Want help in planning a family holiday this summer? Do you want to entertain the kids and yourselves? Look no further. We have put together some popular family destinations for you. All hotels below allow 2 children under 12 to stay free of charge. If you have a larger family, many of these hotels offer […]
Did you book your last vacation through a hotel or online travel site? You are not unique. More people book holidays online than thru a travel agent. But what makes you select a specific hotel? Is it the price? Or a picture – like this aerial shot of the Outrigger Laguna Beach Resort in Phuket, […]
Peering out of the Emirates Boeing 777-300ER flight from Dubai to Yangon, you can see the lazy river. A muddy, sludgy, squidgy creek. Meandering. That is the Irrawaddy – the river that Kipling’s famous Road to Mandalay poem glorifies. No fishes jumping skywards. No hathis pilin’ teak. Just a snake like river engorged with sand […]
“By the fig and the olive, By Mount Sinai, By this city of security (Makkah), Surely we have created man of best stature, The we reduced him to the lowest of the low, Except those who believe (Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous deeds. Then they shall have a reward without end. Then what causes […]
Your wife is a “soccer mom” driving an SUV. You have a few other cars parked in the garage. Your annual vacation takes you to exotic destinations every summer – and increasingly every winter as well. You dine out every weekend – and some weeks have extra weekends. You think life is no longer a […]
Written by: Zainab Das Published: 15:00 April 18, 2013 Everyone has a dream that they hope, someday, turns into a reality. My visit to Europe was nothing less than a dream come true. When you travel, there is so much to experience, and so many things to learn. Travel broadens your mind and enables you […]
My husband and I did a lot of research to select our perfect honeymoon destination. We were looking for a relaxing beach holiday where we felt pampered, but we didn’t want to go to a crowded tourist hotspot. We were in search of luxury, natural beauty and good food, but most of all we just […]
Berlin Zoo With around 3 million visitors per year, the Berlin Zoological Garden is the most popular zoo in Europe. It also houses the world’s biggest animal collection, with over 17,000 animals from 1,554 species. Of particular note is the bird house, which is generally considered the world’s best. It features 329 different species of […]
10. Verrazano Narrows Bridge (United States) 211.3m Upon completion in 1964, the Varrazano Narrows Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 2km, with a central span of 1.3km. It connects the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island and provides an important alternate route into New York City. The New York City marathon […]
By Irfan Ahmad I was going on my first press junket. I travel frequently but this felt different. I did not even have an airline ticket. I had to join a group of journalists at Terminal 2 at Dubai airport at 5:30am. We were going to Muscat. flydubai was taking us there while the Shangri-La’s […]