The Eco Future exhibition is the best place to take your entire family to when on holiday in Abu Dhabi. You can be assured that there is ample entertainment to keep the children occupied too. The exhibition started in September 2012 and will run for a whole year, remaining open till September 2013. The exhibition is held at Manrat Al Saadiyat which is a visitor centre that is spread over a 154,000 square metre area. Manarat Al Saadiyat means a place of enlightenment and is a venue that has expansive galleries. One of the many galleries hosts the Eco Future event which is open to the public daily from 10am to 8pm. The exhibition consists of four interactive stations: Ali, Mosa, Yas and Sara. These …

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej very much loved by the good people of Thailand is considered as the Father of the Thai Nation. It is on his birthday, 5th of December that is celebrated as a public holiday commonly referred to as the Nation’s Father’s Day. There are many Bangkok serviced apartments from where one could observe this national holiday but choose a comfortable serviced apartment in Bangkok such as the exclusive Ascott Sathorn Bangkok to ensure a comfortable stay. On this day of many celebrations which is also considered as Thailand’s National Day, households, private and public companies, streets and monuments are decorated with lights in true festive spirits. Sometimes also fondly referred to as  Pho Lhuang – Royal Father,  His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej will make a …

Scheduled to take place between the 11st to the 3rd of November 2013 at the Energy Events centre in Tauranga New Zealand, the Rotorua Home and Garden Show is an event you should not miss if you want a new look to your home. A hotel in Rotorua will provide accommodation facilities from where you can head off to this fascinating event. The Millennium Hotel Rotorua which is a famed Rotorua hotel would be your ideal companion for a visit to the Garden Show. The show will see industry experts engaged in seminars where you will be educated on the perfect products and services to purchase while offering inspiring ideas for your home and garden. A range of garden displays coupled with delicious eatables will be on offer. Visitors …

Bali might not be the first venue that comes to mind when you think of Halloween as the township is one associated mostly with fine beaches, exquisite multinational cuisine, romance and hospitable treatment no matter where you come from. However, Bali has its own version of Halloween which is known as ‘Nyepi’, which is celebrated by the Hindus in Bali before their New Year. For Nyepi the Hindu communities get on to the streets and make different chanting like sounds, apparently with the intention of warding off evil spirits prior to ushering in the New Year. They then lock themselves indoors the following day for fear of beckoning the spirits back. Halloween is seen to be celebrated in true traditional form only by the expatriate …

The United Arab Emirates is leading the way in a world of different sectors. It is not just the buildings that kiss the clouds or the ever so sophisticated man made islands that makes headlines everyday; for this nation hits the charts in so much more. Leisure, sports and entertainment are among the most popular areas and by its side there is a number of more serious industries as well; medicine is one of them. The UAE has some of the most top notch state- of- the- art hospitals and medical institutions. Research in many areas are in an optimum state and the countries attractive salary packages -among others- catch the attention of the most renowned minds in the industry to contribute their wealth of …

September 19th, the 15th day of the 9th lunar month according to the Chinese lunar calendar, has been set aside this year to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival throughout China and amongst Chinese communities all over the world. From the 19th to the 21st of September, people of Chinese origin everywhere will take advantage of the pleasant autumn weather to get together with family and friends to share a meal, in which moon cakes figure prominently, under the light of a moon that is at its fullest. Thousands of people who may have migrated from Hainan Island return home to be with family and friends for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many decorate their homes in coloured lights and red lanterns on tall bamboo poles. Street markets spring …