Chicken Machboos, or Machboos ala Dajaj is a delicious food that is very famous in Dubai. The food is simply cooked with a combination of spiced chicken and rice which can be eaten with salad and raita. Despite being a famous meal in Dubai, it will surprise you that, the meal actually originated from Bahrain, a country in the Persian Gulf. This delicacy contains Chicken, rice, onions, spices, salt, butter, turmeric, cooking oil, chili pepper, ginger, and dried lemon.
Mandi
Origin: Yemen
The Mandi is another famous delicacy in Dubai that is a must try for visitors. Like the Machboos, the Mandi is also a combination of rice and meat/chicken that can be eaten with salads alongside juice. However, the Mandi’s method of preparation as well as some of the spices is different. The Mandi is made using chicken (usually roasted), rice, onions, tomatoes, green chili, cooking oil, salt, food color, lemon juice, nutmeg, turmeric, and spice.
Shish Tawook (a must try)
Origin: Dubai
The Shish Tawook is a very popular meal in Dubai not because it is a Dubai traditional delicacy but because of the amazing taste and because it is easy to cook (doesn’t take too much time) and is not costly. The Shish can be served and eaten with bread, salad and lemon or lemon juice. The shish can be made using chicken or meat soaked in spice and grilled.
The Famous Chelo Kebab
For those who love onions and vegs you can definitely go for the Chelo Kebab. The Chelo Kebab is a combination of meatballs, basmati rice, butter rice or any other, garnished with onions, roasted tomatoes and mint. If you plan to eat this meal, you might want to have a mint chewing-gum close by because of the smell of the onions which usually last almost all day in someone’s mouth.
Chain-hotels are hotels that are part of a group of other hotels which are being operated by the same company/owner. Turkey has a lot of these chain hotels because, Turkey is home to a lot of textiles and building materials as well as interior decoration materials thus, attracting business people every year to Turkey especially Istanbul In order to accommodate visitors/tourists, Istanbul has built and still building amazing hotels, especially affordable chain-hotels.
Affordable Chain-Hotels
Elite World Business Affordable Chain-Hotels
Location: Gültepe, Şht. Zafer Kızıltaş Sk. No:1, 34295 Küçükçekmece, Istanbul
The Elite World Business hotel is very close to the major road which is a great advantage because, guests can move around using the city metro-bus, taxi or the hotel service bus. The hotel price per night ranges from 50 euros to 80 Euros and customers can select from a wide range of room options (Twin-bed room, Double-bed room, Deluxe room, Suite and King Suite room) depending on their budget.
Facilities at the hotel includes free WiFi, Gym & Spa, dining hall, restaurant, Meetings and event hall (for organizing business meetings and other social events).
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the Elite World Hotel is a chain-hotel meaning that, the hotel has other branches, a total number of 7 (Elite World Sapanca, Elite World Van, Elite World Marmaris, Elite world Prestige, Elite World Asia, Elite World Europe and Elite World Business) in Istanbul in which the prices might differs.
The Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Avcilar
Location: Cihangir, D-100 Güney Yan Yolu No:289, 34310 Avcılar, Istanbul
The Double-tree by Hilton is an amazing hotel with unique architecture. Locate between the international exhibition centers Tüyap Ataturk Airport, the hotel has about 231 rooms with 150 standard, 59 deluxe, 15 premium, 7 suites with lake, sea and city views. Facilities at the hotel includes, free WiFi, Car park, Gym and Spa Center, meeting and other even hall and a dining room.
The Double-tree by Hilton has other of its hotel branches scattered in different locations in Istanbul and they are; Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul Topkapi, Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Moda, Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul Piyalepasa, Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul Avcilar, Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Sirkeci, Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Esentepe, and Double-tree by Hilton Istanbul Tuzla. The price per room may differ but it ranges from 45 Euro – 90 Euros.
If you like the sea view or you are among those that like to wake up to the amazing glitter of the sea on sun-set then the Radisson Blue Hotel Ottomare is the best hotel for you. the hotel facility includes, free WiFi, Car park, Gym and Spa Center, meeting and other even hall and a dining room. The hotel has both indoor and outdoor swimming pool for swimming and relaxation at all times.
Like the Elite World and the Double-tree by Hilton, the Radisson Blue hotel is also a chain-hotel scattered in Istanbul. These ranges from the Radisson Blue hotel located in Sisli, to Radisson Blue hotel Pera, Radisson Blue Bosphorus hotel, Radisson Blue hotel Tuzla, Radisson Blue hotel Vadistanbul, Radisson Blue hotel Istanbul Asia, and Radisson Blue hotel Batisehir.
