Final spire piece in place at WTC
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-14 12:35:32 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 05/12/13 Atop 1 World Trade Center yesterday, the spire was completed, giving the tower a symbolic height of 1,776 feet and making it the tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere and the third in the world. The last...
Eruption of a volcano in the Philippines
Posted by: fibonnaci
Luzon :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-10 09:42:01 -0700 | travel-news
One of the volcanoes Philippines most active volcano erupted today with the issue in the sky a huge column of ash, while locals and tourists were on the slopes, officials said, evoking the likely killed at least five people. Local...
Philippines' Mayon Volcano Eruption 2013: Five dead climbers were found, identified
Posted by: richwebnews
Legazpi :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-10 09:42:01 -0700 | travel-news
The five climbers that are dead were indentified after Philippines' Mayon volcano rumbled to life, spewing room-sized rocks towards them. The five fatalities includes three German nationals, identified as Rolan Tietze, Furian Stelter and Joanne Edosa and a Spanish national...
An arts infusion in sterile Singapore (2)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-01 22:37:35 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 05/02/13 Opening elsewhere in Singapore are interesting shops, galleries and cafes. One good example is the Ann Siang Hill and Club Street neighborhoods on Chinatown’s outer edge were once the residences of traditional Chinese clan associations and select...
An arts infusion in sterile Singapore (1)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-30 20:03:18 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 05/01/13 Over the last few years, there has been a perceptible cultural shift in Singapore, a city known for sky-high buildings, rooftop bars and luxury hotels. Local and foreign tourists alike are seeking out small independent stores instead...
Foodie paradise in Sri Lanka's hill country (2)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-29 23:20:14 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/30/13 Another place known for offering one of Ella’s most delicious and best-value dinner spreads is Rawana Holiday Resort, has also given in to traveler demand for cooking instruction. After being snowed under with requests for their recipes,...
Foodie paradise in Sri Lanka's hill country (1)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-29 12:48:16 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/29/13 Ella is a charming village huddled in the midst of world-famous tea plantations, and it is also locally famed for something else: delicious home cooking. The town is 200 km west of Colombo, situated in the foothills...
Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-28 05:36:50 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/28/13 I’ve been to Bangkok for couple of days but I only wandered around the spectacular Thai capital. Next time I come back to Thailand, I will surely visit Thailand's Tiger Temple, which I heard the Buddhist organization...
Lapu-Lapu City marks Battle of Mactan and Rampada 2013
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-26 23:58:47 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/27/13 Today marks the celebration of the 492nd anniversary of the historic Battle of Mactan, the first successful Filipino resistance against foreign invaders. Datu Lapu-Lapu, the valiant chieftain who led his men to fight the Spaniards on April...
Nine unusual places to stay (9)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-14 22:59:04 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/15/13 A river lodge in Portugal (9) This is the final episode of our unusual adventure deep in the São Mamede Natural Park in the Alentejo region of Portugal lies the Moinho do Pego Ferreiro, a discarded mill...
Nine unusual places to stay (8)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-13 22:34:03 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/14/13 Auntie Beeb’s old home in Evesham (8) Wood Norton has had many incarnations or shall we say personifications. The estate goes back to medieval times but the current hall is a Victorian country house renovated by the...
Nine unusual places to stay(7)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-14 15:29:50 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/13/13 A prison in Lincolnshire (7) From a Scandivian cabin, now we are going to prison. In the small village of Folkingham in Lincolnshire, was a home to a house of correction or minor prison that stood for...
Nine unusual places to stay (6)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-11 20:51:00 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/12/13 A Scandinavian cabin in Wales (6) Things are getting cool in the Teifi Valley in west Wales. Here, you’ll find Scandinavian-influenced Caban Casita in a small woodland holiday camp, about £142 for two nights; sleeps two. Inside,...
Nine unusual places to stay (5)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-11 04:26:03 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/11/13 A thatched boat in Brittany (5) From a houseboat in Amsterdam, you could always head to France and stay in a fishing boat with a thatched roof in the beach garden of a B&B which is nearly...
Nine unusual places to stay (4)
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-09 20:54:58 -0700 | travel-news
Skooter reports 04/10/13 A spa hotel in Budapest (4) From windmill, houseboat, a treehouse and now we are in a spa hotel in Budapest. Since Roman times, people have come to Budapest to benefit from the healing properties of the...
Cartoons of The Day
Contributors
Build Your Allvoices Brand. Gain Influence. Make Money.
News From Hot Locations
