"Because when pain has been intertwined with love and closeness, it's very difficult to believe that love and closeness can be experienced without pain." -Gloria Steinem, "Revolution from Within." If you tend to attract men who disappoint you (by cheating on you, not showing up when they say they will, or just refusing to get off the couch), you ma...
Alaska is the land of the Inuit, Inupiaq and Yupik Eskimos. It is where the world's highest mountain peaks are located. It is a land of glaciers and spectacular natural parks. Alaska for most people is the great last frontier on earth for exploration, travel and adventure.
Probably one of the best ways to view the whole Alaskan landscape is ...
Alaska is a great tourist destination which is very evident in miles of unspoiled scenery, acres of natural parks and monuments, vast coastlines dotted with glaciers, and great mountains and forest lakes. Tourism in the state is a billion dollar industry with visitors coming from not just across America but also from around the globe. And one of th...
Alaska, with names attached; Last Frontier, Great Land, Land of the Midnight Sun, the 49th state that has been included to the union in January 3, 1959, and gained statehood in May 16, 1959 is the largest state of the United States which doubles in size with that of Texas. Although, geographically, it is a part of North America, like Hawaii it is n...
For those people who are looking forward to a great adventure and rediscovery of Earth’s beauty, cruising Alaska—the America’s last great true frontier—should be one of their list.
Visiting and discovering the well-preserved wilderness of its sparkling glaciers, its rich forests, its immense mountains, its exotic wildlife, and various waterf...
Basically, an Alaska cruise tour refers to the combination of an Alaska cruise
vacation and an Alaska land vacation. Usually, this cruise tour ranges from 3 to
18 days to give the "cruiser" an opportunity to experience both the coastal and
interior areas of Alaska, America's last frontier.
Being an ultimate wilderness destination for its unspoiled natural beauty,
Alaska is considered as one of the few places on Earth where one can truly
breathe, feel, and see the beauty of nature. For those who are up for nature
tripping, adventure, and rediscovery, an Alaska cruise tour can change a
person's life forever.
The diseases most commonly seen in travellers are diarrhoea, malaria (if you travel in a malaria-infested area), accidents (when travelling by car or swimming), wound infections and sexually transmitted diseases.
- Diarrhoea is caused by contaminated food and drinking-water. You must therefore be careful if your are travelling in poor hygie...
Africa Malaria Day, April 25, is a reminder that Malaria is one the deadliest diseases in the world -- killing more than one million people per year, mostly poor women and young children in tropical countries. Because of this urgent need, in 2002, Freedom from Hunger, with help from the drug company GlaxoSmithKline, launched an anti-malaria pilot p...