Clean Energy, Unclean Means

As India struggles to decrease its dependence on coal based power (currently, 73%  power comes from coal) the need to produce renewable power is greater than ever before. The government is doing all it...

Expressway eases travel near Da Lat

A 19-kilometre expressway linking Duc Trong town with Prenn Mountain Pass in Da lat was opened to traffic last Sunday."Work on the eight-lane, VND993 billion (US$59.8 million) highway began in April 2004.The...

BASE jumper leaps off cliff but chute fails to open

" POLICE have seized graphic video showing the moment a BASE jumper's parachute fails to open in a near-fatal plunge. The Port Douglas chef and experienced skydiver with hundreds of jumps under his belt, miraculously survived the 305m fall off Australia's highest sheer...

Gov’t Okays Thap Cham-Da Lat Railway Project

The government has agreed to inject VND5,000 billion (about US$312 million) into a project restoring the ThapCham-Da Lat railway system, one of the unique mountain railways in the world.The 84 km long railway linking Phan Rang-Thap Cham city in Ninh Thuan Province and Da Lat...

Not Your Grandparent's Vacation - Niagara Falls

My family and I must be some of the last people to see Niagara Falls. Whenever I mentioned we were headed to Niagara I would inevitably hear "oh I remember going there when I was ten" or "I went there forty years...

Waterfall to stay shut for months

"Walkers have said it is "appalling" a popular waterfall tourist attraction will remain closed until next year. In May, the Brecon Beacons National Park said that Sgwd yr Eira had to be fenced off for safety reasons amid concerns over unstable rocks. The park now says work...

Adventure Sport in Mumbai?

"Waterfall Indra—the god of rains seems to be spending a lot of time in the company of software professionals and this is evident in his work as well. Instead of working towards a more comfortable schedule,...

Volunteer Firefighter Dies In River Rescue

" April 30, 2007 New York - A volunteer firefighter died while trying to rescue a man caught up in a whirlpool near a small waterfall on the Genesee River. Ronald Thomas, 56, was fishing along with hundreds of others during the Great Wellsville Trout Derby on Sunday afternoon...

Gardens and Parks Around the World: Iguazu National Park is the World Park in...

"The semicircular waterfall at the heart of this site is some 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter and is situated on a basaltic line spanning the border between Argentina and Brazil. Made up of many cascades producing vast sprays of water, it is one of the most spectacular...

How Does Jeep's Waterfall Show Work?

This is how it works.  And this is how this looks. See video below."If you've been to any auto show with Jeep in attendance, you've probably seen that fancy waterfall thing they use to write the word "Jeep",...

Thailand Travel Info: Sri Satchanalai (National Park) Sukhothai

Sukhothai is generally recognised as a place of historical significance. However, it is also home to a very beautiful National Park in Thailand. Sri Satchanalai National Park is around 300 acres of flowers, greenery and wildlife with mountains throughout the parks length. One...

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