Gavin McOwan

Production Editor, Guardian Travel at The Guardian

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Where in the world? The Christmas travel quiz

Dec 24, 2024 | theguardian.com | Gavin McOwan

Questions 1 to 5Which country were these 2024 films and TV shows shot in? Half a point for each title and half a point for the country12345Questions 6 to 11Name these countries from their outlinesQuestions 12 to 16Here are five seminal moments in history – but in which town or city did they occur? Half a point for each location and half a point for the year they happened1213141516Questions 17 to 22These national flags all feature the sun – which countries do they represent?
a cold-war adventure

Jun 19, 2024 | msn.com | Gavin McOwan

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Berlin by rail: a cold-war adventure

Jun 19, 2024 | theguardian.com | Gavin McOwan

Eagle-eyed football fans heading to Berlin’s Olympiastadion for the Euros may spot what looks like an abandoned space station topped with four enormous white orbs on a hill a mile or so south of the ground. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. The stadium – which will host the Euro 2024 final – has a more storied past than perhaps any other.
Mário Zagallo obituary

Jan 7, 2024 | theguardian.com | Gavin McOwan

Mário Zagallo, who has died aged 92, was the most successful footballer in the history of the World Cup. Many players who were more talented and managers who were more tactically astute have won the tournament, but none can equal the Brazilian’s record of four triumphs: two as a player, in 1958 and 1962, one as manager, in 1970, and another as assistant manager, in 1994.
the bumper 2023 travel quiz

Dec 25, 2023 | msn.com | Liz Boulter |Gavin McOwan

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What on Earth: the bumper 2023 travel quiz

Dec 25, 2023 | theguardian.com | Liz Boulter |Gavin McOwan

The year in travel: part one1 Where did Rishi Sunak, below, go on his “first proper family holiday” for years this summer? 2 Name two of the seven countries not invited to King Charles’s coronation in May. 3 Which country finally loosened Covid travel restrictions and reopened its borders in January? 4 In April, which UK city became the first to impose a tourist tax?
Sir Bobby Charlton obituary

Oct 21, 2023 | theguardian.com | Gavin McOwan

Sir Bobby Charlton, who has died aged 86, was one of the greatest footballers England has ever produced. He was certainly the most successful, the only English player to win all of football’s major honours – the FA Cup, Football League and European Cup with Manchester United, and the World Cup with England, accumulating a record number of international caps and goals.
A fun and fabulous way to travel: my tuk-tuk adventure across northern Italy

Aug 2, 2023 | theguardian.com | Gavin McOwan

It’s hard to know if Milan’s fashionistas are bemused more by my driving or by my vehicle as I stall, splutter and crunch the gears while double-parking the tuk-tuk on Via Monte Napoleone, the city’s swankiest street. Both it and I look comically out of place on a thoroughfare dripping with designer shops and high-end motors.
the best day trips from the city by train

Jul 30, 2023 | msn.com | Gavin McOwan

A Scots construction company is doing its bit to stem the tide of disposable vapes litter – by installing special recycling bins at all its sites. Robertson Construction, which operates in Tayside, said the move was a temporary solution ahead of a possible Scottish Government ban. Single-use vapes contain materials such as lithium batteries which pose a threat to the environment and can be a fire risk.
Edinburgh beyond the fringe: the best day trips from the city by train

Jul 30, 2023 | theguardian.com | Gavin McOwan

Of the half million annual visitors to the Edinburgh International Festival (running from 4-28 August this year), the vast majority don’t leave the city. Which is understandable given the cultural smörgåsbord on offer, and that it takes place in (arguably) the UK’s most attractive city. But it’s also a wasted opportunity given that this is the capital of one of the most beautiful countries in the world, with a wealth of stunning scenery on its doorstep.