Jeremy is an award-winning photographer and writer based in Oxfordshire. He creates travel features and photos for National Geographic Traveller, BA Highlife, Digital Photographer, Outdoor Photography and Discover Britain.
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Jeremy is an award-winning photographer and writer based in Oxfordshire. He creates travel features and photos for National Geographic Traveller, BA Highlife, Digital Photographer, Outdoor Photography and Discover Britain.
Choosing the worldâs most beautiful places is no easy task. After all, how can you compare a thundering waterfall to a lantern-lit city? Or a rainbow-coloured hill to a gleaming white mosque? The good news is that the planet isnât held to the same rigid beauty standards as humans are. Whether itâs a tiny island, an entire country or a Buddhist temple, anything goes on our list of the most beautiful places on earth. Spanning every continent, youâll find some of the usual suspects (whatâs a list of beautiful places without Boliviaâs salt flats, after all?) alongside some of the worldâs lesser-known beauty spots â all chosen by our network of globetrotting travel writers, who've personally experienced the beauty of every place on this list IRL. Grace Beard is Time Outâs deputy travel editor, based in London. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines and check out our latest travel guides written by local experts.RECOMMENDED:đș The world's most underrated travel destinationsđ§ The best places to travel solođ The best beaches in the world
Clashing wooden sticks, billowing handkerchiefs, jangling bell pads and the occasional âwoopâ: you might think you know what morris dancing looks like. An odd, dusty ritual thatâs performed once a year at the village fĂȘte? Not anymore: this 500-year-old artform is getting a surprising revamp. Morris dancers are posting videos of themselves on TikTok sharing routines to BeyoncĂ©âs âBreak My Soulâ. Earlier this year, the all-female dancing side Boss Morris accompanied indie outfit Wet Legâs performance at the 2023 Brit Awards. And, despite the sceneâs historically white, male demographic â in 2020, less than one percent of morris dancers were non-white and there was even a reported attempt by white nationalists to appropriate the tradition â morris dancing is becoming trendier, younger and more diverse. Photograph: Jeremy Flint At its most basic, morris dancing is a form of English folk dance, based on rhythmic stepping and choreographed figures, often soundtracked by instruments like the pipe, fiddle, melodeon and drums. Practised by different teams, known as âsidesâ, for centuries, this age-old dance has come a long way since the Morris Ring formed in 1934, exclusively for men. Now, the three Morris organisations in the UK â the Morris Ring, Morris Dancers UK and the Morris Federation â cater to all genders, and the dance is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Could it be true? Sometimes (whisper it), in certain circles, people are cautiously saying that morris dancing