I have a travel-editor friend whose open enthusiasm for Detroit I’ve always found hard to comprehend. Sure, it’s got a good cultural and arts scene and a vigorous melting pot going for it. But the larger picture overshadowing it all has always seemed to me that notorious blight, the derelict buildings, the stench of what to many is practically a failed city.

But when I found myself having to make a sudden trip to New York with a six-hour layover in Motown courtesy of Spirit Airlines, I decided

One of the most brilliantly beautiful tropical birds is definitely the scarlet macaw (Ara macao). Its loud, raucous squawks carry for miles, so usually you hear them before you see them. When you do sight a Scarlet Macaw in the wild, they are breathtaking – fire engine red bodies with sunshine yellow and royal blue wing feathers tinged with a bit of green, and a distinct stark white patch around both eyes.

An endangered species, scarlet macaws live in tropical forests from Mexico to South America

A need of a short break becomes compulsory, when you want to keep yourself free from the stress of day to day life and the noises of the busy city. To make your weekend a relaxed and memorable one, you can opt for numerous weekend getaways. Here are some of the places to visit near Delhi that are popular for their unique feature of providing memorable vacation.

Within 100 km
There are various destinations that you could visit during weekends and enjoy quality time away from the busy schedule of t

The recipe today is “Cao Lầu”, a regional Vietnamese noodle dish that cannot be found in the town off Hoi An. 

It is an ancient town that belongs to Quang Nam province of Central Vietnam. As the UNESCO World Heritage site, Hoi An is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Vietnam. eventhought you might see more tourists than local here, the town is really well preserved and organized. In the 17^th century, Hoi An was the trading port and also a center of Japanese trading activity.

The famou

Experiencing an excursion on still water in Van Long is very comfortable and great.

Since 1999, Van Long has been known as the largest wetlands in Northern Delta, spreading over nearly 3,000 hectares of seven communes in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh.

Scouring to see langurs with white legs

Until now, according to Mr Tilo Nadler’s report, director of Cuc Phuong Animal Rescue Center, there are still more 40 langurs with white legs.

Nowadays, the number of langurs in van Long is the largest all the cou

Bac Ha market

Previously, Bac Ha market took place on a sloping hill, but then this market was bu

Since I came to Vietnam one and a half years ago, a newer ending search for good beer and breweries has been going on.

Beer consumption here is high and everywhere you find people drinking beer. In northern Vietnam and Hanoi in particular, the streets are filled with small plastic chairs and tables where people drink Bia Hoi from lunch time until late evening.

Bia hoi is a light beer only with the most basic ingredients, quick and easy to produce, which has around 3-4% alcohol and can also be prod

Young researcher Tran Quang Duc took over 3 years to study ancient costumes of Vietnam during the period from the tenth to the nineteenth century and completed the book “Ngan Nam Ao Mu” (A Study of Costumes in 1,000 Years).

Through many ancient paintings and research documents of a number of Asian countries and Vietnam, the costumes of Vietnamese people in the dynasties of Ly, Tran, Le, Nguyen ... have been initially restored and to "fill" the gap of information in this field.

The costume of the L

Business road warriors have at least this much in common with ET: Calling home while away is their top priority.

But it seems in the 21st century, just hearing a voice on the telephone no longer suffices.

And that means they expect free Internet connections.

The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) says it very clearly: "being able to connect online with family and friends is now the top priority for travelers." Conversely, not being able to do so, says Hotelmarketing.com  (which reported on the

One of the top day tours on Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast, Veragua Rainforest Research & Adventure, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month.

The highly popular nature and adventure attraction, and important scientific research center, was four years in the making and now five years open. In that time, the tour destination has achieved a long list of successes.

"Everyone is very proud of the work and effort we have given during these years," said Federico Quirós, Administrative Financial Man

Arriving at Phu Yen, a province situated in South-Central Coast of Vietnam, a large number of tourists in Vietnam travel has been fascinated with the scenery of the sea, the mountains, the sky and the clouds of Xuan Dai bay together with the famous special foods here. The Bay is known as the the gift endowed to Phu Yen by the nature.

Traveling about 45 kilometers to the north of Tuy Hoa city, tourists in Vietnam travel will stop at Xuan Dai Bay. The National Highway 1A runs along the western bank

The Museum of Cham Sculpture is a museum located in Hai Chau District, Da Nang, central Vietnam, near the Han River. Over the past 10 years, the museum has confirmed its position as a place to preserve and promote unique cultural heritage in the city in particular, and in Vietnam in general.

The establishment of a Cham sculpture museum in Da Nang was first proposed in 1902 by the Department of Archaeology of EFEO. The museum is thought to have been one of the first 3 museums to be established in

• Barefoot Gourmet, una compañía de alimentos orgánicos iniciada por el exconsejero delegado de AOL Europa, Andreas Schmidt, planea conectar a los clientes con productos libres de pesticidas

En el 2012, el fundador Andreas Schmidt y un pequeño equipo de colaboradores abrieron la tienda Barefoot Gourmet en Santa Teresa, en el sur la península de Nicoya. Esta sirvió de plataforma para aprender más acerca de lo que quieren los clientes y la mejor manera de vender alimentos orgánicos.

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An incredible place to visit...

           Celia featured in a wall mural in Miami's Little Havana

“Ay, no hay que llorar
Que la vida es un carnaval
y es más bello vivir cantando…”

Today marks exactly a decade since the world lost one of its most memorable pop music giants. In the lines above, from one of her signature songs, Carnaval, the late Celia Cruz sang, “No need to cry – life is a carnival, and it’s more beautiful to live singing” (hear it in the video below).  It's this positive philosophy in life that won her milli

por Andrés Figueroa

El piragüismo o canotaje es un deporte acuático que se practica sobre una embarcación ligera. Por norma general, la canoa se fabrica en diversos materiales: fibra de vidrio o plástico (para los aficionados); y fibras de kevlar o de carbono (para los profesionales). Para impulsarse se emplean remos empujados por una, dos o cuatro personas. Un dato curioso es que jamás se hacen viajes de tres sujetos. Los medios de transporte más comunes suelen ser el kayak y la canoa.

En tanto

A high powered delegation from PHD Chamber comprising of Sandeep Marwah Chairperson Entertainment and Media Committee, Satish Girotra Chairperson Sports Committee, Saurab Sanyal Executive Director, Yogesh Srivastava Senior Secretary and R.K.Singh of Asian Education Group met Stuti Kacker, Secretary,Disability Affairs, Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.
“We are proud of Sandeep Marwah, the kind of work he is doing for the disability sector, he must be appreciated.