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Share this article In 2016, Thailand saw a whopping 32 million tourists flock to its island-studded shores. But Australian travel writer and Thailand aficionado John Borthwick knows a few places you might still be able to dodge crowds and fill your adventurous boots, no matter your inclination. With 2,700 kilometers of shoreline, Thailand has miles […]
REUTERS/Umit Bektas ANKARA (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 killed two people when it struck near major Turkish and Greek tourist destinations in the Agean Sea on Friday, Turkish and Greek officials said. The quake, which struck at 1:31 a.m. (2231 GMT on Thursday), was located off the southwestern coastal city of Marmaris […]
The reputation of the Balearic Islands has recently been that of alcohol-fuelled riots and fights, with it being a popular boozy destination for Brits. Only recently, Magaluf enforced new laws and rules in an attempt to curb anti-social behaviour amongst tourists. The new laws regarding alcohol consumption could soon even hit airlines as they holidaymakers […]
US National Archives A lost photo may shed new light on the mysterious death of famous aviator Amelia Earhart. The photo, which will be featured in a new History channel special called “Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence,” was discovered in the National Archives more than 80 years after her death. In it, a woman who appears to be Earhart […]
Thomson Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a maritime demarcation agreement that sees the country cede sovereignty over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, the government said on Saturday. The Red Sea islands deal has become political sensitive for Sisi, who counts on Saudi Arabia as a key ally, […]
Tokyo has lodged a protest over four Chinese coast guard vessels it says violated its waters near disputed East China Sea islands. The complaint comes a week after the Japanese Navy sent its flagship helicopter carrier close to waters claimed by Beijing. Four China Coast Guard ships sailed into the disputed territorial waters in the […]
Facebook/The White House Nikos Giannopoulos, Rhode Island’s 2017 Teacher of the Year, posed next to President Donald Trump while holding a black lace fan and wearing a rainbow LGBTQ pride pin on his jacket. And Trump “loved it,” Giannopoulos told NPR. Giannopoulos posted the official White House photograph to Facebook on Thursday, which depicted […]
Steve Crisp/Reuters Dubai is considered one of the fastest growing cities in the world, and this week officials announced the destination will soon be growing again — this time with two new man-made islands from the same global investment company that has bankrolled other projects in town. The islands, which will flank the sail-shaped Burj […]
Google Earth It might seem unlikely, but tiny grains of minerals can help tell the story of early Earth. And researchers studying those grains say that 4.4 billion years ago, Earth was a barren, mountainless place, and almost everything was under water. Only a handful of islands poked above the surface. Scientists at the Australian […]
The Philippines leader has cancelled his visit and flag raising ceremony at Spratly Islands in the South China Sea whose sovereignty is disputed with China; backtracking on his recently issued order for the military to occupy and fortify the disputed land. In July 2016, The Hague Tribunal awarded the Philippines sovereignty rights over the Spratly […]
