Skip to main content

Travel - SERIES 186 {13 articles}

Kate and Meghan don’t always join William and Harry abroad for this reason

9/24/2018, 8:23:05 PM
KATE MIDDLETON and Meghan Markle often join their husbands Prince William and Prince Harry on state visits abroad when working on behalf of the Royal Family. However, they don’t always join them for a specific reason. ✔ Kate, Meghan, Harry and William: Solo work visits follow personal charities and campaigns (Image: Getty) Meghan Markle also didn’t join Prince Harry on his trip to Botswana earlier this year ✔ Queen Elizabeth was once Patron to more than 600 charities but passed many down to other royals upon her 90th birthday, as did Prince Philip


EasyJet pilot reveals the REAL reason travellers must put tray tables up during take off

9/24/2018, 9:19:16 PM
EVER wondered why there are certain rules and relegations on a flight? Here an easyJet pilot reveals all. ✔ This is so the person next to the window doesn’t have a problem getting out ✔ Previously, a pilot opened up about some of the best-kept flying secrets on a Reddit thread ✔ The plane would run into difficulty if it travels any higher than 42,000ft, according to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum


'Game of Thrones' fans, pack your bags, Westeros is opening to tourists in Northern Ireland

9/24/2018, 10:47:19 PM
As "Game of Thrones" fans (not so) patiently wait for the final season, HBO says several sets will be transformed into tourist attractions next year. ✔ Game of Thrones is coming to an end, but fans of the series will be able to actually go to Westeros ✔ As fans (not so) patiently wait for the eighth and final season to premiere in 2019, HBO announced Monday that several iconic sets in Northern Ireland featured in the Emmy Award-winning series will be transformed into tourist attractions next year ✔ TripAdvisor Fullscreen Black Sand Beach; Vik, Iceland


Top 10 Chinese cities for individual tourists during National Day holiday

9/24/2018, 10:51:47 PM
Let’s take a look at the top 10 most popular Chinese cities for individual tourists during the 2018 National Day holiday. ✔ The upgrading of travel conditions, more convenient transportation modes, such as high-speed rail, and price cuts at national State-owned scenic spots promoted domestic tourism for this October, the report said ✔ No 10 Chongqing Colorful lights offer a beautiful night view of Chongqing's Hongyadong area, on May 28, 2018 ✔ [Photo/VCG] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next   >>| 1/10 Next


On the hunt for Vietnam's best banh mi

9/24/2018, 11:24:10 PM
There's a banh mi stand on almost every corner in Hoi An. But which are the best of the best? Spend your dong at these five stalls and shops. ✔ Now in her 90s, Nguyen Thi Loc set up her banh mi business in 1975 and ran it for 45 years -- nearly half her life ✔ The baguette isn't too sweet, nor too saucy, and the bread tastes light and airy ✔ That's when you start to get all the fillings, and the bread, in one bite


21 Incredible Books That Will Fuel Your Wanderlust

9/24/2018, 9:02:04 PM
Adventure is out there! ✔ He does make light on the toll it physically took on him early on ✔ Join the Facebook group to get in on the discussion, or tell us what you're reading in the comments below! The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews


With hose and sprinkler, Wyoming man defies fire evacuation

9/24/2018, 9:23:44 PM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A man who saw an immense wildfire raging his way said he was prepared for the worst — and glad he defied evacuation orders so he could defend his home ✔ Residents of Hoback Ranches, Winney's subdivision of widely spaced mountain retreats, were supposed to leave Sept ✔ As the fire got ever closer over several days, he used his sprinkler to water that area nonstop ✔ But the other side of it is I had all that stuff wet and clear ✔ Though their house didn't burn, she didn't approve


MH370 spiraled into water in unsurvivable smash, new documentary suggests

9/24/2018, 8:12:08 PM
MH370 disappeared in March 2014, en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur


India’s rare tea picked under a full moon

9/24/2018, 8:44:04 PM
On the slopes of the Himalayas, workers at the world’s first biodynamic tea farm wait patiently until the planets align to pick India’s most expensive tea. ✔ According to estate manager Sanjay Das, the semi-fermented Oolong tea fuses the flavours of mango and the frangipani flower to create an uplifting, anti-ageing effect, and as soon as some sip the light-golden blend, they feel completely reinvigorated


Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Enoshima--How a goddess raised an island and calmed a dragon

9/24/2018, 10:24:11 PM
Darkness changed to light and Japan was born when the fun-sounding commotion outside got the best of ✔ He mended his ways, and the natural disasters quieted down ✔ * * * This article by Lisa Vogt, a Washington-born and Tokyo-based photographer, originally appeared in the Sept ✔ It is part of the series Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo, which depicts the capital and its surroundings through the perspective of the author, a professor at Meiji University


Security for U.N. General Assembly Creates Wave of Trouble for Ferry Riders and Cyclists

9/24/2018, 11:04:20 PM
Drivers aren’t the only ones inconvenienced by the annual U.N. General Assembly. ✔ Police stand guard outside of the United Nations ahead of the official opening of the 73rd U.N ✔ Security is always high when the General Assembly convenes and the world’s leaders travel to New York City ✔ A multiagency effort involving the U.S. Coast Guard, the Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York Police Department provides the protection for the event


Fortnite update 6.0: Early patch notes ahead season 6 release

9/24/2018, 10:27:39 PM
FORTNITE UPDATE 6.0 is being released later this week, with the patch notes expected to be filled with season 6 release news. ✔ Epic Games will drop more news about season 6 in the coming days (Image: EPIC GAMES) And as the new update will include fresh battle pass items and possible map changes, fans might be looking at a hefty download size ✔ More will be revealed later this week as we get closer to the launch of Fortnite Season 6


