Skip to main content

Travel - SERIES 392 {19 articles}

Places to travel in China in early winter

11/15/2018, 6:47:47 AM
November is a photogenic season when maple and ginkgo leaves are turning to glittering red and golden, luring shutterbugs around China. But the season is not all about fall foliage. Here are six outdoor options for traveling in the country from November to December. ✔ Here are six outdoor options for traveling in the country from November to December ✔ Get ready to marvel at the colorful getaways from daily hustles in one of the most beautiful seasons of the year ✔ [Photo/VCG] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next   >>| 1/11 Next


Winter weather advisory for mix of sleet, snow and rain on Thursday. Some slick travel possible.

11/15/2018, 2:58:24 AM
A coating or more of snow and sleet is possible in our colder areas, as well as a glaze of freezing rain. ✔ By Jason Samenow Jason Samenow Editor and writer covering weather and climate Email Bio Follow November 14 at 9:30 PM 9:30 p.m. - Messy commute likely as wintry precipitation moves in Simulated radar from the high resolution NAM model ✔ This is an event where just a few degrees will make a big difference in how much snow and wintry mix occurs and where, so surprises are possible if not likely


The world's most dangerous countries revealed

11/15/2018, 12:31:17 AM
The new interactive ‘Travel Risk Map’ for 2019 reveals the countries where travellers are most likely to have trouble when it comes to road safety, security and medical matters. ✔ This map shows which countries have the highest and lowest security risks, with those that have an insignificant risk marked in light green, 'low' risk countries are marked in yellow, medium in brown, high in red and extreme, such as Libya, in dark red Brazil, China and Russia are all deemed to have 'rapidly developing variable risk' when it comes to health


New Zealand now asking visitors to sign pledge

11/15/2018, 2:29:26 AM
Travelers arriving in New Zealand are being asked to sign the "Tiaki Promise," wherein they pledge to be good stewards of the environment during their trip. ✔ Awaroa, Tasman: Situated deep in the Abel Tasman National Park, this secluded area at the top of the South Island was bought by thousands of Kiwis as part of a crowd-funding campaign so that it would stay open to the public ✔ Already, people who travel to the country have to go through rigorous screening when they arrive to ensure they haven't brought in any outside plants or foods that might affect New Zealand's environment


UAE's lavish gold-covered palace hotel

11/15/2018, 4:30:25 AM
Emirates Palace, an luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi, has a team dedicated to updating its gold leaf, which only lasts for five years. Find out the hefty sum the palace spends on the upkeep. ✔ Once the leaf is ready to be applied, the ceiling is prepared with a warm red base coat of paint ✔ After the design is complete, the teams puts a final protective clear coating over the leaves to protect them ✔ Emirates Palace : West Corniche Road - United Arab Emirates; +971 2 690 9000


Only Real Fans Of "Dirk Gently" Will Get These Jokes

11/15/2018, 6:15:16 AM
"Todd, push my bum!" ✔ This is actually a good summary of the show: 4 ✔ Clear communication with your partner is essential: 9 ✔ A much needed fraction in Dirk's world: 11 ✔ Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video Watch more BuzzFeed Video Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video


Guizhou Pingtang Grand Bridge breaks world record

11/15/2018, 6:58:14 AM
undefined ✔ The bridge allows speeds up to 80 kilometers per hour and the bridge floor is 24.5 meters wide with four lanes ✔ The Pingtang-Luodian Expressway has a total investment of 13.27 billion yuan ($1.9 billion) and includes 80 bridges, three of which are grand bridges, and 22 tunnels, one of which exceeds 4460.5 meters in length ✔ The grand bridge will be finished by the end of 2019


Is this the coolest brewery in Asia?

11/15/2018, 2:28:43 AM
On Jeju Island, Magpie Brewing Co is changing the story of craft beer not only in South Korea but in all of Asia. Find out why it's become a growing tourist destination. ✔ Ask travelers about the best things to drink in South Korea and they might mention soju or green tea ✔ He is now the proprietor of Vatos Urban Tacos, Seoul's first Mexican-Korean fusion restaurant, which is in the expat-friendly neighborhood of Itaewon ✔ The thing about this island is that it's really small, Lee explains ✔ The brand's signature pale ale is now on tap -- where else


The best beauty subscription boxes 

11/15/2018, 7:09:42 AM
If the excitement of a beautiful, new package of handpicked products delivered to your door every month sounds appealing, then look no further. ✔ Each box also come with a glossy magazine detailing the products, how to use them and helpful beauty tips and tricks ✔ Every month your cycle is taken care of with a delivery of the essentials such as pads and tampons, or a mix of both ✔ Beautifully packaged each month, it poses as great inspiration for those that like to change up their nail look frequently


