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US national park staff fear turmoil as shutdown looms https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/us-national-parks-government-shutdown #Trumpadministration #Nationalparks #Environment #USpolitics #Worldnews #USnews #Travel
US national park staff fear turmoil as shutdown looms https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/us-national-parks-government-shutdown #Trumpadministration #Nationalparks #Environment #USpolitics #Worldnews #USnews #Travel
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BBC: The perils of letting AI plan your next trip
"...An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist.
Miguel Angel Gongora Meza, founder and director of Evolution Treks Peru, was in a rural Peruvian town preparing for a trek through the Andes when he overheard a curious conversation. Two unaccompanied tourists were chatting amicably about their plans to hike alone in the mountains to the "Sacred Canyon of Humantay".
"They [showed] me the screenshot, confidently written and full of vivid adjectives, [but] it was not true. There is no Sacred Canyon of Humantay!" said Gongora Meza. "The name is a combination of two places that have no relation to the description. The tourist paid nearly $160 (£118) in order to get to a rural road in the environs of Mollepata without a guide or [a destination]."...
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https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250926-the-perils-of-letting-ai-plan-your-next-trip
Good description in the article:
""It doesn't know the difference between travel advice, directions or recipes," Ghani said. "It just knows words. So, it keeps spitting out words that make whatever it's telling you sound realistic, and that's where lot of the underlying issues come from.""
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BBC: The perils of letting AI plan your next trip
"...An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist.
Miguel Angel Gongora Meza, founder and director of Evolution Treks Peru, was in a rural Peruvian town preparing for a trek through the Andes when he overheard a curious conversation. Two unaccompanied tourists were chatting amicably about their plans to hike alone in the mountains to the "Sacred Canyon of Humantay".
"They [showed] me the screenshot, confidently written and full of vivid adjectives, [but] it was not true. There is no Sacred Canyon of Humantay!" said Gongora Meza. "The name is a combination of two places that have no relation to the description. The tourist paid nearly $160 (£118) in order to get to a rural road in the environs of Mollepata without a guide or [a destination]."...
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https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250926-the-perils-of-letting-ai-plan-your-next-trip
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BBC: The perils of letting AI plan your next trip
"...An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist.
Miguel Angel Gongora Meza, founder and director of Evolution Treks Peru, was in a rural Peruvian town preparing for a trek through the Andes when he overheard a curious conversation. Two unaccompanied tourists were chatting amicably about their plans to hike alone in the mountains to the "Sacred Canyon of Humantay".
"They [showed] me the screenshot, confidently written and full of vivid adjectives, [but] it was not true. There is no Sacred Canyon of Humantay!" said Gongora Meza. "The name is a combination of two places that have no relation to the description. The tourist paid nearly $160 (£118) in order to get to a rural road in the environs of Mollepata without a guide or [a destination]."...
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https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250926-the-perils-of-letting-ai-plan-your-next-trip
Lhotse (8516m) at sunset. You can see the strong winds over the summit from the shape of the clouds.
#mountains #nepal #landscape #travel #sunset #photography
Lhotse (8516m) at sunset. You can see the strong winds over the summit from the shape of the clouds.
#mountains #nepal #landscape #travel #sunset #photography
Another film photo from a road trip last year: Igrexa de Santa Susana, Santiago de Compostela. It was fiesta week and the funfair was in town.
Photo GPS location: http://www.google.com/maps/place/42.877716,-8.54971
Photo info:
- Camera: Nikon FE2, Lens: Nikkor 28mm 1:2.8
- Film: Ilford Delta 100, Developer: Acurol-N
#photography #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analogphotography #filmisnotdead #blackandwhite #bnw #travel #spain #santiago
Another film photo from a road trip last year: Igrexa de Santa Susana, Santiago de Compostela. It was fiesta week and the funfair was in town.
Photo GPS location: http://www.google.com/maps/place/42.877716,-8.54971
Photo info:
- Camera: Nikon FE2, Lens: Nikkor 28mm 1:2.8
- Film: Ilford Delta 100, Developer: Acurol-N
#photography #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analogphotography #filmisnotdead #blackandwhite #bnw #travel #spain #santiago
War-Ravaged Portland
War-Ravaged Portland
War-Ravaged Portland
Rainstorm, have you decided to dissipate?
Just a few minutes ago you looked so threatening, so intent upon leashing your fury upon the beach, the sea, me . . .
But then the sun broke through, created a crack in the darkness, and your power seemed to weaken.
Light does that, doesn't it . . .
Breakthrough art print -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/breakthrough-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#art #artwork #weather #storm #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #nature #ocean #oregon #travel #sea #beach #clouds #sky #decor #light #inspiration
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