Recent Posts Tagged With 'world'

• UNESCO World Heritage List Adds 13 New Sites

  Posted on Friday July 3rd, 2009 at 21:53 in world, sustainable travel

  The World Heritage Committee has added 13 new sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The enhanced list now includes two new natural sites and 11 new cultural sites.  Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany) has been withdrawn from the list, which now num...

• Attack, Explosion at Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan

  Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 12:46 in hotels, world

  There’s been a big explosion at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar in Pakistan, and gunmen apparently stormed into the hotel just before the explosion. At least 5 people have been killed and 25 injured. The hotel is a luxury hotel and in...

• Shopping tips from Globetrotting Bill Clinton

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 00:02 in travel tips, world

  Bill Clinton has got to be at the top of any list of American Presidents who loved to travel. His successor George W. Bush was famous for snubbing tourist attractions - including the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal - on almost every foreign...