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Is it safe to visit Indonesia? Travel news updates after deadly tsunami and earthquake

9/29/2018, 11:09:24 AM
INDONESIA has been devastated by a tsunami which hit after a 7.5 magnitude quake struck the region on Friday evening. As “extensive” damage is reported - is it safe to travel to Indonesia? Latest travel news updates, flight information and airport closures confirmed. ✔ Latest travel news update (Image: Getty Images) Airport Duty Manager Elet Sutriyanto said in a statement: In accordance with the information released by Airnav in the form of NOTAM [Notice to Airmen] of the closure of Sis Al Jufri Airport in Palu, automatically the flights from Makassar to Palu are also cancelled


Perspective | Want to improve your ‘travel literacy’? Here’s how.

9/29/2018, 11:42:49 AM
Experience is the best teacher — in the meantime, here are five steps to becoming a savvy traveler. ✔ Traveling abroad should be exciting, inspiring and the best experience of your life ✔ A book about travel, most travel-literate people tell me, is not necessarily a travel guidebook ✔ Elliott is a consumer advocate, journalist and co-founder of the advocacy group Travelers United


25 of the world's most magical jungle adventures

9/29/2018, 10:44:04 AM
undefined ✔ Sifaka lemurs dancing across the forest floor in Madagascar; a giant silverback gorilla cradling his infant offspring in the mountains of Uganda; shafts of sunlight, like spotlights on a stage, piercing the rainforest canopy in Costa Rica; gazing out over the jungle-covered Sierra Nevada mountains from the Ciudad Perdida (Lost City) in northern Colombia ✔ Activities include horse-riding, canoeing, foot safaris and boat trips


Africa's jumbo hike! Joining a trek to find Uganda's cave elephants

9/29/2018, 8:31:31 AM
Caroline Phillips and daughter Anya hiked across little-explored areas of Uganda in search of the majestic creatures that spend their nights in caves, scraping salt off the walls with their tusks. ✔ Today you’ll climb the ladders and cliffs known as the Wall of Death,’ says Peter, chief warden at Mount Elgon’s National Park office in Uganda ✔ At Sasa River Camp, the first of our two overnight camps, the porters pitch our tent inside a hut ✔ Soon Babar and family hove majestically into view 50 ft away, moving slowly, tearing down branches


Julie Bishop's first grand final as a backbencher

9/29/2018, 10:54:49 AM
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop was in prime position to watch her beloved West Coast Eagles do battle with Collingwood at the AFL grand final today, but for once she appeared to be attending in a private capacity. ✔ Mr Morrison's office confirmed to Fairfax Media that the Prime Minister is in Melbourne on official business, with a spokesman saying: ''Yes indeed.'' Mr Morrison ''had meetings yesterday afternoon'', before speaking at the North Melbourne AFL Breakfast alongside Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, the spokesman said


The city where fun is the only way to survive

9/29/2018, 8:27:47 AM
A decade ago, the streets of Athens were in tumult. Protests raged amid clouds of tear gas as the European financial crisis pushed Greece to the brink of financial collapse. ✔ A decade ago, the streets of Athens were in tumult ✔ Today, the city's cafes are bustling with cheerful and lively conversation, its art scene is thriving and people seem happy ✔ An area coined the Athens Riviera -- a southern suburb of Athens -- is welcoming new upscale hotels


Date Lab: ‘Please tell him I’m not ghosting him’

9/29/2018, 11:42:52 AM
He gave her the wrong phone number and was bummed when she didn’t text. ✔ Carolyn Moore, 35, program officer, and Brad Erdman, 41, computer engineer ✔ Louis native, is a program officer for a federal agency, where she improves the world through diplomacy ✔ Brad told me they both came from conservative families that weren’t world travelers, and he related to her desire to explore the world


Cricket bestows unlikely celebrity on rural Thai women

9/29/2018, 9:38:06 AM
Fighting poverty and prejudice, hilltribe girls become national champions ✔ Pitted against 25 teams from other areas the Luang Nua girls have captured the national under-15 championships four times in the last four years, and taken four gold medals in the under-19 category ✔ Players from the school were selected for Thai national teams competing in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, and the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, where the women captured gold and the men bronze ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th


5 things to binge-watch on streaming this October

9/29/2018, 11:07:08 AM
From "Pushing Daisies" to "RBG," here are the TV shows and movies that are coming to Netflix, Amazon and Hulu this October that are worth your time to watch. ✔ Another month means another batch of new shows and movies arriving on your favorite streaming services ✔ Check out the premiere dates for a few more shows that have the chance to become your new favorites during the 2018-19 TV season ✔ 28): The social standing of three male friends in a retirement community (Leslie Jordan, David Alan Grier and Martin Mull) is threatened when Margaret (Vicki Lawrence, Mama's Family) moves in


Talk show host Matthew Wright reveals ten-year ordeal to have a baby

9/29/2018, 10:20:16 AM
TalkRadio DJ Matthew Wright's wife Amelia, 53, is now four-and-a-half months pregnant, but neither of them can fully relax as they still fear the pregnancy will not progress normally. ✔ Mention the happy news that his wife is pregnant with his first child and Matthew Wright turns pale ✔ But we both agreed it was definitely the last roll of the dice.’ Amelia is now four and a half months pregnant with a little girl who is due to be born by Caesarean section on Valentine’s Day


21 Of The Best Japanese Food Items You Can Get On Amazon

9/29/2018, 10:03:46 AM
Please leave your shoes at the door, before reading this post, thank you very much. ✔ This is definitely a buy that I will keep coming back for! Sean Haresnape Price: $36 (for 10 seven-ounce packets of curry sauce and vegetables) 11 ✔ Check out BuzzFeed Reviews to find the best things for every budget! The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews


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