Around the World

Looking for a comfortable service apartment with free Wi-Fi in the center of Madrid? Gran Vía Capital is the place to stay! It feels like living in a 5-star luxury hotel room and is conveniently located with plenty of parking space too if you are having your own vehicle.  You can opt for apartments with one, two or three bedrooms and ones with a terrace too. Two - level duplex apartments of three or four bedrooms with a furnished terrace are also available.

When visiting Lisbon, Portugal, don't miss a trip to the interactive Money Museum, sometimes referred to by most tourists as the currency museum. It is one of those rare museums around the world which do not charge any entry fee! It is also genuinely interesting, with its wide range of thematic displays.  Hence even if you are not an avid numismatic, you should definitely visit it. It is fun and worth your time, believe me.

Changes have made in the immigration system so that skilled foreign workers, graduates and entrepreneurs will contribute to the economy. This will benefit Indians who are legally in USA.

Losing a bag in transit or misplacing important travel documents can be a real nightmare. Even more nightmarish: falling ill during a trip. God forbid this happens, but if it does, here are some useful tips and advice.

Travel documents are the one thing that you need to keep most securely when travelling anywhere. There is no sense in getting into a panic mode. Instead, take preventive measures before you travel and know how to get help when you lose the documents in transit somewhere.

Quite a few travellers have had the horrendous experience of losing bags, even all their luggage while flying. Even in cases where there is no stopover to catch a connecting flight and it is a straight flight from one point to another, this problem has occurred. It is thus a good idea to follow some very basic steps before and during losing bags in transit.

The ice festival hosted by Harbin,  the capital city of Heilongjiang province, China is one of the most popular ice festivals in the world. This annual event is an ice-and-snow festival. Four expansive parks display the creative artistry of people. Gigantic ice sculptures are everywhere, some models of well-know global monuments, others of animal and human figures and yet others of lanterns and varied objects. A beautiful lighting system makes for a  stunning sight at night. A competition is also held for the sculpting artists.