Bantaeng (also known as Bontain), 123 km from Ujung Pandang, is a Makassar’s boat-building centre with a rich maritime history. It was noted as a dependency of the Javanese kingdom of Majapahit and its ships were mentioned in 14th-century Javanese poetry. It was ceded to the Dutch under the Treaty of Bungaya in 1667, and became an administrative centre. These days it is a town much like any other, with fairly ordinary home stay accommodation. North of town, near the village of Bissapu, is a 100-metre-high waterfall. What is the function of the text? To give...

On the banks of the Chao Phraya, Bangkok's "River of Kings", lays a hotel that has already set new standards of hospitality for this celebrated city. Set in magnificently landscaped tropical garden...

Lyme Regis is a beautiful old seaside town, with a lively little harbor, beaches, and lovely walks, either by the sea or in the country nearby. For children, there is the Marine Aquarium and Dinosaur ...

Everybody mostly has their own hobbies like doing or collecting something. For me, I like collecting bags. I have a lot of bags with different brands, kinds, colours and uses. But there is a backpack ...

London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest met...

London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest met...