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Royal Caribbean Adds Dubai Stop
Global cruise liner Royal Caribbean has announced a new route that will have Dubai as the home port. The cruise liner will sail 13 times between January 2009 and April 2010, with each cruise being of seven days duration. The Royal Caribbean will also sail to Oman and Bahrain.
Source: www.ameinfo.com
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Karachi, Pakistan
Karachi has a lot to offer children of all ages. A simple roam in the lanes of the neighborhood you are staying in would prove to be a delight. Karachi is a very happening city, and watching the citizens go about their daily lives is a very interesting activity.Cricket matches are played by children on the streets every evening, and the players would gladly accept a foreign teammate. Every neighbo...
The Kon-Tiki Museum
Oslo, Norway
This museum houses a number of materials and the original boats from Thor Heyerdahl’s famous expedition, which attempted to prove that South Americans could have inhabited the Polynesian Islands by raft thousands of years ago. The museum has several interesting features, among them a cave tour and a water exhibit with a ten meter shark. Open year round, this museum is worth a visit. Address: B...
Jardim Zoologico
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Address: Rua Paula e Silva, Sao Cristovao Tel: 2569 2024 Admission: US$2 Opening Times: 9am-4:30pm Tue-Sun Located 200m from the old imperial residence of Qunita da Boa Vista, Rio’s zoo has a medium sized menagerie of animals: mostly Brazilian mammals and endangered species. The tropical bird aviary and the Nocturnal House where you can get up close with sloths, bats and other night ...
Minar-e-Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan
Minar-e-Pakistan is an important monument which stands in Iqbal Park. It is of great historical significance and stands at the exact same spot at which Muslim leaders proclaimed in 1940 that India had to be divided and a separate homeland for Muslims had to be created to ensure their safety. This structure is 60 meters high and is constructed of concrete with marble and stone walls and floors. Vis...