Category: Travel

India is a land known for its cultural heritage and beauty. But apart from that, India is also blessed with some of the beautiful and eye-catchy natural wonders. India is a peninsular country blessed with hills, mountains, islands, seas, oceans, rivers, and lakes. India is not only diverse in cultural aspects but also in geological…

Greece is reopening to US travelers and expects a big return in tourists this summer.The Greek Islands are among the most beautiful places to visit in Greece, especially Santorini.The best hotels in Santorini boast dramatic views, private pools, beaches, and suites for families.With the recent announcement that Greece will open to travelers this summer with…

(CNN) — Remote working has become a possibility for many during the pandemic, meaning the office can now be anywhere from a kitchen table to a sandy beach on the other side of the world.And while relocating to a picturesque Italian town might also factor on many people’s lists, that prospect just got even better…

One of the stranger little side alleys of booze history is that in order to tell the story of the Sazerac—that most New Orleans of cocktails, essentially an Old Fashioned wearing a beret—you first need to talk about a pale-yellow aphid called phylloxera, which found its way to France about 150 years ago and proceeded…

Robert F.J. Barnett,B.A.(Waterloo), M.A.(Queen’s)Professor Emeritus of EconomicsBishop’s University. Barnett, Robert Francis John, June 9, 2021, at Cheticamp, NS. Predeceased by his parents and his sister Dorothy Ann Jane Barnett; wife of the late Dr. Alan Bruce Hood; mother of Susan (Toronto) and Thomas (The Hague). His brother William resides in Cheticamp, NS.  Robert passed away…

How to Off-Road Responsibly 6/15/2021 4:16 PM Outside Magazine: All Outside Editors Web site view With the #vanlife and overlanding lovers joining the legions of outdoor enthusiasts pushing their trucks and all-wheel-drive wagons and SUVs further into the backcountry, there have never been more people exploring our nation’s back roads, forest service roads, and off-road…

China’s famous herd of wandering elephants has stopped for a rest after a 15-month journey far out of their natural habitat, an odyssey that has captivated the country.Authorities have marshalled extraordinary resources to monitor the herd and keep it away from residential areas. According to Chinese media, the Yunnan forest fire brigade said a team…

The Earth has finally attained popular recognition for its fifth ocean, with a decision by the National Geographic Society to add the Southern Ocean around Antarctica to the four it recognizes already: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans.Although the designation of the frigid waters around the icy southern continent as a separate ocean has…

The Willis Tower (aka Sears Tower) is an important building in the history of skyscrapers. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), which also handled this recent Skydeck renovation, it was originally completed in 1973 and stood as the world’s tallest skyscraper for 25 years. Even now, it’s a very tall building, at 442 m…

CRISPR-Cas9 is a revolutionary gene-editing tool, but it’s not without its downsides. Now, scientists at Harvard have demonstrated an alternative genetic engineering system called Retron Library Recombineering (RLR), which works without cutting DNA and can be quickly applied to huge populations of cells. Source: Harvard gene-editing tool “sneaks” DNA into cells without making cuts