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 Kula Eco Park which has grown into a world recognized institution. The Fiji islands where the bird...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 solely with wax are paraded around Ubon Ratchatani which is the largest province in Isan. A traveler to...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 taxi or by bus from Jalan Sultan Mohamed. The Bird Park which was opened in 1991 is considered to be...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 animals of Jakarta such as the, tapir, anoa, Komodo dragon, banteng, brightly colored birds, Java...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 and suffer an accident due to something that has previously been reported as a problem to the housing officer, it may be possible to claim. If you have drawn the council's attention to something, maybe a broken step or uneven floor and they have failed to repair it in a reasonable time; you could have a good case, especially if you have had to repeat the request.Mishaps involving trips, falls and slips are very common. If you're injured in a shop, restaurant or other public place and the injury was caused by a problem such as torn floor covering or other hazard, such as spilt liquid which has not been attended to you should consider making a personal injury compensation claim. It's the duty of occupiers of all buildings where the public have access to take reasonable care for the safety of their visitors. In the workplace too, employer's have a duty of care to provide a safe environment for their workforce.Badly maintained paths can be a...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
Honestly if you are looking to rent a vehicle in another country for a holiday or business trip, the process is actually pretty much the same from country to country. Some countries call it car hire and some call it car rental, but other than that...more
Right now is one of the best times to take advantage of low travel rates and cheap Egypt holidays. Due to the lack of spending within our economy, travel rates and decreased and many people are now getting rock bottom prices to see the whole world....more
Author: TinnyWhere does Tiger Woods’ saga go? What will be the PGA Tour in the upcoming season? Amanda Blumenherst Let me suggest that 2010 would be the perfect year to start following the LPGA Tour. I know, the LPGA has been struggling itself...more