Summer holiday ideas 2024: Malaysia, Sri Lanka for sun and sea, Euro 2024, Olympic Games in Paris, escapes from the heat

All games, including the final, which will be held in Berlin on July 14, will be shown on three giant screens. The fan zone will also feature live music, open-air cinema, football coaching sessions, a zip line and food trucks. Bearing in mind that Munich is home to the world’s most famous beer festival, the … Read more

Cambodia defends family relocations for tourism around Angkor Wat temple complex, saying only squatters are being removed

Paris-based Unesco responded that it was “deeply concerned about the allegations” and ordered Cambodia to report on the state of conservation at the Angkor site about a year earlier than previously planned, while urging “them to ensure that any relocation is voluntary”. Squatters who have been coming in, and these squatters are the people who … Read more

5 UNIQUE places SA passport holders can visit

Here is good news for SA passport holders! Several countries make it easier for visitors to enter, by allowing eased entry through visa-on-arrival arrangements. As international travel starts to recover in the post-COVID world, the process of obtaining visas can be a significant roadblock to exploring new places for some nationalities. ALSO READ: UK visitor … Read more

How world’s largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia has been reborn – new rules free Borobudur from curses of vandalism, graffiti, bottles of urine

This exquisite Mahayana Buddhist temple near the central Javanese city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is the biggest in the world, and dates to the eighth and ninth centuries. In its aesthetic, architecture, wisdom and history it is as superlatively astounding as those in Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex. Visitors are now only able to visit the … Read more