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Germany records growth in Indian visitors

October 20, 2022232 Views

Tourists drawn towards sustainable experiences Germany, the diverse travel destination, has launched its Autumn/Winter campaign, encouraging travellers to visit, explore, and experience its sustainable and diverse culture. From unspoilt landscapes to authentic cuisine, urban attractions to historical locales, Germany is the ultimate European destination to travel sustainably. The ‘Feel Good’ campaign encompasses a plethora of guiding tips highlighting the country’s eco initiatives providing conscious travellers with adequate tools and information on reducing their carbon footprint while touring different regions. With the German Environment Agency having set the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65 per cent by 2030, and complete neutrality by 2045, the German Nationa...

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Sea level rise now menaces even a Viking bastion of uplifted land

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October 17, 20221051 Views

About 1,000 years ago, a Viking woman named Ingrid built a wharf to load ships at a bay on the Swedish coast and commemorated the site with a looping runic inscription on a grey boulder. Today Ingrid’s harbour, surrounded by birch and pine trees, is high and dry, on land 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level and 20 kms (12 miles) inland from coastal Stockholm, on the Baltic Sea. Land across much of the Nordic region has been rebounding since the end of the Ice Age about 12,000 years ago, as a heavy smothering of ice up to 3 km (1.9 miles) thick melted away. That rise should make the region an unlikely candidate to suffer problems from a global rise in ocean levels as seas warm and glaciers melt - a threat for low-lying nations and coastal cities around the world, from Shanghai to Mi...

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सुकून भरा कोपेनहेगन

ILA KUMAR

October 16, 20221080 Views

प्राचीन इमारतें और बेहतरीन रखरखाव हैं खास कोपेनहेगन यात्रा हमारे सामने एक ऐसी दुनिया की खिड़की को खोलती है जहाँ सुरक्षा, आत्मनिर्भरता और उत्साह है। बहुत साल पहले जब हम डेनमार्क के बारे में पढ़ते थे कि—“वहां दूध की नदियाँ बहतीं हैं”—तो गहरा आश्चर्य मन में जागता था कि कैसा होगा ऐसा देश? और अब उसी देश में कुछ सप्ताह के लिए आकर रहना बेहद सूकून भरा अनुभव है। जब हमारा प्लेन कोपेनहेगन के आसमान पर मंडरा रहा था तो नीचे समुद्र में चारों ओर अपनी हरियाली पटी बाँहों को फैलाये हुए डेनमार्क अपने तटों के संग पसरा हुआ दिखाई पड़ रहा था। विस्तृत समुद्रीय तटों वाले शहर के एअरपोर्ट पर हमारा विमान इस बार दुपहरिया में उतरता है। जुलाई के पहले सप्ताह में यहाँ का मौसम अपने हिसाब से गर्म है यानि साल के कई-कई महीनों तक ग्रे-स्काई और बर्फ से पटी रहने वाली जगहों वाले इस देश में उन द...

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From Eiffel Tower, Michelin-starred chef showcases climate-friendly cuisine

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October 14, 20221062 Views

A fancy restaurant on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower may not be the obvious setting for environmental activism, but Michelin-starred chef Thierry Marx wants to make it a showcase for climate-friendly cuisine. Offering seasonal and local ingredients, cooked with minimal use of energy, his "Madame Brasserie" restaurant gives diners a spectacular view over Paris and an inkling of how the restaurant industry can dress a greener table. French chef Thierry Marx poses at the Eiffel Tower restaurant 'Madame Brasserie' with a dish that he says is more environmentally-friendly in Paris, France, October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Yiming Woo. Putting the finishing touches on a starter of leeks as his team gets ready for the evening service, Marx said his menu is designed to minimise the restaura...

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GREECE is the Word… for late summer getaways

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October 12, 20221000 Views

Enjoy end of season holidays with Kivotos Hotels & Villas at Santorini and Mykonos As summer crowds dissipate after a busy holiday season, there has never been a better time to go against the grain and book an island getaway. With locations in two of Greece’s most sought-after islands, Mykonos and Santorini, Kivotos Hotel & Villas offers guests the chance to take advantage of the ongoing warm weather, in a luxurious setting favoured by royalty and a-list celebrities. Kivotos Santorini, built atop the cliffside in Imerovigli, stands out against the island’s whitewashed and blue coloured houses thanks to its jet black and smoke grey colouring. The interior of the property is just as striking, leaning on the fundamentals of minimalist design, and providing a new take ...

