Traveling Around in a Different Style in the United Kingdom [Videos]

Traveling Around in a Different Style in the United Kingdom [Videos]

While buses and trains are a great way to
get around in the United Kingdom, there are more interesting and different ways of traveling around in style. Here are just a few of the options available to tourists.... read more

Travel and Learn the Lingo along the Way [Video]

Travel and Learn the Lingo along the Way [Video]

Impassioned plea to world leaders from Norwegian doctor working in Gaza

This is a brief extract - go to article to read more:

"The last night was extreme. The "ground invasion" of Gaza resulted in scores and carloads with maimed, torn apart, bleeding, shivering, dying - all sorts of injured Palestinians, all ages, all civilians, all innocent.

The heroes in the ambulances and in all of Gaza's hospitals are working 12-24 hour shifts, grey from fatigue and inhuman workloads (without payment all in Shifa for the last 4 months), they care, triage, try to understand the incomprehensible chaos of bodies, sizes, limbs, walking, not walking, breathing, not breathing, bleeding, not bleeding humans. HUMANS!..." :  read more

Europe airs concern on Gaza onslaught, aid offered by Denmark

As what they term the "spiral of violence" continues in Gaza, the Danish development ministry has said Friday that 11 million kroner ($2 million) in emergency aid will be given to Palestinian civilians trapped in the enclave. Other EU countries have also aired their concern in the media... Read more

Travel the Garden Route of the Western Cape, South Africa [Video]

Travel the Garden Route of the Western Cape, South Africa [Video]

When we travel the coastline between the “Mother City” of Cape Town, through the Western Cape to South Africa’s Eastern Cape, we experience an area of sheer delight, known quite simply as the Garden Route....
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Travel to a Different Destination in Africa for Safari Fun

Travel to a Different Destination in Africa for Safari Fun

While some of the more popular countries instantly come to mind when speaking of safari holidays in Africa, maybe it’s time to travel to a different, lesser known but equally beautiful, destination for your vacation fun.  While many head for South Africa and Kenya, let’s try something new this year... read more

 

Some of the odd and quirkier 2014 FIFA World Cup news

Various unusual, and not always strictly sport related, stories have come out of the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup, and here are a selection of them below for your fun and edication ...

US astronauts on ISS lose World Cup bet, then hair (Video)

It is not only those of us down on the ground who are keeping tabs on the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Astronauts on the International Space Station are also caught up in the football craziness, it seems. United States astronauts Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson and German astronaut Alexander Gerst were cheering on their teams and following their progress in the World Cup. Then it was time for the match between the US and Germany and that is when the fun really began.... read more

Report: Brazilian sniper asked permission to shoot at World Cup opening

São Paulo law enforcement authorities said Friday that during the opening game of the World Cup in that city, a police sniper asked permission to open fire. He had reportedly seen an armed man approaching Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and other officials.There were more than 60,000 spectators in the Itaquerao Stadium on June 12, waiting to watch the first World Cup match. When the sniper saw the armed man approaching President Rousseff and other officials, he became concerned and asked for permission to shoot.... read more

Austrian restaurant builds realistic 'favela' for World Cup viewing

When people imagine Brazil, they think parties, sandy beaches, gorgeous weather, but for tens of millions of ordinary Brazilian people, the situation is far different. To bring awareness to their plight, a Graz man has built a realistic "favela" (the Brazilian word for slum) in his café for his clients to watch the World Cup. Tens of millions of Brazilians survive on less than the cost of a cup of coffee per day and Gernot Saiko, owner of Café Luise im Kunsthaus, decided it was time to bring peoples' attention to the incongruity of supporting a country that spends almost $14 billion on a sporting event, while around 22 million of its poorer inhabitants have less than $1.60 per day... read more

Baby elephants want to play in the World Cup, too (Video)

Orphaned baby elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in the Nairobi National Park in Kenya also love "the beautiful game," it seems, and according to Julius Letoiya, staff keeper at the facility, they even have a few football tricks up their sleeve.Barcroft TV, who published the above video, cleverly describes them as "Pele-phants" as they enjoy their playtime, kicking the ball around and using back-heel tricks in an attempt to slow the game down. Apparently, they had a visit from a superstar from Manchester City last year, and midfielder Yaya Toure gave them a few tips... read more

The Brazilian World Cup mascot needs our help

The mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is a three-banded armadillo, which was the perfect choice, as this fascinating little critter is able to roll itself into a ball when it feels threatened.  And threatened it is, indeed. The tatu-bola or ball armadillo, as it is known locally, is in some serious trouble, as it only exists in small, isolated populations in Brazil and is currently on the very edge of extinction... read more 

 

 

Pubs to lose money as Spain crashes out of FIFA World Cup

According to a study run in the country by a price comparison website, it is not only the football-crazy fans that will lose out as Spain was beaten by Chile in the FIFA World Cup. Shops, bars and restaurants are set to lose out too. Kelisto.es, a price comparison website, reckons that the country's retail industry is set to lose out on a whopping 600 million euros ($818 million) as Spain loses against Chile and returns home in shame ... read more

Purin the Super Beagle has World Cup footballing talent (Video)

As many of our favorite teams let us down during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it is interesting to note that a football-crazy dog in Japan could actually show these guys a move or two. This eight-year-old, football-crazy pooch has been named "Purin the Super Beagle" and her favorite hobby is playing ball in her local park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With her spectacular ball skills, Purin is rapidly becoming an international hit during the World Cup, currently running in Brazil and it certainly looks like she could show both the UK and Spain a trick or two.. read more