10 of the best independent tour guides: readers’ tips

11/15/2018, 7:31:04 AM
Whether it’s China, Bosnia or Colombia, our readers have found guides whose humour, passion and local knowledge have been the making of a trip ✔ Winning tip: Best of Bosnia New York with an ex-punk rocker Rocks Off tour guide John Joseph in New York Colombian graffiti District 13, Medellín ✔ Photograph: Donald Civil war Barcelona Nick Lloyd’s tour brings to life the tragedy of Barcelona during the civil war, as seen by George Orwell Belizean caveman Inside the Actun Tunichil Muknal caves


Thanks, JK Rowling, but I’ve had it with Harry Potter | Pauline Bock

11/15/2018, 6:09:51 AM
As The Crimes of Grindelwald is released, it’s time to say goodbye to the boy wizard’s world, writes French journalist Pauline Bock ✔ The first Fantastic Beasts film wasn’t a catastrophe, but it was completely missable even before the series became a magnet for terrible editorial choices, such as giving Voldemort’s snake a very problematic back story ✔ My Pensieve is full of cherished stories – I don’t need any more


American Horror Story: Sarah Paulson and witches confront Satan

11/15/2018, 7:53:55 AM
American Horror Story: Apocalypse went out with a bang on Wednesday. The season finale of the beloved FX horror anthology wrapped up it's intriguing story line of good versus evil. ✔ American Horror Story: Apocalypse went out with a bang on Wednesday ✔ And fan favorites Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange) and Marie Laveau (Angela Bassett) made appearances for the lat installment of Murder House/Coven crossover ✔ As he is out of commission, the witches take a lock of his hair so Mallory can invoke a spell adn travel back in time to stop him


CRAIG BROWN: Eek! It’s the curse of the bad thriller movie

11/15/2018, 4:08:24 AM
We thought we’d watch a thriller, so I turned to Amazon Prime and found one called Fear. he description read: ‘Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon, writes CRAIG BROWN. ✔ The film opened at an attractive wooden house beside a lake ✔ in just four kisses! CRAIG BROWN finds the 'love links' between celebrities  06/11/18   Forget Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.. ✔ Instead, it has become comforting in its predictability, like a cuddly toy, or a digestive biscuit


Digital era casts shadow on newspapers, but not books

11/15/2018, 6:54:14 AM
undefined ✔ But he said books are still the prime source of wisdom through which readers can learn a lot ✔ In view of the rapid penetration of technology and communications tools, we need to preserve and promote the values of tolerance, love and humanity, which books and cultural exchange can do beautifully


Trump v CNN: lawsuit becomes a referendum on press freedom

11/15/2018, 3:06:39 AM
As case over Jim Acosta heats up, at stake is who gets to control media coverage of Trump’s presidency ✔ A few hours before Wednesday’s hearing, Trump further inflamed the row by telling the rightwing news site The Daily Caller that guys like Acosta were bad for the country ✔ The White House cannot run an orderly and fair press conference when a reporter acts this way


The Justice Department Argues Trump Can Kick Every Reporter Out Of The White House For Any Reason He Wants

11/15/2018, 12:03:23 AM
A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday on CNN's challenge to the revocation of reporter Jim Acosta's White House hard pass. The judge said he will rule Thursday. ✔ A White House intern tries to take away the microphone held by CNN correspondent Jim Acosta as he questions President Donald Trump on Nov. 7 ✔ Lawyers from the Justice Department and CNN sparred in federal court in Washington, DC, over the network's bid to reinstate chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta's hard pass access, which was revoked after a tense exchange with Trump at a press conference on Nov. 7 ✔ CNN called the accusation fraudulent, and the White House's decision a threat to our democracy


'I had guns pulled on me' – Penny Woolcock on filming with gangs

11/15/2018, 6:23:03 AM
Her experiences as a single mum, factory worker and revolutionary gave the artist and film-maker an affinity with the underdog. So she headed right into the heart of British gang culture ✔ Fourteen years ago, Penny Woolcock was mugged in a London street ✔ There was this moment when I caught his eye and we had this very strange connection ✔ After starting to have qualms about the commodification of the art world, she joined a film-making workshop


50 ways women's lives have changed over the last half century

11/15/2018, 4:08:31 AM
When Femail launched in 1968, times were very different for women. Here ALICE SMELLIE reveals 50 extraordinary ways in which things have moved on . . . ✔ When Femail launched in 1968, times were very different for women ✔ THE GOOD WIFE THEN: When your husband arrives home from work, a home economics book advised: ‘Have him lean back in a comfortable chair ✔ MOTORWAY MUNCH THEN: The motorway service station revolutionised journeys no more picnics to be packed by Mum


The future of data storage isn't on the cloud – it's on the 'edge'

11/15/2018, 12:44:56 AM
Eventually the cloud won’t be able to cope with the billions of devices seeking data storage, and more localised 'edge' tech will be adopted ✔ Frances Smith is being awarded the prize for her work on directing the evolution of enzymes, while Gregory Winter and George Smith take the prize for their work on phage display of peptides and antibodies Getty/AFP 4/18 Nobel prize for laser physicists The nobel prize for physics has been awarded to three physicists working with lasers