Shopping Destinations in Istanbul: Istanbul, Turkey’s most populous and revenue-generating city, is one of the busiest cities in Turkey due to its geographical location, as it stands between two continents (Europe and Asia). The city has served as the transit point for many international flights and, as such, has attracted much attention to Turkey’s textiles. Every year, a lot of people plan their trip to Turkey for wholesale or personal shopping of clothes and accessories, partly because clothes and accessories are quite cheap in Turkey, but that depends on the particular shopping location.
The Grand Bazaar is the world’s largest Bazaar (66 streets and about 22 entrances), a title that makes it very famous and very popular in Turkey. Everyone (both foreigners and citizens) living in Istanbul knows and have been to bazaar so be rest assured that if you are visiting this bazaar for shopping, you can easily locate the bazaar by taking taxi, metro or train to the center of Beyazit and then take a 1 minute walk to the gate of the Bazaar.
The Bazaar sell everything except cars of course. Things to find at the Bazaar includes but not limited to Clothes (all types of clothes both modern and traditional wears especially the Turkish traditional wears, Arabian Traditional wears and others), shoes, bags (purse, wallets, handbags, travelling bags), golds, diamonds, jewelries (all kinds of accessories), tea, herbal products, food items, spices, and kitchen items, etc. all these things are very cheap at the Bazaar especially when you are buying in bulk (wholesale buying are extremely cheap).
The Bazaar is very big and can take a lot of time to go by everything so it is advisable to dedicate a whole day for shopping at the Bazaar especially if you can start early in the morning. Don’t forget that the Bazaar closes at 6 pm.
The Mall of Istanbul
Location: Ziya Gökalp, Süleyman Demirel No:7, Istanbul.
The mall of Istanbul which was opened 6 years ago (2014), is one of the biggest malls in Istanbul. The mall holds about 350 stores, a playground for children and a cinema section that has over 30,000 seats in its 16 halls. Therefore, if you are one of those people that like to get their shopping done in one place, then the Mall of Istanbul is the best shopping mall for you because, you will find everything that you are looking for (from expensive designer clothing and accessories to local one).
The Kanyon Shopping Center
Location: Levent, Büyükdere Cd. No:185, 34394 Şişli, İstanbul
The Kanyon Shopping Center is another wonderful Mall in Istanbul that serves the purpose of all shopping both wholesale and retail. The Mall is a multi-purpose complex established in 2006 with 160 stores, 30 floor office towers, a 22-floor residential block with 179 residential apartments within the complex of the Kanyon.
Here you have part of the building where people live and especially tourists can rent holiday apartment as well as, there are offices for different business transaction and then the main Mall which has 160 shops to guarantee you a nice shopping experience and many restaurants for relaxing and eating after shopping or while taking a break from shopping.
Nişantaşı
Apart from the Bazaar and the numerous malls in Istanbul, there are also a lot of shopping streets. Most of the streets in Istanbul are full of boutiques selling clothes and accessories. Nişantaşı is one of those location in Istanbul that has a lot of shopping streets. Here, you will find most of the major designer stores on this street. As far as designer clothes are known, money has to be spent, so if you are equipped with the necessary finance for designer clothes for personal use or to sell, you can visit this side of Istanbul, where you can be guaranteed that the product is original, directly from the various designers.
Zeytinburnu Street Shops: Shopping Destinations in Istanbul
Here, you will find a lot of cheap designer clothes that are not completely original but replica. There are also a lot of Turkish made local designs that are original and of high quality here too. Basically, everything is made cheap, affordable and accessible for everybody.
They are extremely cheap and all in fresh packs. So, if you don’t like the prices of some of the things at the shopping mall, you might want to consider buying from the street shops which are sometimes cheaper but of course you can first go around some of the shops and compare the prices before buying.
Are you in Nigeria or planning on visiting Nigeria but have no clue of what meals to try on? here are some sweet flavored Nigerian delicacy that will make you come back for more.
Nigeria is an independent country in West Africa. The country is famous for its diverse cultures, natural resources and fast-growing population. Nigeria is in fact, the most populous country in all of African countries. With a population of over 200 million people, you can be rest assured that, you can never get tired from having a taste of the different delicacy derived from the various cultures.
1) Jollof Rice/Nigerian Jollof Rice
This delicacy right here is called Jollof Rice, the Nigerian Jollof Rice to be precise. it is called the Nigerian Jollof because, Jollof Rice is also found in Ghana (Ghana Jollof Rice), in Cameroon, in Togo, Congo etc. Each of the country’s Jollof Rice is different from each other via the ingredients and in the ways/method in which they are prepared.
