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It’s a place we all dream of – a remote island miles from civilization, the sun, sand and sea and all the time in the world to do just nothing! The tiny and remote Drawaqa island in the Yasawas group of Fiji is just the place to relax and unwind....
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The roof of the world is back on the tourist itinerary with China reopening Tibet to foreign tourists three months after violent riots rocked this Himalayan region. A note on the tourism bureau’s web site announcing the lifting of the ban states...
Chandigarh boasts of a sprawling rose garden. The upcoming town of Panchkula, adjoining Chandigarh, naturally had to come up with something special and they did it by planting a cactus garden!
Prickly, spiny, weird shaped cacti and succulent plants,...
Beautifully designed recreational park trailers, or park models, are revolutionizing traditional camping and gradually replacing recreational vehicles and tents. Park models offer an alternative way to camp out and they are gaining popularity in all...
The UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has recently added 27 new places with outstanding natural or cultural value from around the globe to its list of World Heritage Sites, increasing the number of such sites to 878 which include 174 natural, 67...
Back in the 1960s, when Le Corbusier, the famous French architect had designed and built his bold architectural master pieces for Chandigarh, another man of humble origin was creating his dream world secretly.
A road inspector in the Chandigarh...
The role of tourism in wildlife conservation is well known. Armed with cameras, tourists are now shooting Sri Lanka’s elephants and bringing them back from the verge of extinction.
The elephant orphanage at Pinnawela in Sri Lanka is breeding...
Environmentalists and animal lovers perceive a grave threat to the future of the African wild elephant population after China was granted permission to become a licenced buyer of ivory from Africa.
In a recently concluded meeting of the UN’s...
Stressed out? Try snakes. Stomach pains? Eating a live frog will clear that up. For some, the drug cabinet isn’t the only place they go to for relief.
The United Nations is calling for more investment in family planning to reduce poverty, slow population growth and ease pressure on the environment.
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