Italy and Spain to start welcoming tourists in June

[View this email in your browser]( Hello! As we cruise towards the weekend, it's comforting to know that the air we breathe [is actually cleaner because of the lockdown measures](. There's that old saying about clouds and silver linings, which we won't repeat here. We'll just say that another silver lining is that we now get to announce the reopening of tourism in the Caribbean. [St. Lucia is leading the charge](. In other news, we just added a bucket activity to our ever-growing list: [island hopping on the Thames](. From dining to wildlife sanctuaries, there's a little bit of everything. Meanwhile, elsewhere on the planet, there are places where shops have no shopkeepers, and trust is a give. [Mizoram, India, is one such paradise](. On a completely different beat, Archery is a growing activity, and we [have a beginner's guide here](. But first... NEWS [Italy and Spain to start welcoming tourists in June]( No one really knows when the coronavirus pandemic will end, but countries reopening their borders to tourism is at least a sign of progress. That’s especially true when those countries were among the hardest hit by the virus. Italy, once the epicenter of the virus in Europe, is planning to reopen its borders to citizens of the European Union starting on June 3. [REOPENING BORDERS]( LATEST ARTICLES --------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS [Almond milk is responsible for the death of billions of bees]( --------------------------------------------------------------- BEACHES + ISLANDS [The secret islands of the River Thames that tourists don’t know about]( --------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS [Study shows historic drop in carbon emissions during COVID-19 confinement]( --------------------------------------------------------------- CULTURE [In Mizoram, India, the shops have no shopkeepers]( --------------------------------------------------------------- EXTREME SPORTS [Archery is the sport of the moment, and here’s how to get started]( --------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS [St. Lucia will become the first Caribbean island to reopen to tourists]( ACTIVISM [In Her Shoes: India]( Rani is a 17-year-old in Mumbai. Like most girls her age, she likes Instagram, boys and good food. But Rani is also the daughter of a sex worker, and she grew up hearing, “a whore’s daughter can only be a whore.” Follow filmmakers Doree Simon and Caz Tanner as they explore women’s empowerment efforts around the world in a new original series, In Her Shoes. Episode one features a-day-in-the-life of Rani — who is transcending her circumstances and helping her community along the way. "In Her Shoes: India" is a Webby Award Winner in the Diversity & Inclusion Video category. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet. [WATCH THE FILM]( FOLLOW US AND FIND YOUR NEXT #TRAVELSTOKE [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( [Twitter]( Copyright © 2020 Matador Network, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Matador Network PO Box 7775 #40021San Francisco, CA 94120 [Add us to your address book]( Need to change something? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from our newsletter](. We'll be here when you need us!