February 11, 2025 – आवारा मुसाफिर

Trains, plains and global connections in Denver

February 11, 202567 Views

In 2012, after more than two decades living abroad, I returned to the U.S. - specifically to Denver, Colorado - where I help direct coverage of the United States as a Reuters national affairs editor. My husband was born and raised in the “Mile High City,” as Denver (which is perched 5,280 feet above sea level) is known, so I consider myself native-adjacent. I’m a city girl who enjoys the urban pleasures of my high-desert adopted hometown, and who bristles at visitors who see it as a place to pass through on the way to ski or hike in the Rocky Mountains. Here’s my take on how to see the city, the local way: Getting around: Public transit is one of those urban pleasures. I was bemused by a Denver Post headline last year proposing that it might be rude to ask visitors to take t...

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Koh Lanta Krabi Resort celebrates resident hornbill couple

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Ahead of Love Hornbills Day on 13th February, Avani+ Koh Lanta Krabi Resort has announced the celebration of its resident hornbill couple, Gok and Gek, who have made their home in a tree on the grounds of the resort overlooking the azures of the Andaman Sea. Offering a perch above the resort’s picturesque Sea View Pool Villas, this special tree has affectionately been dubbed the Hornbill Hotel by the Avani team, symbolising the property's commitment to wildlife conservation and sustainable tourism. In honour of the avian duo, Avani+ Koh Lanta is embracing its connection with nature through a series of interactive guest experiences. The resort has developed activities that promote conservation and showcase Koh Lanta’s vibrant ecosystem, all while respecting the local wildlife. Famil...

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Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State

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Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq's second city as it rebuilds after long years of war. From the pulpit of this medieval mosque on July 4, 2014, Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a self-styled ‘caliphate’ spanning parts of Syria and Iraq. Three years later, the ultra hardline group demolished the mosque in the final weeks of a U.S.-backed Iraqi campaign that ousted the jihadists from Mosul, their de facto capital in Iraq. FILE PHOTO: The remains of the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri's Al-Hadba minaret, which was blown up by Islamic State militants in 2017, stands badly damaged in Mosul, Iraq, February 24, 2018. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily Pr...