Low cost carrier Flydubai announced a fresh new approach to air travel in the region. Check in process has been simplified with the elimination of e-tickets and paper, instead a boarding pass will be issued. In effect this means passengers will have already been checked in once they have paid for their booking. For a small fee, passengers will be able to book flights at the new flydubai.com website, which will have full information and booking facilities and will be available soon. The new airline is rapidly preparing for its launch later this year and have just appointed over 60 captains, 18 first officers, and 18 cabin crew.
Home to these playful, naughty critters the forest has become very popular with tourists. Be sure not to wear anything sparkly or shiny and do not carry food with you since the monkeys can smell it on you. Some of the locals there sell bananas and other kinds of fruit to feed the monkeys. You can do that but do not tease the monkeys since they might attack you. In the forest is a small temple and ...
A small area within Dunbar Square, this place serves as the inner palace complex that was originally founded during the Licchavi period (4th to 8th centuries AD). The structure that stands today was constructed by King Pratap Malla in the 17th century. There are now ten chowks (courtyards) to explore here; cameras are allowed here but not within the buildings of the complex. The Hanuman Statue mar...
The Chester Beatty Library is a combination library and art museum located on the ground of Dublin Castle. It was established in 1950 to house the spectacular private collection of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, a Canadian mining magnate. He donated the collection to Ireland two decades before his death. The current building was opened in 2000. There are three main collections: ...
Hoan Kiem Lake is the center of the city both literally and figuratively. The lake is the city's most popular strolling ground and large groups can be seen in the mornings walking or jogging along the lake or taking part in tai chi exercises. In the middle of the lake is Thap Rua, or Tortoise Tower a three-storey pagoda built in the 18th century. Turtles can be seen basking at the temple's base; w...