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Mar 21, 2016- British Prince Henry Charles Albert David 'Harry' this morning reached the Bardiya National Park where he went on a rafting expedition and observed the vast multitude of wild life. 

The British Prince went on a mountain flight on a chopper before descending down to Bardiya. He boarded the raft for at least 40 minutes travelling from Gaindamochar Post to Baghaura Phant. Later he went on a jungle safari travelling on foot for at least half an hour. 

The tiger trapping cameras this time

image: MKB-DESKKART

Our Porsche Macan road trip started in Stuttgart continues from the Lake Garda area in the north of Italy to the west coast and the Italian Riviera. Our decision to stay in Sestri Levante, just south of Portofino, came from an inspiration after seeing a photo of an unknown beautiful seaside village several years ago, and researching until we found it… let's go there!

The mystery village was perfectly situated in the middle of the Italian Riviera and had easy access to the maj

Noida: The media students of Asian School of Media Studies and Asian Academy of Film And Television can enhance the value of their education by accepting foreign educational tours for better exposure and learn to be an international media person prosed by Dr. Padmesh Gupta President of Oxford Business College at the joint meeting at Marwah Studio.
“We have already announced foreign tours for different disciplines as a part of the final year studies of School of Cinema, Mass Communication & Journa

Friday, April 29, 2016

The 19th Annual Sailors Ball

The Benefit Committee and the NY Harbor Sailing Foundation invite you to attend the 19th Annual Sailors Ball to raise money for “Operation Optimist” the largest junior sailing programs in our harbor.

9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Down Town Association. 60 Pine Street in Lower Manhattan

Black tie. Open bar & light hors d’oeuvres. Dancing all night long in many theme rooms, including the secret Silent Disco room.

TICKETS: Regular Ball Tickets: $95 on or bef

Saturday, April 16, 2016

10th Annual Beauty Ball 

The Beauty Foundation for Cancer Care is proud to announce the 10th Annual Beauty Ball. Please join us at 6:30 pm at The Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College. Guests from all over the Tri-State Area come to the Beauty Ball each year to enjoy a very special evening, and help support the Beauty Foundation’s mission to ease the financial strains associated with battling cancer, and to allow patients and their families to focus on the

Fewer foodstuffs in the world today seem to have more fans than xocolātl, the cacao-based infusion the Spanish conquistadors found quaffed by the elites of Aztec, Mayan, and other Mesoamerica societies they conquered. Back then, it was not necessarily always sweetened but also confected in varieties included fermented and chili-pepper-spiced.

But of course once chocolate made its way back to the aristocrats of Spain, then and onward to the rest of Europe and the world, it was transformed into

Our English-speaking tour guide at De Halve Mann Brewery in Bruges makes a point of telling us as we ended our visit, “I don’t care what the boat men tell you, we don’t use canal water to brew our beer with.” Then pausing for just the right effect, she added, “Well, except for the dark beer that we sell to the French.”

Her well timed shtick brings a chuckle from the English-speaking audience as we head for the tasting room and highlights that while French is one language spoken in Belgium, the F

Once again, the Central American nation of Costa Rica is the best country to retire, according to the 2016 Best Countries rankings. And Costa Rica is a top option for a healthy, comfortable retirement as stated in International Living’s Annual Global Retirement Index.

A lot of people from other countries invest in real estate in Costa Rica for retirement homes, vacation homes or Costa Rica vacation rentals.

Where to live in Costa Rica? Location, location, location is always the key. Costa Rica’s t

When we go on vacation, it’s time to do new things, discover new places, try new foods, and generally renew ourselves.

At Caribbean Costa Rica Hotel Le Caméléon, they live the mantra: “every day is a new day.”

The location of the Costa Rica luxury hotel is definitely rejuvenating: on beautiful Playa Cocles, where wild rainforest meets golden sand and the dazzling, turquoise Caribbean Sea. Hotel Le Caméléon rests on the road connecting the vibrant, bohemian beach town of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

by José Miguel Rodríguez

Several years ago, during a planespotting photo shoot near Madrid's Barajas Airport, I tuned in via airband radio (able to receive but not transmit on frequencies used by pilots and air traffic controllers) to learn what airline and aircraft model was next due over the horizon in the coming minutes.  

While I was hunting for the right frequency, I passed one that some of my companions mistook for a controller communication with a pilot. But it wasn't; it was an ATIS.