Killing Eve's Jodie Comer is becoming TV's sexiest psycho assassin

9/24/2018, 10:32:06 PM
It's no wonder Killing Eve has enthralled audiences - first in America, where it debuted in June, and now in the UK. Jodie Comer (pictured) is becoming a fashion icon for her role as the psychotic Villanelle. ✔ A blonde assassin, angelic in looks but deadly in temperament ✔ But as the series receives universal acclaim, and filming begins for the much-anticipated second run, Jodie admits that what matters most is winning her family’s approval ✔ Ms Comer sporting a cream Balmain suit: jacket, £1,440, and trousers, £1,190 ‘We’re a very close family,’ she says


>>> Open This Series
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Travel - SERIES 283 {31 articles}

Saudi Arabia: You should NEVER do these things - you could go to prison or even face death 10/17/2018, 1:56:14 PM SAUDI ARABIA is a country where the laws and customs are vastly different to what most Britons are used to in the UK. If you do these things in the Islamic country you could be sent to prison, or worse, face death. ✔ According to Middle East Eye, the punishment for alcohol is at the discretion of the judge ✔ Locals and expats will often travel over the border to Bahrain if they want to drink or go clubbing ✔ Second passports will be confiscated by the immigration authorities if they’re discovered ✔ Make sure you have included emergency contact details 'It’s important a Brit cracks this journey first' – Lou Rudd launches bid to cross Antarctica solo 10/17/2018, 12:44:29 PM Captain Lou Rudd, MBE will today launch his attempt to be the first person to cross Antarctica solo, unsupported and unassisted. ✔ He was just 30 miles short of his goal when he collaps...
Post a Comment
Read more

Travel - SERIES 231 {14 articles}

Review: 'Living in the Future's Past' pins climate change on human culture - Los Angeles Times 10/4/2018, 8:26:34 PM “Living in the Future’s Past” takes a look at climate change as a natural result of our culture as a species. Our desire to consume, travel and spread, without perceiving the long-term threats facing our planet is why we’re in the pickle that we’re in. ✔ Rather than relying on scare tactics about the doom and gloom that face us, Living in the Future’s Past carefully lays out how our human actions, as a collective organism on the Earth’s surface, naturally has an effect on the planet ✔ ------------- ‘Living in the Future’s Past’ Not rated Running time: 1 hour, 24 minutes Flying on the first-ever transatlantic jet engine flight 10/4/2018, 9:48:46 PM British Airways' predecessor, the British Overseas Airways Corp., flew the first turbo jet engine aircraft -- the British de Gavilland Comet 4 -- from New York to London and London t...
Post a Comment
Read more

War Countries - SERIES 307 {11 articles}

U.S. coalition says it hit Islamic State fighters in Syria mosque... 10/21/2018, 2:43:26 PM The U.S.-led coalition said on Sunday it had killed militants in eastern Syria b... ✔ The strike on Thursday killed 12 militants, disabling a command center they had used to attack coalition forces and their allies, it said ✔ Such Daesh misuse of the mosque is another example of their violation of the law of war and made the mosque a valid military target, spokesman Colonel Sean Ryan said, using the Arabic acronym for Islamic State ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles 24/7 war machine: US developing HYPERSONIC missiles to be everywhere, all the time 10/21/2018, 2:07:21 PM THE US military is developing hypersonic missiles with the aim of becoming a "24/7 war machine", an expert has claimed. ✔ DARPA, the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency – the US defence agency for developing new military technologies – is working on making America a 24/7 war machine f...
Post a Comment
Read more

Trade War - SERIES 106 {13 articles}

Dozens of manufacturing companies testified about how Trump's trade war with China could affect them - here's what they said | Markets Insider 9/9/2018, 12:51:08 AM undefined ✔ AP Photo/Evan Vucci The Trump administration has prepared to place import tariffs on all Chinese products entering the country ✔ Today though, I am here, and I feel that I'm not testifying just for Royce but more on behalf of the thousands of US textile workers, the US military, and the blue collar professionals who the administration has pledged support for China's trade surplus with U.S. hits new record in August 9/9/2018, 7:12:01 AM China's trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a new record $31 billion in August despite a raft of U.S. tariffs, official data showed Saturday, adding fuel to the flames of a searing trade war. The figures were released hours after President Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on… ✔ The figures were well below July's performance...
Post a Comment
Read more

Trade War - SERIES 127 {28 articles}

China says it will not 'surrender' in the trade war and 'has enough fuel to drive its economy even if a trade war is prolonged' 9/14/2018, 7:49:59 AM An editorial in the state-run China Daily paper said on Friday that China will not "surrender" in the trade war against the US. Representatives from both sides are due to meet again soon to discuss a potential resolution to the ongoing dispute. ✔ It has enough fuel to drive its economy even if a trade war is prolonged, the newspaper said in an editorial ✔ If the United States imposed new levies on Chinese imports then Beijing will not hesitate to take countermeasures against US tariffs to safeguard China's interests, it added ✔ (Reporting by Adam Jourdan; editing by Richard Pullin) US gas exports to China are threatened by a trade war 9/14/2018, 11:10:11 AM undefined ✔ Homegrown hydrocarbons are a priority of the Trump administration ✔ Officials are doing what they can to loosen rules for drillers...
Post a Comment
Read more