Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in the Fort Hood killings, gave a talk saying Muslim soldiers should be able to opt out of fighting Muslims, The Washington Post reports.
British police said they stopped a United Airlines pilot from flying while intoxicated earlier this week, pulling him from a Boeing 767 aircraft at London's Heathrow airport and charging him with being on duty while his blood-alcohol level was over the limit.
It’s Tuesday today and it rained. Some states in the country have been heavily affected by flash floods after intermittent rain showers over the past days, forcing the evacuation of people in some areas. Sometime last week, I mentioned to Ian that I love the rain because it basically give us life, but not too much of it. He asked why not. [...] […]
Sunday It’s 9.20pm, and I have this sudden urge – of wanting to write a lenghty post! Nothing had planned for today as I know I’d surely be all tired if not semi-tired after the morning tutorial sessions. After a tiring day, I always yearn for some quiet moments to re-energize; works wonders for me! When I [...]
Saturday Ian’s spontaneous reaction as soon as he woke up this morning, ”Mom, let’s go. I wanna pick up sands, stones and earth, lots of them!” He took his bucket and one of his grandma’s gardening tool - the ’scoop’ and hurried me to get ready as well. It was 7.30am. The weather was good and he was in good [ […]
Review of Frequent Flyer Master, a book about frequent flyer programs and earning frequent flyer miles quickly and efficiently.Review: Frequent Flyer Master is happily produced by The Indie Travel Podcast, proud winners of Lonely Planet's "Best Podcast 2009" -- Check out our free podcast in iTunes, free online travel magazine, or have the Indi […]
See the sights, sounds and sensations of Burning Man Festival 2009. Includes the man burning.Burning Man Festival 2009 is happily produced by The Indie Travel Podcast, proud winners of Lonely Planet's "Best Podcast 2009" -- Check out our free podcast in iTunes, free online travel magazine, or have the Indie Travel Podcast Magazine delivered.
The active sun extends loops of particles, chaos reigns in the Milky Way's middle, tropical storm Ida gets spotted from above, and more in the week's best space pictures.
With help from Michelle Obama, Sesame Street kicked off its Google-hyped 40th-anniversary season Tuesday—the first in new a two-year environmental-education effort. "Scary" issues like global warming, though, are off-limits.
With no land to rest on and the seabed miles below, migrating elephant seals use slowly drifting dives to catch a few Zs in the ocean depths, a new study says.
Uluru, the World Heritage Site formerly known as Ayers Rock, is one of the world’s most recognizable natural icons – and along with the Sydney Opera House, an international symbol for Australia. The sandstone monolith is culturally significant to the Anangu aborigines, the traditional landowners of Uluru. In 1873 surveyor William Gosse, on an exp […]
Siem Reap, Cambodia – Cambodian monks journey each year to Angkor Wat, near Siem Reap, for meditation, reflection and renewal. The initial design of Angkor Wat’s main temple took place in the first half of the 12th century, during the reign of Suryavarman II, in the early 1100s. Originally a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, it [...]
Here's another video shot with my favorite "toy camera". Pictures and short video clips from my life and neighborhood in Bangkok. I was feeling a bit dark after consecutive days of rain and dreary skies, so I wanted to express that. Another "kind of" travel video, seeing how as I live here. Enjoy!
The Withot borders Boys are on the hunt for the Southern specialty "Kampot Pepper Crab", but first they must source out enough pepper to cook this dish from a small pepper farm near the seaside town of Kep. www.geocities.com/chefswithoutborders
Lonely Planet authors and staff took on the challenge of cycling through Africa from Cairo to Capetown. Rana Freedman and Martin Heng rode leg four of Tour d'Afrique from Nairobi Kenya to Iringa, Tanzania.
Originally conceived by Genghis Khan as off-season training for his army, the three-day sports festival of Nadaam--with wrestling, archery, and horse racing--is now Mongolia's biggest event.
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