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“Please don’t touch the artwork”. Now and then, we are reminded as to why these signs are still needed in galleries around the world. As reported on BBC, art lovers in Miami looked on in horror on Thursday night, when a collector accidentally knocked a $42,000 (£34,870) sculpture by US pop artist Jeff Koons to…
One of China’s best-known architects, Ma Yansong, has unveiled his firm’s vision for a serene new airport terminal in the northeastern city of Changchun, Jilin province. Intended to resemble a “floating feather” when viewed from above, the design was revealed Tuesday after Ma’s Beijing-based MAD Architects won an international competition to mastermind the expansion of…
Actor Jim Carrey has listed his California mansion for sale, with the five-bedroom, nine-bathroom home being offered for almost $29 million. The sprawling 12,700-square foot property, in LA’s upmarket Brentwood neighborhood, is set across more than two acres of land, according to Sotheby’s International Realty, which is handling the sale. A series of photos accompanying…
The Ponte Vecchio, a beautiful centuries-old bridge spanning the Arno River in the Italian city of Florence, is best viewed on foot, with crowds of tourists regularly thronging the pedestrianized structure to view its ancient stonework. Especially when, as one California tourist discovered this week, attempting to drive across it could cost you more than…
A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. Japanese citizens enjoy visa-free or visa-on-demand access to a record 193 destinations around the world, just ahead of Singapore…
Japan is offering to pay families to move out of its overcrowded capital, in an effort to revitalize countryside towns and boost the falling birth rate. Starting in April, families in the Tokyo metropolitan area, including those headed by single parents, will be eligible to receive 1 million yen ($7,700) per child if they move…
A bride said she “cried all morning” on her wedding day after she missed the event because of a canceled Southwest flight. Katie Demko, who lives in St. Louis, told Insider that she and her fiancé, Michael, had planned a destination wedding in Belize for Friday. He went to Belize ahead of Demko, and she…
Chinese people have rushed to book overseas travel after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month. As reported by the BBC, passport applications for Chinese citizens wishing to travel internationally will resume from 8 January, the immigration administration said. It follows an announcement on Monday that ended almost three years of strict quarantine…
The enormous cylindrical aquarium was a wonder, the centerpiece of a popular Berlin hotel. But in the early hours of Friday morning, it burst — and soon afterward, Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey said all of the roughly 1,500 fish the aquarium had contained were believed to be dead. Reports later emerged that workers might have…
Cape Town is not called the Mother City for nothing. It is home to a plethora of amazing sights and attractions. If you love new and interesting experiences this is the city for you. And if you live here, why not become a tourist in your own city? Everybody from near or far should definitely…
