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3 Most Beautiful Pearls of Indonesia You Must Visit

July 19, 2016 | Author: | Posted in Adventure Travel

Indonesia is well known for having a variety of islands with their own beauty. Among hundreds of islands, some places are famous for their natural beauty attractions. Have you ever dived to witness life under the sea in crystal clear water? Manado Diving has it all; amazing sea creatures, colourful corals, and super bluish water. Manado …

What do people live for? Look at these 5 “boys”

Based on a true story of 5 elderly buddies who had a dream… to go round Taiwan on their motorcycles. What makes it heartening was that they actually brought along a portrait of their demised buddy and wife (presumably). So what are you living your life for? To live longer? To keep living? To miss …

What is the current situation in Egypt?

February 2, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Africa, International, News and Society, Politics, Society, Travel & Leisure

CAIRO – LEGIONS of tourists, foreign expatriates and worried Egyptians descended on Cairo airport on Sunday, desperate to get on a flight and escape the uncertainty of violent anti-government unrest. Those who could press through the traffic jam on the approach roads found a themselves in a near biblical scene of weary families, screaming children …

5-foot Monitor lizard wanders California neighbourhood

RIVERSIDE (California) – ANIMAL services officers often get calls reporting ‘huge,’ monstrous reptiles, only to arrive and find an itty-bitty garden snake. The 5-foot (1.52 m) Monitor lizard wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside was way bigger than animal control officer Jenny Selter could have imagined. ‘She said she saw it …

Man travels the world with his six sex dolls

A MAN has spent more than US$26,000 (S$33,280) to travel across England and America with his six sex dolls. Dave Hockey, 57, has travelled with his girlfriends to Stonehenge, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. Mr Hockey, who is married and from Nova Scotia, Canada, flew ‘Realdoll’ Bianca and ‘Teddy Babe Deluxe’ Carey to Britain …

What is Singapore Changi Airport’s traffic in 2010?

CHANGI Airport saw a record 42 million passengers over 2010 thanks to a strong finish in the year-end holiday season, Changi Airport Group said on Thursday. The new milestone is a 13 per cent increase over 2009’s passenger movements, and far surpasses the previous annual record of 37.7 million recorded in 2008. Monthly and daily …

Chinese man trains 60 cats to guard granary

January 17, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Animal Care & Pets, Asia, International, News and Society

DALIAN – A MAN has trained 60 cats to guard a grain depot from rats, the Dalian-based Peninsula Morning Post reported on Monday. Yin Chunzhu, an employee at a storage and transportation company in Dalian, north-east China’s Liaoning province has been dubbed ‘Cat commander’ for his army of feline guards. The barn, stocked with organic …

What is the flood situation in Australia?

January 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Boating, Travel & Leisure, Weather

BRISBANE (Australia) – AUSTRALIA’S third-biggest city Brisbane was besieged on Wednesday by once-in-a-century floods that could hit up to 20,000 homes, as the death toll in raging torrents rose to 12. Thousands of people took refuge with friends and central districts were eerily quiet as the river city of two million battened down for its …

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