Recently in Bangkok for a cooking demonstration at Rang Mahal, TV personality Sarab Kapoor went from watching her mother in the kitchen as a child to becoming an ambassador for Indian vegetarian cooking. By Reena Karim Last month, the Rembrandt Hotel’s Rang Mahal restaurant was transformed into a cooking show set. Sarab Kapoor—lovely in pink, with her signature string of pearls a la Julia Child and a flower neatly pinned in … Continue reading Cooking With Sarab
This summer when temperatures continue to soar the only activity on everyone’s agenda is to stay indoors addicted to their AC’s. But now the Japanese can enjoy their summers without blistering in the sun simply by visiting the ice aquarium. The Ice aquarium also known as Kori no Suizokan is located in Kesennuma in northeastern Japan and displays over 450 specimens frozen in ice. Lit … Continue reading Beat the heat with Japan’s ice aquarium
Micronesia an Island, located north east of Australia known for being one of the world’s fascinating diving destination offers divers an extraordinary collection of wrecks of sunken vessels from World War II, with almost everything intact. The wrecks discovered in the early 60’s are now protected Government property and removal of items from any vessels are considered illegal. Underwater divers have found the crew’s personal … Continue reading Micronesia: History revisited underwater!
49 year old Makiko Iwafuchi from Japan decided to embark on a leisurely walk from her hotel in Gosainkunda Lake, north of Kathmandu, to soon discover that she was lost in the woods. She had accidently strayed away 500mts from the trekker’s path and was unable to find her way back. Makiko survived her horrifying escapade by taking shelter in caves and rocks, and protecting … Continue reading Nepal: Lost hiker survives on plants and prayers!
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