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- 23 Noverato in Hotel Deals | NO COMMENTS
4 star Hilton Shanghai hotel on sale for $118
Hilton Shanghai hotel – exterior view
Planning a winter getaway to visit one of the largest and liveliest cities of China? We have something really good for you, the Hilton Shanghai hotel for $118 a night. With this deal you will save about $30 a night off the average rates of the hotel. …
- 22 Augerato in Hotel Deals | NO COMMENTS
4 star luxury Park Hotel Tokyo on sale from $205
Park Hotel Tokyo – exterior view of the building
Venture out to the Far East this fall and visit the amazing and eclectic city of Tokyo, or from there, other parts of Japan. Book Park Hotel Tokyo through the middle of winter and you can get rooms starting from $205 per night and pay up to $100 less each day compared to other merchants with the same deal. …
- 07 Julerato in Hotel Deals | NO COMMENTS
Swissotel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Center hotel for $90
Swissotel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Center
It is not easy to find the perfect hotel is a huge city such as Beijing, let us help you with this amazing luxury hotel in downtown for a very good price. Thanks to our deal hunters you can now get a room at Swissotel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Center from only $90 a night and save 30% off average rates. …
- 27 Apr
Business class flights to Asia on sale from $2018
Business class seats ©leyla.a/Flickr
On the top of the best travel deals of this Wednesday you will find some business class flights to Asia starting from $2,018 round-trip. Book now and you can fly out of many big US cities plus choose from a variety of destinations.
Apart from cheap flights we also have below a 7 nights cruise to Mexico with Holland America starting from $699 in an ocean view cabin, a 4 nights all-inclusive getaway at Sunscape Curacao Resort on the Netherlands Antilles from $839 or the Residence Inn Fort Myers Resort for $79 a night. If you book now, you can get the best offers before sellout! …
- 06 Nov
Norwegian cruises on sale with freestyle extras from $199
Freestyle cruises on sale with Norwegian
Browse the many cruise deals we have for today and choose one, but take a special look at top of the list. If you book now, you can choose from tens of Norwegian freestyle cruises on sale from only $199 per person. Act now and choose from great extras!
You will also find here a luxury yacht cruise to the Caribbean with Windstar Cruises from $1,299 per person, cruise on pride of America visiting four Hawaiian islands from $1,029 pp or a week long trip to Alaska and the glaciers with Norwegian from $599 and more. Hurry, such offers will be gone soon! …
- 15 SepAdam in News | NO COMMENTS
Facts About The Migrant Crisis
Pro Refugee march in Vienna, Austria, 31 August, 2015 @The Apex Archive
Europe is on the midst of the biggest migration crisis since World War II. Although its background can be traced back earlier on, three, four, even more than five years maybe, the situation began to double this year, especially this summer.
- 25 MayAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The Miscellaneous Cyprus
The beautiful sight of Aphrodite’s Rock(Petra tou Romiou), According to a legend, this was the birthplace of Aphrodite ©xlibber/flickr
Cyprus is an island country situated on the Mediterranean. It is located south of Turkey, north of Egypt, northwest of Israel, west of Lebanon and Syria and east of Egypt.
The capital and largest city of the country is Nicosia. The currency of Cyprus is Euro. The total area of the country is 9,251 sq km and the coastline is 648 km. It is a member of the European Union and The Commonwealth of Nations.
The political status of the country is republic with an executive president. …
- 10 MayAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
Singapore, The Pearl of Southeast Asia
Singapore city as its finest
Singapore is probably Asia’s most prosperous state. It is tiny yet very rich and dynamic.
It is only bordered by Malaysia. The city itself is filled with huge skyscrapers yet you can see diverse old colonial and other immigrant buildings which makes the destination even more exciting. …
- 09 MayAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The Prosperous Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan © Piotr Gaborek/flickr
Brunei is a small country which is completely surrounded and bordered only by Malaysia. Brunei is well known for being one of the richest nations in Asia, being the second wealthiest after Singapore.
The capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan. Some other important cities of the country are Muara, Kuala Belait, Tutong and Seria. Brunei’s constitutional form is Unitary Islamic Absolute Monarchy.
Although the official language of Brunei Darussalam is Malay, the English language, nevertheless, is still a recognized language and is widely spoken and other languages such as Chinese, Tamil and others are also used.
The main attractions of Brunei are Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Jerudong Park, Istana Nurul Iman and the Brunei Museum.
- 08 May
The Tragedy of Nepal
Kathmandu under construction. ©United Nations Development Programme /flickr
Update on the Nepal catastrophe: second earthquake hitting the region on May 12 2015
Nepal has still been in the process of recovering after the devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitude when it was hit by a second one just today! The epicenter of this second earthquake was near Mount Everest in a depth of 10.1 miles and its shock waves were felt even in the Indian capital, Delhi. It was of magnitude 7.1, later upgraded to 7.4. Although, data about the damage is yet unavailable, it is imaginable how much it affected the country still suffering the consequences of the first quake of April 25.
The first catastrophe killed over 8,000 people and destroyed entire villages and towns leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Now the world fears not only for the lives of the Nepalese but also the many doctors, rescue teams and other volunteers who were still in the Nepal helping. According to the few reports that already arrived, the people of Kathmandu were panicked when today’s earthquake reached the city, immediately trying to call their loved ones and rush home. The quake lasted for over one minute and probably caused further damage but hopefully not more deaths. The climbing expeditions of camp Everest were called off today for the following months.
Unfortunately scientists are predicting more trouble ahead.
According to the publication Science
“Most of the region’s substantial earthquakes have occurred south of the line, where the plates are locked together and strain builds up. North of this “lock line,” however, the Indian plate dives downward and the character of the rock slab changes. Under higher temperatures and rising pressures, the brittle rocks become more plastic, and they creep past the Tibetan crust without rupturing. Or so researchers had thought.”
Gavin Hayes of the US Geological Survey states:
“We therefore have the potential for bigger earthquakes than we might have otherwise expected.”
He estimates, that we can’t exclude even magnitude 9 earthquakes, not only in the region, but throughout India.
You can also help the recovering country in many ways. One of the most noble causes is helping the children who lost their families and homes. You can donate to the Nepal Earthquake Children’s Relief Fund of the Save the Children charity. Even the smallest amount counts!
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