Veronique Courjault: 'Freezer Baby' Infanticide Trial Begins

The infanticide trial of Veronique Courjault, the killer Mom in the 'freezer baby murders', began June 9, 2009 in Tours, France with emotional opening statements by both the prosecution and the defense.  Veronique Courjault has admitted to killing three newborns between...

Vietnam's Spectacular Halong Bay

The scenery is breathtaking as you come to the shore of Halong Bay. Huge rocky monoliths jut out from the Gulf of Tonkin like rugged fingers, changing color constantly in the sunlight. There are literally thousands of limestone figures of all shapes and sizes. It is easy to...

Grant Ha Long Bay

The first thing that I wanted to do when I got to Hanoi was leave. I ran into my man Stewart, who I had met previously in Hoi An. He had just booked a trip to Halong Bay with Active Travel Vietnam company. I ran and grabbed Oskar so we could book the trip to go along. Halong...

Dragon's pearl Cruise on Ha Long Bay

Dragon's pearl Cruise on Ha Long BayIn keeping with the tradition of wooden boat building, this 32 meter long, 8-meter wide masterpiece is constructed of the finest quality materials by the hands of skilled craftsman. Designed after the Chinese sailing Junks of old, there are...

Halong Bay--The Most Beautiful Place on Earth

"" Halong kayaking Just got back from Halong Bay this afternoon and it was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful--even more than I expected. We left at around 8am from the hostel and were picked up by Active travel Vietnam _ the tour company that we'd booked with. We picked...

'Butanding' The gentle giant of the deep

Now, Donsol, Sorsogon dubbed as the 'Whale Shark Capital of the World' This interaction with the whale sharks 'butanding' has been experienced both by the locals and thousands of tourist nearby, who have been...

Bush visits soldiers at Fort Campbell today

""The president will visit during the Thanksgiving season to both talk about this important and ongoing mission and to thank the soldiers and their families for their service and sacrifices," Bohn said.Bush also...

New controversy surrounds Ahmadinejad

Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is confronting more difficulties with the Parliament (Masjid). After his Home Minister was shamefully impeached for forging an PhD degree from Oxford University,...

Ha Long_ a combination of people and scenery!

Halong bay scenery We arrived at this UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Vietnam's Gulf of Tonkin, we badly needed a break from the mad motor-scooter traffic of the nation's second-largest city, the swarming pineapple vendors and the ceaseless capitalist hustle. ...

Vietnam bars boats from Halong Bay ahead of typhoon

Source: Reuters HANOI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Vietnam barred tourist and fishing boats from its famed Halong Bay and ordered an evacuation of areas at risk of flash floods on Wednesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that battered southern China. Rescue teams and equipment were...

Armstrong set to announce his comeback plans

 Aramstrong is coming back to cycling arena,Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is set to outline his plans for his return to competitive cycling on Wednesday, heralding a comeback that is certain...

Tropical storm Lowell over Baja

After extreme high temperature and humidity before the storm , rain has increased as Lowell moves in closer, streams in the desert are flowing. La Paz and Los Cabos are with no reported damage. The alert...

Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurri...

"Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurricane 12345 Julia Rosien | 09/01/2008 - 13:04 | ...

Lost in Halong Bay

When the bus pulled up to the departure point for Halong Bay I was a little put-off by the incredible number of tourists. But I had heard that Vietnamese drive boats the same way they drive motorbikes and I was...

Biking Through History - The Civil War Northern Campaign on a Bike

      I arrived nearly 150 years too late for the Battle of Antietam. The signs of war however were still evident across the Maryland landscape.  Burnside Bridge still crosses...

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