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Best and Worst Cities to Live in the World

Which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions? A report has been published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU Report 2012 (by the Economist). The rating is calculated by a liveability score of 140 cities, reached through category weights. The categories are stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. […]

Blimey Summers, Scorching Canuks

As a fellow Canadian, I completely understand the hardships of weather patterns in Toronto Canada. In 2011 it’s proving to be an especially scorching summer, something that can’t be said about London England. In Toronto the swings of seasons are clear, hot summers, wet autumns, freezing winters and warm springs. Though ask any Canadian and […]

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BOXING DAY BLUES ON LONDON TRANSPORT

GATWICK EXPRESS MESS Gatwick Express and Transport for London may not always deliver, even though you pay full fare, do not expect full service. Travelling over the holidays can always be a bit of a struggle as services are reduced and you have some expectation of knowing you are armed with correct information in advance to plan […]

Cairo • Egypt

Cairo, literally “The Vanquisher” or “The Conqueror”, is the capital of Egypt. Nicknamed “The City of a Thousand Minarets” for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region’s political and cultural life, associated with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the Great Sphinx and the pyramids in adjacent Giza. One of the largest […]

Earth Video Camera – UrtheCast

On November 25th (2013), strapped into a Progress cargo ship aboard a Soyuz rocket, two Urthecast cameras will begin the journey to the International Space Station. Once installed, they will provide the world’s first continuous HD video feed of Earth, streamed from space. As they orbit the Earth sixteen times a day aboard the ISS, […]

EGYPT CLOSED – CHAOS ACROSS EGYPT

Cancelled trip to Egypt as per advice from UK Foreign Office, means travel here is now dead until peace is restored. Three hours into my flight the captain announces we are diverted to Athens. Later it is confirmed the flight landed due to a bomb scare as reported by the BBC. The rising unrest in Egypt and the […]

Emirates celebrates 5 years flying the A380

The Gulf carrier, Emirates, unveiled its first, long-awaited A380 in July 2008 and now celebrates five years of flying the A380. Emirates has 35 A380 aircraft in its fleet and a further 55 on order, making it — by far — the airline most committed to the Airbus superjumbo. It was five years ago, on […]

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Eternal Heritage in the Middle East

A collaborative project from Observatory Patrimoine d’Orient and UNESCO features JOEJOURNEYS content of historic Jerash. An awareness-raising campaign promoting heritage preservation among young people on social media platforms through a number of videos. It aims at raising awareness of the value of heritage in civil society, develop a stronger sense of belonging among young people with respect to their heritage, disseminate knowledge of the […]

Expedia Defines British Summer

The great advert that says it as it is. Thank you, Expedia for keeping it real. This advert couldn’t be more correct. How true the statement but a British summer is not defined as summer elsewhere, in fact on a calendar the British Summer starts approximately in the 3rd weekend of March. A comparison of […]

Flying Economy on American Airlines

First time flying American Airlines, economy, London to Miami on-route to Santiago. I was hoping to fly the ‘new’ American Airlines from adverts I’ve seen, but it wasn’t to be. I wasn’t fortunate enough to experience the updated interiors and entertainment, inflight wifi and in seat power, instead I flew on a 777-200 with many […]

Getting Guaranteed Blue Sky

It’s been more than 14 days since the sun has spread its rays on the ground in London, continuous clouds , rain and showers have obstructed the glowing rays of light to penetrate through. The only solution I’ve found in cracking the way to get some glance at seeing any bright blue sky is making […]

Giza • Egypt

Giza is a city to the west of the Egyptian capital, now absorbed as part of the heavily-populated and sprawling Cairo metropolis. One of the premier attractions of Egypt, the Pyramids of Giza represent the pyramid structures of ancient Egyptian civilisation. The city of Giza, or Gizah, is the third-largest city in Egypt located on the west bank of the Nile River, […]

Global Debt – Countries with the Highest Debt

Global debt is increasingly becoming a serious global issue. Below is a list of countries with the highest external debts. All the talk of financial crisis it was good idea to get a look at the situation of countries with their debt listed, it proved interesting to see, and shocking. These results are as of […]

Hachikō the Dog – Tale of Love and Loyalty

Hachikō was present at its unveiling of a bronze statue in his likeness, erected at Shibuya Station in Tokyo in April 1934. The Hachikō statue attracts thousands of dog lovers locally and from around the world who come to pay homage to the canine who has become a symbol of loyalty and friendship. Adopted by Professor Eisaburo Ueno, an […]

Happy Nations – World Happiness Report

As if the United Nations didn’t have more pressing matters to deal with, in April 2012 they commissioned the World Happiness Report, which reviews the state of happiness in the world today. The report reflects a new worldwide demand for more attention to happiness and absence of misery as criteria for government policy. These are […]