>>> Open This Series
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Trade War - SERIES 269 {15 articles}

Trade war headwind blows into China's face 10/19/2018, 10:23:44 PM GDP growth slows to decade low as production and investment shrivel ✔ The trade war is decreasing Chinese production of mainstay products like smartphones and robots while making companies think twice about investing in the country ✔ The factory is mostly closed and no workers are here, the court-appointed administrator of Shandong Yongtai Group, a tiremaker that went bankrupt in August, said last month at its main factory ✔ Notably, growth dropped 0.2 percentage point from the April-June period China's economic growth slows to its lowest pace since early 2009 - Los Angeles Times 10/19/2018, 5:10:27 PM China's economy is growing at the slowest pace since the depths of the financial crisis, according to official data that heightens pressure on the leaders in Beijing navigating a trade dispute with the United States. And that doesn't even include trade-war effects, many economists say. ✔ The sl...
Post a Comment
Read more

Disasters - SERIES 128 {50 articles}

Hurricane Florence: North Carolina fears possible environmental disaster 9/12/2018, 2:04:39 PM Waste from hog manure pits, coal ash dumps and other industrial sites could wash into homes and contaminate drinking water ✔ Photograph: Alan Marler/AP The bloated carcasses of hundreds of thousands of hogs, chickens and other drowned livestock bobbed in a nose-stinging soup of fecal matter, pesticides, fertilizer and gasoline so toxic that fish flopped helplessly on the surface to escape it While war raged in the Pacific, Washington fought the great flood of 1942 9/12/2018, 12:09:33 PM ✔ He was the chief of the Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department and ran an auto repair shop on Wisconsin Avenue ✔ Lee, the meteorologist, noted that the Washington area is again saturated from recent rains, and if we get ten inches from Florence, we could easily revisit 1942 Mass evacuation from 'storm of a lifetime' 9/12/2018, 1:27:38 PM South Carolina authorities turn four motorways ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Autos - SERIES 112 {11 articles}

Honest John: why did Mercedes charge me £1,000 after I put petrol in my diesel car? 9/29/2018, 7:30:35 AM If your car has developed a fault, or for consumer advice, turn to Honest John by emailing honestadvice@telegraph. ✔ If your car has developed a fault, or for consumer advice, turn to Honest John by emailing honestadvice@telegraph.co.uk Costly mistake Stupidly, I put petrol into my nine-year-old Mercedes C350 CDI diesel but fortunately I realised before starting the engine ✔ SU What the Mercedes dealer did will have been standard procedure,.. Forget all the other tech in the 2018 Ford Expedition – this is a USB charging monster 9/29/2018, 12:04:39 PM Bring your own device ✔ For trucks, the 2019 RAM 1500 has a screen the size of an iPad Pro, and it’s a wonder to behold ✔ I’ve tested products from a company called Energous that can charge over the air (when I tested it, my phone required a special case) ✔ One goal: To find out which new technologies will lead us to...
Post a Comment
Read more

Trade War - SERIES 194 {10 articles}

How the US-China trade war may be good for Beijing 9/29/2018, 6:13:48 PM The opening salvos of the trade war between the US and China were deafening, and while the battle is far from over, a rift between the countries may be beneficial to Beijing in the long term, experts say. ✔ Donald Trump's trade war is all about containing rampant China Thus the trade war could force China to build a more vertically integrated supply chain within the country, said Damien Ma, an economist and associate director at the Paulson Institute, a think tank China v USA: October summit could be CANCELLED as trade war tensions soar 9/29/2018, 10:32:06 AM TENSIONS between the USA and China are set to worsen amid fears a high-level security meeting may be scrapped in the wake of an escalating trade war. ✔ The Beijing-based diplomatic source said: There is a lot of uncertainty because of the turbulence in the relationship ✔ The US Embassy in Beijing declined to comment, as did the US State ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Travel - SERIES 203 {10 articles}

Turkey trying to woo more Chinese tourists - Travel 9/28/2018, 3:34:24 AM undefined ✔ Based on what it has experienced over the years, Turkey is trying to diversify the sources of foreign arrivals, with emphasis given in particular to Asian countries like China, Japan, South Korea and India, said Mehmet Nuri Ersoy ✔ Cui Wei, the Chinese consul general in Istanbul who joined the dinner, spoke of tourism's significance in promoting Chinese-Turkish ties and deepening exchanges and contacts between the peoples How the Boeing 747 jumbo jet changed travel 9/28/2018, 1:08:04 AM The Boeing 747 is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Here are five ways the jumbo jet changed how we travel. ✔ Up-sized airports The 747's dimensions were huge compared to the 707s and Douglas DC-8s that were the mainstay of airlines' international fleets in the 1960s ✔ The shorter flight times, the higher altitudes, the better pressurization -- a lot of things we brought out with the 707 were ...
Post a Comment
Read more