Niubei Mountain is famous as the biggest sightseeing stand in China for its perfect wide vision. With Mount Gongga stand highest,Mud mountain,Niangniang mountain,Wawu mountain,E`mei mountain, Jiajin mountain, Siguniang mountain and Erlang mounatin in the front and Dadu river grand canyon in the back,almost all the famous mountains in Sichuan are included from the view of the Niubei Mountain.Looking around, you will find rolling mountains well-organized, displaying different layers. Besides Mt. G

One of Europe’s greenest, loveliest lands, the Emerald Isle – also fondly dubbed “the Oud Sod” – is a delightful mix of small, fetching cities; bucolic landscapes; and of course friendly, gregarious folk. At the same time, Ireland these days is dynamic (though not quite the “Celtic tiger” it was several years ago) and multicultural. It adds up to a winning blend of the traditional and the forward-looking, and there’s enough to see and do to keep you coming back for more. First-time visitors, t

Noida: A powerful national organization under the banner of Indian Basket ball Players Association has become proactive to save the game, which is slowly vanishing from the mainstream sports in India.
“We are ready to start a basketball players association at Marwah Studio with the students of Asian Academy of Film And Television and Asian School of Media Studies. We will go out of way to save the game,” said Sandeep Marwah advisor to Indian Basketball Players Association and World Record Holder

Serthar is a place where the Tibetan Buddhism is centralized, very well-known for the Serthar Buddhist Institution (also 'Larung Gar Buddhist Institution' or 'Wuming Buddhist Institution') in Larung Monastery. Besides, there are some other small monsteries spreaded around. All belongs to the Red Hat. Seke, a town 1.5km from Serthar, holds the annual memorial ceremony for the tallest Buddhist Pagoda in the area in end of July of Tibetan calendar.In Serthar, the average annual temperature is -1 de

One of the most surprising elements of Serthar is that more than half of those who come to study are women. Entry is limited at the relatively small nunneries that exist in areas populated by Tibetans, but Serthar is open to virtually anyone who is a genuine student of Khenpo Jikphun's brand of Buddhism. Another surprise at Serthar is that it attracts ethnic Chinese students as well as Tibetans. Of the over 8,000 students here, roughly 1000 are ethnic Chinese and students from Taiwan, Hong Kong,

One is that the academy is open virtually to anyone, even at the time of Buddhism teaching, while entry is limited at most of monastery that exist in areas populated by Tibetans. The other one is that more than half of Buddhists who come here to study are women. The female followers are called as "Juemu" and the male is "Jueshi" or "Lama". Another one that the Buddhism is taught separately in Mandarin and Tibetan language. Among the over 10,000 students here, roughly 1,000 are taught in Mandarin

Serthar, 'Seda' in Chinese, also called Sertar,Serta is a Tibetan pasturing area located in the northeast part of Ganzi Tibet Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, featured with grassland, lakes, rivers and Tibetan atmosphere in the plateau above 4000m in elevation. Serthar means 'Golden Horse' in Tibetan. Legend has it that horse-head-shaped gold was ever discovered in the vast beautiful grassland around, or there is a golden horse imbeded underneath.20km away from Serthar county seat, ascending al

Costa Rica has always taken pride in its efforts to rely mostly on renewable energy sources. According to the Costa Rica Electricity Institute, the Central American nation was powered 285 days in 2015 fossil fuel-free.

Solar is the clean energy of the future, and more and more homes and businesses in Costa Rica are installing solar panels to reduce electricity costs and positively impact the environment. For remote locations not connected to the national electrical grid, solar energy is a godsend

For its fourth year, the intense ultra-trail running endurance race The North Face Endurance Challenge Costa Rica returns to the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

On Saturday, May 28, 2016, hundreds of runners from all over the world will challenge themselves and each other in four endurance trail-running races of 10 km, 21 km, 50 km and 80 km on the slopes of Rincón de la Vieja Volcano. All races are individual, with no teams.

Demanding trails cover difficult yet beautiful ter

Guanacaste, Costa Rica is one of the most popular areas in the country and a preferred Costa Rica vacation destination. But did you know these interesting details? 

1. Try to pronounce the indigenous word “quahnacaztlan” and you’ll see why “Guanacaste” is a lot easier. The province is named after the beautiful tree indigenous to tropical areas of the Americas. Also known as the “Elephant Ear Tree” (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) for the shape of its dark brown seed pods, it was named the national tre