For some of us who yearn to travel, it can be difficult to find someone to journey with. Friends and family members are tied down in jobs, struggling to save money, and don’t always want to go to the same places. The solution, of...
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Several of the world’s biggest tea brands, including PG Tips, Lipton, Tetley and Twinings, have said they will work to improve the tea estates they buy from in India after a BBC investigation found dangerous, disgusting and degrading living and working conditions. The joint...
A ‘best of’ list is always subjective, leaving out as much as it includes. Add to this the fact that completing the walks on this list alone would take almost four months, and it gets a lot more complicated! To whittle down the choices,...
Machu Picchu is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. It stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire...
On March 31, 1889, workers riveted the last of more than 18,000 iron pieces into place to complete construction of the Eiffel Tower. To inaugurate the magnificent metallic structure, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer, climbed its 1,710 steps and unfurled a French tricolor flag...
Son Doong Cave is in the heart of the Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park in the Quang Binh province of Central Vietnam. Only recently explored in 2009-2010 by the British Cave Research Association, the cave has only been open to the public since...
For many people, retirement opens up a whole new world of possibilities. The kids are grown and on their own, and you are no longer tied to your job. This is your chance to get away, see the world, and enjoy life with family...
The Alps are one of the great mountain ranges in Europe. They stretch from Austria and Slovenia in the east all the way through Italy, Switzerland and Germany to France in the west. Here are some interesting facts about it. The Alps is a...
The IWF delegation attending the Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA) Elections led by Dr. Tamas Ajan, IWF President met Mr. El Hadi Ould Al, Algeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports together with Khaled Mhalhel, re-elected WFA President and Abdelaziz Brahimi, President of the Algerian...
India is all set to host its first ever ITTF World Tour event here from February 16-19, making the USD 120000 tournament also the biggest in terms of prize money outside the World Championships bracket. India last hosted an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)...