The Travel News- 21st October 2016

A television station to help you nap, some seriously ridiculous Airbnb listings, a speedy nonagenarian Chilean lady and some beautifully retro signage. Here is this week’s Travel News:

Napflix and chill

A Spanish television station is screening content deemed as really dull to aid siestas. Get sleepy watching chickens on a rotisserie, physics lectures, chess games and many more thrilling videos.

For more on this see: thelocal.es

The most ludicrous Airbnb listings

Image: Airbnb

A one-man tent in a garden in Berkeley, a converted NYC taxi in Queens, an igloo in Austria, a shed in Portland all feature as the most ridiculous Airbnb listings. Some are so dire you would probably not want to spend too much time in them so you would get a lot more exploring done.

For more on this see: independent.co.uk/travel

90-year-old Chilean woman rides over 100 miles a day

In Cerrillos, Chile the sight of Elena Galvez zipping around on her bicycle is not unusual. For decades she has been cycling hundreds of miles every week to the nearest market. She says it keeps her going and she’s showing no sign of slowing down.

For more on this: welovecycling.com

Route 1 hand painted Americana signs captured by photographer

Image by Tricia O’Neill

Tricia O’Neill has shared images she has taken of hand painted advertisements captured along the USA’s famous Route 1. They really capture the vintage character of the route. O’Neill’s project is called: Sign Language: Route 1.

For more images and details see: lonelyplanet.com/news

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