source: gulftoday.ae
The country that has only one tourist in it
"They photographed me getting off the plane – I was a front-page story."
Source: stuff.co.nz
Bhutan tourism and border closures: Meet the only tourist in the entire country
Travelling solo is one thing, but Fran Bak has taken it to the extreme.
Source: traveller.com.au
Crikey Worm: Following the leader
Three of the NSW Coalition's most powerful politicians have resigned, and a former ADF chief has warned that the climate emergency will increasingly cause the military to be spread too thin.
Source: crikey.com.au