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Indonesia Travel Essentials

Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world, is spread across more than 17,000 islands -- imagine the travel and adventure possibilities! From tiny island paradises and raging party scenes to rainforests where indigenous tribes with little Western contact were still collecting heads a short while ago, you can find it on an island somewhere in Indonesia. The sheer size is staggering, as is the diversity of people. Indonesia is the world's most populous Islamic country, Bali is mostly...

Top Ten British Royal Scandals

Top Ten British Royal Scandals - Historically, England's Royal Family has never been short on scandal as a result of outrageous and sometimes criminal behavior. From a prince and his mistresses creating headlines, a duchess captured on video selling "access" to her husband to an undercover reporter, a king who abdicated his throne for love, another king who ordered two of his wives' heads lopped off under the guise of treason, and another prince who embarrassed the Royal family by dressing...

Fascinating pictures show how Disneyland remains almost identical to when it opened nearly 60 years ago

The magic is still the same: Fascinating pictures show how Disneyland remains almost identical to when it opened nearly 60 years ago - It is the world's most famous theme park, enjoyed by children and their parents alike every year. Since opening in 1955, Disneyland's popularity has continued to grow attracting tens of millions of people. But as these incredible pictures show, despite continually attracting children from different generations, little has actually changed. This collection...

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg enjoys budget Hawaiian vacation with wife Priscilla

Sandals, burgers and picnic table lunches: Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg enjoys budget Hawaiian vacation with wife Priscilla - He may be worth $13.3 billion, but it seems Mark Zuckerberg still appreciates the simple things in life. The 28-year-old Facebook founder has been pictured enjoying a low key vacation in Kauai with his Harvard-educated doctor wife, Priscilla Chan, on their latest trip to Hawaii. But rather than indulging in the lavish dinners the couple can no doubt afford, they have...

Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ Sketches Change Women’s Image of Themselves

Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ Sketches Change Women’s Image of Themselves - We’ve all heard the expression that we’re our own harshest critic, and a revealing new Dove campaign is giving new insight as to why. In the new Dove ad, an FBI-trained forensic sketch artist, Gil Zamora, first draws a woman as she describes herself, and then draws her as a total stranger describes her. The difference in results couldn’t be more dramatic. Without fail, the sketches Zamora created from the stranger’s description...

Bukit Lawang - Gateway to Jungle Trekking in Sumatra, Indonesia

Bukit Lawang - Gateway to Jungle Trekking in Sumatra, Indonesia. - Travelers can't seem to get out of Medan -- Indonesia's rumbling, fourth-largest city -- fast enough. Most head for the riverside town of Bukit Lawang (4 hours by bus) to relax by the scenic river in air not so polluted by horns and exhaust. Bukit Lawang translates roughly as "gateway to the hills." One look around at the green scenery will confirm that the name fits well. Bukit Lawang serves as the usual base for trekking in...

Zahia Dehar sex scandal: Ribery and Benzema on trial in Paris

After battling Ronaldo and Messi for the Ballon d'Or French star Ribery faces underage sex charge Ribery and Benzema on trial in Paris - A WEEK ago he was in contention for the highest individual honour in football but today Franck Ribery goes on trial in Paris accused of having sex with an underage prostitute. The 30-year-old Frenchman, who was beaten into third place by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for Fifa's prestigious Ballon d'Or award, faces up to three years in prison...

Apple is preparing to go where Samsung can’t follow

Apple is preparing to go where Samsung can’t follow - Whether or not you subscribe to the school of thought suggesting Samsung’s (005930) meteoric rise has been fueled in large part by unabashed copying of Apple products, there is certainly evidence to support the idea that Apple’s iPhone and iPad have inspired Samsung’s most popular devices. Count TheStreet’s Ernie Varitimos among those who believe Samsung’s success is due in large part to mobile devices that are “direct knock-offs” of Apple...

Five Reasons You Shouldn’t Call Facebook Home

Five Reasons You Shouldn’t Call Facebook Home — It’s not a ‘Facebook Phone,’ it’s not a Facebook operating system — it’s Facebook Home. On Thursday Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook team laid to rest the persistent ‘Facebook Phone’ rumors and unveiled its new app family for Android. The app launcher, which is essentially a Facebook overlay for select Android Jelly Bean devices, brings Facebook to your lock screen, Home screen, messenger, and well, your entire phone. But is Facebook’s...