Shunned over war, Russians holiday on Venezuelan island paradise

Posing for pictures on beautiful beaches and dancing awkwardly to merengue: Russian tourists have found a friendly holiday destination on Isla de Margarita, a Venezuelan island far from the motherland and its war with Ukraine. For thousands of Russians seeking sun-soaked holidays, but faced with visa and flight restrictions, it is a match made in Caribbean heaven.

“Don’t book a summer holiday” says UK government - BBC News

 You should not be booking a holiday this summer - in the UK or abroad - according to the UK government. Going on holiday is currently illegal in the UK.

My Holidays in North Korea (North Korea Documentary) - Real Stories

An unstable Soviet dictatorship, notorious for human rights abuses and known to be developing nuclear weapons, is probably the last place most people want to visit on holiday. But one travel agency, specialising in ‘danger tourism’, regularly organises trips in North Korea for tourists keen to meet ‘the last Soviets’. We join a group of three and travel around the country. Keen to experience first hand the realities of life in a totalitarian state, we even try to escape the official tour guide...