Mountain biking is a young sports in Nepal. The thrill and excitement involved in the sport is making it popular day by day. Lots of Nepalese have taken seriously to sports. The idea of mountain bike racing was first formed in Marin Country, in California in the early eighties. However, in 1996 it got included in the Olympic Games and later on in 1998 the sport got an early into the Asian Games. The National Sports Council of Nepal officially recognized it as a sport in 1995. The first mountain
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TripAdvisor Takes Legal Action Against Fake Reviews: Trouble Ahead?
Chris Emmins, reporting for KwikChex, says that the legal action TripAdvisor is now taking against hotels that solicit and post false reviews, is “tearing TripAdvisor apart.”
KwikChex, the dogged, Wikipedia-like global reputation protection company based in the UK, just reported that TripAdvisor has proceeded against hotels that have egregiously faked positive reviews on their sites.
The biggest offender apparently is the Rivers
There are only a few weeks left until the squares of all the major cities are filled with market stalls, Christmas trees and hot wine salesmen. For fans of both Christmas and traveling, we’ve rolled up a list of the best Christmas markets in Europe.
Being one of the most celebrated holidays around the world, Christmas magically transforms the city squares into an extravaganza of light and aroma. Some cities have not just one or two markets, but dozens. We have therefore selected great cities tha
It’s difficult to talk about La Alberca without lapsing into cliché. The moment I walked into the cobbled Plaza Mayor, the main market square, surrounded by three- and four-storey, half-timbered houses, I thought of a film set for a mediaeval epic.
From the shaded balconies hung a profusion of flowers, making the viewer think, for a fleeting second, he’d been transported from Spain to Bavaria or the Tirol.
La Alberca lies about 60 km. south-west of Salamanca, at the foot of the Sierra de Francia m
The most practiced marriage system found in the Nepali society is the magi- bihe (arranged marriage). Magi-bihe i.e. arranged marriage in Nepali Community unlike in other communities is finalized by the girl’s family when the boy’s family puts forward the proposal of marriage.
Generally, a relative acts as the middle man (lami) in marriage negotiations. The practice of comparing names by an astrologer, to see whether the proposed couple would make a good match, persists but it is done only in a p
Published: Ocotber 3, 2011
Bliss Co-Founder Christine De La Rosa (Center) with Movement Production team members Kiki Poe (Left) and Mz. Amy Adams (right) at the inaugural Palm Springs getaway in 2009.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Movement Productions.
A fall getaway was just the ticket for Christine De La Rosa when she dreamed up Bliss, an all-women of color weekend vacation packed with fun, rejuvenation, and relaxation at California's popular desert resort Palm Springs.
For the pasIn dedication to my new show about New England travel (Beyond the Beans).
My first blog will entail a very important event occurring this weekend. Stargazing in New England is very tough. The amount of artificial light and pollution can make it quite difficult for viewing. So if you're all about some st
ar gazing and your live in New England, here are some of the best spots to check out some stars.
West Dennis, Cape Cod (Scargo Tower): Located on the Cape, the Scargo Tower offers a unique view ju
What Do You Do on a Dude Ranch?
When 180 horses’ hooves pounded the ground a few feet from me, manes flaring and breaths misting ghost-like, this city boy was transfixed.
It was the 5:30 morning roundup at the C Lazy U Ranch in Granby, Colorado, up in the snow-capped Rocky Mountains.
The whinnying echoed in the nearby corrals as we walked the short distance to the campfire and joined the handful of early risers around the big enamel coffee pot, watching the sun burn off the mist.
I’ve always wond
Published: Ocotber 3, 2011
Damron owner Gina Gatta with business and life partner, Erika O'Conner, enjoying Iceland.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Damron
For the more than 20 years, Gatta, 46, an openly gay woman, has traveled the world and n
Don’t get rejected at club OSHUM and try to find other ways in. This includes one or more actions we did: climbing over a big fence around back, climbing a ladder to the roof and then into the attic, and eventually running into the club through the kitchen… despite what made a great story, we still didn’t last more than 10 minutes in the club
Do plan accordingly for your bills. Barcelona can be expensive a
| by Emily Guilmette |
While I know that gourmets have been savoring the world’s most fabulous foods since the dawn of time, I do think that the past few years (at least in the U.S.) have seen a particular renaissance of appreciation of great eats. There is more interest in local food, less processed food, traditional tastes and culinary innovations than ever. Perhaps economic tough times have made cooking and food even more of a comfort – and a relatively affordable adventure. We’re more and more op |
Are Facebook Fans Really Useless?
Depends.
If a Facebook page is designed to generate revenue, says Hotelmarketing.com, there’s a problem.
The online research and news site says 70 percent of Facebook users do not want to be advertised to by the very same businesses they “fan.”
New Media Travel/Travel Video PostCard, the company I mostly work for, has some 7,000 + “likes” or fans, and as a small organization, we’re very proud of that.
But we don’t use Facebook to generate revenue.
We use it to prov
Although the superstitions and believes surrounding Halloween may have evolved over the years, as the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people can still look forward to parades, costumes and sweet treats to usher in the winter season. With Halloween just around the corner, we thought you might be interested to find out where some of the spookiest, spine-chilling, weird, ghostly and mysterious places around the world are. In honor of this eerie Celtic-Catholic pagan holiday, we will ta
Published: Ocotber 3, 2011
Founder of GirlPorts.com Tanya Churchmuch dines at her favorite Paris restaurant, Le Chartier.
Photo Credit: Carrie MacPherson
An avid worldwide traveler, Canadian Tanya Churchmuch wanted more from lesbian travel guides, but couldn't find what she wanted.
"I was somebody who always traveled a lot and always became frustrated by the lack of useful information for lesbian travelers that was available," says Churchmuch, a former broadcast anchor and inter
Rara Lake is the largest lake of Nepal, situated in Mugu district in the far western Karnali region of Nepal, near the district headquarter Gam Ghadi and Talcha airport. It takes around 3 to 4 days of trekking to reach Rara from Jumla. Rara Lake is the centerpiece of Rara National Park.
The Lake is stunningly beautiful, with unbelievably tranquility, a paradise untouched. The region around Jumla and Rara Lake is still relatively unexplored. The large lake, at an altitude of 2980 meters, is perche
Published: Ocotber 3, 2011
Finding lesbians in New York City or London is somewhat easy, but it is a whole other story in distant lands, especially when women have very little if any rights at all - don't even mention the "L" word - but these are minor challenges to Gina Gatta and Tanya Churchmuch.
Damron owner Gina Gatta with business and life partner, Erika O'Conner, enjoying Iceland.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Damron
Gatta is president and editor-in-chief of Damron, the oldest
Discovering Dublin, Ireland w/1-min Video
I skipped down the stairs of our hotel, the Mont Clare, in fairly fashionable Merrion Square on a pharmacy mission.
I turned the corner, passed an antiquated, rather haphazard shop, and stopped.
A white-thatched, distinguished gentleman was sitting behind a counter, reading out loud to a few customers.
I stopped to listen.
It turns out this was the pharmacy I was looking for: Sweny’s.
Here in a 12 by 14 foot space, the gentleman reader, was one P.J. Murphy r
