While holidaying at a destination that gives you a chance to play on some of the most scenic courses in the region is incentive enough for golfers, the Hua Hin Golf Festival adds even more to the allure of this idyllic coastal getaway. This annual festival generally takes place between August and September and those in search of beach hotels Hua Hin Thailand has to offer that makes an ideal base for their stay can consider Anantara Hua Hin Thailand Resort. One of the best Hua Hin hotels in the area, this well placed property is also within easy reach of several golf courses including the Palm Hills course. Attracting amateur and veteran golfers alike, the Hua Hin Golf Festival gives you the chance to play at some of …

With its central position as a provider of fuel to the world, Abu Dhabi has done its duty by initiating an international exhibition for petroleum and is already to go on board in 2013. ADIEPEC as it is best known for the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference will take place in November 2013 between the 10th and 13th. Having had 15 successful years behind it had helped this year’s conference that is scheduled to be held in even grander style with much attention to various important areas associated with the industry of petroleum. As the conference keeps its topics and themes in close association with the trends of the industry, this year’s theme has been named as ‘gas as a primary and useful …

Kataragama is a town located in the south of the island nation of Sri Lanka that is a noteworthy pilgrimage destination for Hindus, Buddhists and the indigenous Veddah people alike. Even devotees from southern India come to this venerated site to pay their respects at the sacred shrines gracing the locale. The site of veneration is the Kataragama temple, known in the Sinhalese language as the Kataragama devalaya; it stands in honour of God Skanda-Murugan or Kataragamadeviyo as the locals call the deity. Tamil followers of the Hindu faith, both in Sri Lanka and southern India, call the location Katirkamam. The deity is variously known as Skanda-Murugan, Katiradeva, Subramanya, Kandasamy, Tarakajith and other names by the Hindu community. The god is depicted as having twelve …

Mad about fashion? Can’t stop shopping at big labels in the industry? Well then Hong Kong is calling! The Hong Kong Fashion week for spring and summer 2013 will be held in July from the 8th to the 11th. The event will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and will feature high end fashion labels from all over the world. Buyers are offered a mind blowing shopping experience and a fantastic spread of the most talked about collections for spring and summer this year. Accessories and garments that would be the limelight in fashion industry during these seasons this year would be on grand display at the Fashion Week Hong Kong. The highlight of the gallery are the ‘Brand name Gallery’ …

Proving an excellent opportunity for all those in denial that the mountain biking season is over, the Mophie mountain bikes is a great race to witness. The race guarantees thrills and spills to the ardent and extreme sports fans and an adrenaline pumping adventure for the participants. If you are in for some fascinating action when competitors take out some serious tyres, a killer attitude and some exciting downhill racing on mountain bikes, the Queenstown Winter Festival is the place to be this June. Part of a tradition that started back in 1975, the Queenstown Winter Festival is a hearty affair that marks the beginning of winter in great spirit. Now the festival is the southern hemisphere’s largest winter celebration with street parties, mardi gras …

All those who witness Wonder Full, the amazing light, water and sound show lighting up the skies and water around the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in Singapore is not going to forget it ever. For 13 spellbinding minutes occurring twice daily and three times a day on Fridays and Saturdays, viewers are getting wowed by this show that has no equal. Not only is this visually beautiful, but this is the first time that lasers, video projectors and other paraphernalia has been used to tell a story so compellingly. Lighting up the 20 ha area around Marina Bay Sands with a sound, light and water show titled “Beacon across the Bay” it is a novel way of encouraging more people to visit the integrated …