Anchorage in Alaska was chosen as host city for the Adventure Travel World Summit 2016, organized by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). Every adventurer’s eyes lighten up, just mentioning the name “Alaska”. It is a symbol for pure, unlimited adventure with its untouched, vast nature, extreme climate and diverse wildlife. This epic adventure potential made […]
Lonely Planet has released what can be called the ultimate bucket list for every traveler: a list of the world’s best sights, assembled by Lonely Planet’s globetrotting community of travel experts. The Lonely Planet guide to the world’s top tourist destinations lists 500 mega sights, but also not so well known ones. It includes the usual […]
Image credit: AFP Photo/ Joe Raedle United States and Cuba have taken huge steps to normalize the relations between the two countries which were officially came to an end with the closing of U.S. embassy in Havana in 1961. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reopened the embassy 4 days ago hoisting the American flag […]
Getting into Russia as tourist is not the easiest thing for many nationalities and usually involves a long, exhausting visa application process. Soon, a few more countries might be lucky enough to rise to the group of states, whose citizens are allowed to enter Russia for touristic purposes without a visa, since Russian visa requirements […]
Image credit: Press TV Indonesian rescue workers reached the crash site of the Trigana Air Service plane which was reported missing on Sunday. According to the report of the officials, none of the 54 people on board survived the crash. All of the deceased were Indonesian nationals. The plane went missing en route from Jayapura […]
We might be about to lose some of the oldest living creatures on earth. The ongoing drought in California, which has entered its fifth year, is threatening the ancient species Sequoiadendron giganteum, better known as giant sequoia in the redwoods. Covering the earth already for 200 million years, giant sequoias are by now only found […]
The plane of Trigana Air Service, which went missing on Sunday in Indonesia, has finally been found by a search plane, just about 12 km from its destination. Villagers from the Bintang Mountains in the Papua province reported, that they had seen a low flying airplane, which had crashed into the mountains. The mountainous area […]
Thailand’s capital Bangkok got hit by an explosion on Monday evening, around 7 pm local time during rush hour. According to officials, a bomb on a motorbike has detonated near Rajprasong junction in district Pathum Wan, in front of Erawan Shrine. The shrine is a Hindu place of worship and also a popular tourist attraction. It […]
Photo credit: Mortonfox A 46-year-old Danish woman was reported lost in Stephens State Park which is located in the western Morris County, New Jersey. Yesterday, she was found safe and sound as a result of 3-hour long efforts of the rescue team. Mount Olive police initiated the search around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday after receiving […]
Photo: Twitter The consequences of inconsiderate packing became evident in the USA last Wednesday, where a fake hand grenade led to the evacuation of Ontario Airport in California. The evacuation lasted about 30 min and caused 10 flights to be delayed. The fake grenade was found while the carry-on luggage of a passenger was screened […]
In adventure travel news, n innovative new natural desert reserve spanning 10 percent of the total area of Dubai has been launched in the UAE. The Marmoon Desert Reserve Project is set to be the site of several ecotourism projects and conservation efforts contributing to the protection and nurturing of the environment,…
In adventure travel news, n innovative new natural desert reserve spanning 10 percent of the total area of Dubai has been launched in the UAE. The Marmoon Desert Reserve Project is…
