In the jungle-clad mountains of the Sierra Nevada, we visited a cocaine lab run by a coca farmer. How do you make cocaine? Take some coca leaves, a number of nasty substances, add some bullets, some scary para-military soldiers, a dash of guerrillas, some corrupt cops and a pinch of coca farmer, and you've got one of the world's deadliest drug ***tails.
In India, Rajasthan is known as the Land of Kings. Highlights include Udaipur, the 'Venice of the East' which houses the world's biggest turban; Jaisalmer's ancient fort which is still a working city and Pushkar's annual camel fair with people and camels as far as the eye can see. But it's the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnok where they honour the kaba rats, that might take your breath away.
Lonely Planet author Eilis Quinn relishes the mix of cheesy and traditional, the head-spinning transformations, the back alleys and curious locals of Beijing. You'll need a bicycle and an itinerary but only to discard it in an instant.
A quick snapshot of some of the places I visited in Italy. It was a wonderful experience and I can't wait to go back. I threw my coins into the Trevi so I'm sure I will.
Every weekend in Copacabana, lucky locals bring their new cars to church for a baptism. After they've dressed the car up in flowers and doused it in champagne, the priest comes around and blesses it (for a small donation, of course). It's certainly cheaper and more fun than car insurance! Bolivia video.
What's a peripatetic worker to do at the end of the walk? - International H... Europeans who spend their careers in more than one country may wonder if the treaties safeguarding the free movement of people and money have an asterisk in the fine print about pensions. With the regulations of retirement systems, and especially the ...
New Experience Retirement Website - PR.com Montpelier, VT, September 07, 2008 --( PR.com )-- National Life Group recently launched its new consumer retirement resource website, www.ExperienceRetirement.com. This interactive and easy-to-use site is focused on the retirement planning needs for ...
Saving for retirement is for women, too - Kansas City Star More women than men outlive their savings, partly because they tend to live longer. But women’s work histories also set the stage for financially pinched retirement years. As a group, U.S. women work fewer years than men, and they’re more likely ...
FCMB pumps N300m into Legacy Pension Managers for 25% equity - Businessday ... I n a move to further enhance the level of service delivery to customers of Legacy Pension Managers Limited, First City Monument Bank plc (FCMB) has announced the acquisition of 25 percent equity stake in one of the leading Pension Funds ...