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In a land of spas, Hungary’s cave bath falls victim to soaring gas prices

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October 10, 20221149 Views

Staff turned off the lights and started draining the pools at Hungary's famous Miskolctapolca cave baths on Monday, after the centuries-old attraction succumbed to a modern-day crisis - soaring gas prices. Visitors have been coming to the vast cavern since before Roman times to bathe in its naturally heated waters. In recent years, the venue has relied on gas to top up the temperatures in the pools and the caves, particularly during winter. Bathers relax at the Cave Bath in Miskolctapolca, Hungary, October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Krisztina Fenyo But then Russia invaded Hungary's neighbour Ukraine, sending shockwaves across the global economy and energy markets. For Miskolctapolca, and other businesses across Europe and beyond, that has filtered through in the form of crippling bills. ...

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‘War crime:’ Industrial-scale destruction of Ukraine culture

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October 9, 2022825 Views

The exquisite golden tiara, inlaid with precious stones by master craftsmen some 1,500 years ago, was one of the world’s most valuable artifacts from the blood-letting rule of Attila the Hun, who rampaged with horseback warriors deep into Europe in the 5th century. The Hun diadem is now vanished from the museum in Ukraine that housed it — perhaps, historians fear, forever. Russian troops carted away the priceless crown and a hoard of other treasures after capturing the Ukrainian city of Melitopol in February, museum authorities say. FILE PHOTO: The 1,500 year-old golden tiara, inlaid with precious stones, one of the world's most valuable artifacts from the blood-letting rule of Attila the Hun, is seen in a museum in Melitopol, Ukraine, in November 2020. (AP Photo) The Russian inv...

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Montenegro holds pride march despite opposition from church

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October 8, 2022184 Views

Several hundred people on Saturday joined an LGBTQ pride march in Montenegro, held amid strong opposition from the influential Serbian Orthodox Church in the small conservative Balkan country. Montenegro’s 10th pride event was dubbed “No more buts,” reflecting demands that more be done to stem hate speech and harassment of LGBTQ community despite huge steps that have been made in the past years. Participants take part in a LGBTQ pride march in Podgorica, Montenegro, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic) “We gathered here for the 10th time to show we are human, (that we are) live beings made of flesh and blood, wishes and dreams, but rejected and ignored, discriminated and trampled upon because of love,” said activist Stasa Bastrica. Montenegro is a highly conservati...

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Music stops: Energy costs close Hungary theaters for winter

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October 4, 2022247 Views

A theater in Hungary’s capital will sit through a cold and quiet winter after its managers chose to shut it down rather than pay skyrocketing utility prices that are putting a squeeze on businesses and cultural institutions across Europe. The 111-year-old Erkel Theatre in Budapest, one of three performance spaces of the prestigious Hungarian State Opera, will close its doors in November after exponentially rising energy bills made heating the 1,800-seat building unsustainable. “We had to decide how we can save,” said Szilveszter Okovacs, director of the Hungarian State Opera. “Even though it hurts to decide to close Erkel for a few months, it’s completely rational.” A shadow is cast on the stage of the Trafo House of Contemporary Arts while technicians set up the lighting in Buda...

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Catalans compete to build the biggest human towers in Spain

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October 3, 2022789 Views

Spain's biggest human towers competition took place on Sunday, with some 11,000 spectators packing the bullring in the northeastern city of Tarragona to watch the daring Catalan tradition. Human towers, or 'castells', were added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010 as an "integral part of (Catalan) cultural identity". Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona start to form a human tower called "castell" during a biannual human tower competition in Tarragona, Spain, October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Albert Gea The tradition dates back to the 18th century, when people first started building human towers in the Catalan town of Valls. In an event held in Tarragona every two years, teams of 'castellers' compete to construct the highest and most complicated tower by sta...