For many, polio is a disease found only in history books. But, for the first time in 10 years it has become a reality for China. Frantic vaccination efforts are underway as Chinese officials try to put a stop to an outbreak in the country’s Xinjiang Uygur region. The disease originated in…
On Friday, November 18th, 620 foreign tourists who have been stranded at Tenzing Hillary Airport (also known as Lukla Airport) for days, have finally been rescued. Due to bad weather conditions, some 1,200 tourists were blocked in the Solukhumbu district as poor visibility forced Tenzing Hillary…
For many, just the notion of traveling to Africa conjures up images and ideas of romanticism, adventure in an exotic land very different from home. For others, a very different perception of a continent plagued by war, famine and despair; a place to avoid. In truth, Africa is far more than a…
