From magical dimensions to magnificent designs, swimming pools have advanced in time to more than just a cooling haven. The invention of cutting-edge infinity pools that seem to vanish into the horizons to all weather…
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#Travel: Kenya’s Diani Beach named TripAdvisor’s Top 25 Beaches
Diani Beach along Kenya’s southern coast has been named one of the Top 25 Beaches in the World for TripAdvisor’s 2015 Travelers’ Choice™ awards. TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced the winners of its…
#Travel: Mauritius makes it on TripAdvisor’s list of World’s Best Islands
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced the winners of its Travelers’ Choice™ awards for Islands earlier this year, with Mauritius emerging as the top honouree from Africa. From more than 100 islands all over…
‘Perfect’ diamond sells for Sh2 billion in New York
A “perfect” 100-carat diamond originally mined in South Africa sold for $22.1 million (Sh2 billion) in New York on Tuesday in three minutes of bidding, Sotheby’s said. The auction house had valued the jewel, which…
#Travel: South Africa, Kenya perform well in Responsible Tourism ranking
Responsible Travel, an online platform that connects consumers to the world’s best small holiday companies, has published the first league table of tourist boards – graded by purely their commitment to responsible tourism as published…
#Travel: How powerful is your passport?
How “powerful” or desirable is your passport? This is the question that the folks at Arton Capital have set out to answer. Financial advisory firm Arton Capital created a Passport Index, which ranks travel…
#Travel: Cape Town named one of World’s Best Food Cities
Travelers love to eat – that’s why every year, as part of their annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, Condé Nast Traveler ask their readers to rank their favourite food cities around the world. Representing the…
TripAdvisor awards Kenya’s best hotels in 2015 Travelers’ Choice Awards
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced the winners of its Travelers’ Choice™ awards for Hotels earlier in January, with Medina Palms emerging as the Best Hotel in Kenya. Chad Shiver, Destination Head for…
In rich Qatar, one restaurant lets poor eat for free
In a dusty corner of Qatar’s booming capital, a sign outside a modest restaurant popular with migrant labourers reads: “If you are hungry and have no money, eat for free!!!” Sixteen kilometres (10 miles) from…
Top 6 World Heritage Sites in East Africa that Showcase Man’s Evolution
The World Heritage List consists of sites forming part of the cultural and natural heritage considered to be of outstanding universal value to mankind. To qualify, the sites must meet at least one of ten…