Healthcare costs have been steadily rising at a rate that far outstrips the average family income. For elective surgeries and procedures beyond the coverage of insurance agencies, most patients are left without viable options in order to afford care. Due to this dire situation, people have begun looking abroad for affordable healthcare alternatives.Medical travel, also known as medical tourism, seeks to solve this problem. Simply put, many of the...more
Jurong Bird Park in Singapore is a bird lovers dream destination. Built at a cost of US $3.5 billion, this wondrous paradise was opened to the public on the 3rd January 1971. This brilliantly thought out man made creation is a haven for the many inhibitors that call it their home. Housing one of the largest collection of birds in the world, Jurong Bird Park is a must see for any traveler. Boasting the greatest number of birds for any aviary park...more
Bangkok is a land of contrasts, the setting for a happy co-existence between the old and the new. Bustling and sky rocketing in landscape and rich in cultural value, Bangkok retains its identity as a captivating holiday destination precisely because of the reconciliation of the citys past and present. Innately diverse and breathtaking, the city offers visitors a myriad of varied attractions at every turn.A city of temples and palaces, must-see historic attractions in Bangkok include the magnificent Rattanakosin Temples, Makahan Fort, and of course the Grand Palace. Other points of interest include Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) which is citys most expansive temple to date. The gold leaf covered statue of Lord Buddha is 46 metres in length, while the 3 metre long feet feature beautiful illustrations decked in mother-of-pearl for added effect. Thailands most prominent temple Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram is also situated on the Grand Palace grounds and features the iconic Emerald Buddha constructed out of a single block of jade .The Wat Arun Temple (Temple of the Dawn) along Chao Phraya River is another breathtaking site, in addition to the countrys biggest monastic order...more
An important tourist attraction in Fiji - the Kula Bird Park is nestled in a forest within the vicinity of the Sigatoka River. It is one of Fijis most well known tourist sites and for first timers to the country it offers the perfect opportunity to acquaint ones self with the local fauna and flora.Today, the Kula Bird Park is better known as the...more
Khao Phansa is an important day in the calendar of Thailand as it marks the beginning of the retreat of the Buddhist monks to their temples during the rainy season. To celebrate this cultural day, devotees of the island organize the Candle Festival. Every year sculptures portraying Lord Buddha, characters from Buddhist stories, and monks made...more
Author: Cary OrdwayFood can make or break a getaway. What if you had a website that could show you where the locally produced foods are, and lists the tours you can take while you're in the area?As you travel through California, there is no shortage of home-grown or locally produced products and now a website can help point you in the right direction. SavorCalifornia.com is a relatively new site that offers visitors a one-stop resource to learn "what's good, who's making it and where to find it," according to website's founder, Jane St. Claire.The site focuses on the diverse specialty food producers in California, offering locations and profiles for companies in several parts of the state. About a year and a half old, the site now features 80 different producers, many of them in Northern California and the Los Angeles area. More are being added all the time, according to St. Claire, who spends a fair amount of time traveling the state in search of just the right food items for her website."I go into food markets looking for products that might be local to that area," explained St. Claire. "And I go to food shows and expos where I can taste the product without really telling anyone...more
Anyone at the city centre of Kuala Lumpur with two or three hours to spare should definitely head to the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Situated at Jalan Lembah Taman Tasik Perdana, the park is only ten minutes from the City Centre and can be reached by...more
For those who look forward to visiting a zoo while on holiday should not miss the Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta. The lush tropical greenery of the zoo is a fine imitation of the freedom of wildlife. The zoo is home to some of the rare and indigenous...more
If you're out shopping in your local town or village and you trip on a raised paving slab or broken kerb and suffer injury as a result, you may be able to claim compensation from the local council. In a similar way, if you're a council house tenant...more
Are you in the mood for love this Christmas? Do you fancy taking your sweetheart for a romantic break to London? Maybe your thinking of popping that all important question? There is no better place to spend the day and to propose than in the London....more
The holidays are upon us! For consumers, this means days of busy shopping and plenty of stress, but if you are a sales manager or an owner of a retail shop, then you are wondering how you can maximize revenue for the store, especially when it is the...more
The land of Zimbabwe called an African"??s Paradise. It is bordered on the north by Zambia, on the northeast and east by Mozambique, on the south by South Africa, and on the southwest and west by Botswana. Harare (formerly Salisbury) is the capital...more