If you are interested in the Nigerian Jollof Rice, you have to be specific but of course, if you are in Nigeria you can be rest assured that, in restaurants, parties, meetings and events what you will find is the Nigerian Jollof rice.
The Nigerian Jollof Rice is made using the following ingredients. Rice grains, fresh tomatoes/tomato paste, Bell peppers, scotch bonnet pepper, onions, ginger, garlic, salt, bay leaves (optional), chicken or meat, thyme, crayfish, curry powder, black pepper or Magi, and cooking oil or butter.
The meal can be eaten alongside with cream or plain salad, fried plantain, and fresh juice or water if you like.
2) Fried Rice/Nigerian Fried Rice
This right here is called the Nigerian Fried Rice. Other country’s meal can look like this but guarantee they won’t taste the same. Also, the Nigerian Fried Rice is different from the Nigerian Jollof rice in so many ways. The method of preparation and the ingredients even the final taste and aroma are different.
The Fried rice is prepared using the following ingredients:
Rice grains, chicken/meat, beef liver, onions, scallions (Green Onions), curry powder, thyme, salt, magi, mixed vegetables (such as Carrots, sweet corn, sweet Peas, Green Beans, broccoli), crayfish, and cooking oil or butter.
The Fried Rice can be eaten with salad, eggs, fried plantain, fried chicken, and juice or water.
3) The Precious Akara & Akamu
Akara, called Beans-buns in English while Akamu aka, Pap is referred to as cereal pudding in English.
The both food combination is very famous in Nigeria due to the fact that, the Beans-buns (Akara) which is made from Beans contains protein and together with the cereal pudding (Akamu) which is made from Maize or millet contains vitamin B and C are both considered a very important meal for the human body. Also, Akara and Akamu are very affordable, easy to find anywhere in Nigeria (in both the rural and urban area). Akamu is easy to make and can be eaten mainly for breakfast.
Akamu can be eaten with milk and sugar/honey. While Akara can be eaten with hot fried pepper or dried pepper if you like.
4) Pounded Yam and Afang Soup
This delicacy right here is a combination of Pounded yam and a soup called the Afang soup. The pounded Yam is made from Yam, a source of fiber which is rich in Potassium and Manganese. The Afang soup on the other hand contain some important ingredients such as waterleaf, Ukazi leaf (called Wild Spinach in English), periwinkles which are all good for increasing blood circulation, and supports metabolism.
Other ingredients for the Afang Soup include Meat/chicken, palm oil, Stock-fish, dried fish, crayfish, Snail, scotch bonnet pepper, magi, onions, garlic, and ginger.
Pounded Yam especially is very famous in Nigeria because of its amazing taste and for the fact that, the Pounded Yam can be served with a variety of Nigerian Soups such as the famous Ogbono soup, Vegetable soup, Egusi soup, Okra soup etc.
5) The Nigerian Suya
The Nigerian Suya aka the life of the party is the most famous party delicacy in Nigeria. Suya although commonly eaten at nights is a meal that is present in almost all the party events in Nigeria. Suya is a spicy snack made with either meat or fish. The meat or fish is dressed with spices such as a mixed ginger, garlic, dried pepper, dried onions and black pepper or magi and then barbequed on a skewer.
If you are in Nigeria and you just want to eat Suya then it is likely to find Suya at the nigh time usually at the Suya Joints or by the road side or even in restaurants.
The United Arab Emirate (UAE) after diversifying its economy has been profiting both from petroleum & gas resources as well as tourism and foreign investments. Dubai which is considered the second wealthiest Emirate in the UAE after Abu Dhabi (the capital) has been equipped to meet the modern needs and taste of tourism. The city has lot of infrastructures that provides extraordinary experiences to tourists and business visit which includes supplicated hotels that define luxury and class.
The Address Downtown Hotel
Location: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai
The Address Downtown Hotel is situated in the second tallest building in the very center of Dubai. This location is one of the major advantages of the hotel because, it provides tourists with easy access to most of the Dubai’s best attractions such as the Dubai Mall, the Dubai Fountain, Dubai Aquarium and close distance to other places in Dubai.
The hotel offers several room options to meet visitors needs depending on their budget. Visitors can choose between he Signature Spa Suit Fountain view, Studio Residence, One Bedroom Residence City view, One Bedroom Residence Burj view, Two Bedroom Residence view, Deluxe, Premier, and Club Rooms which provides a luxurious accommodation together with the exciting view of Dubai.
The Burj Al Arab Hotel
Location: Jumeirah St, Dubai
If you want to experience luxury then Burj Al Arab in Dubai is the right place for you. The hotel has a lot of features and amenities that you won’t find in other hotels in Dubai and probably in the world.
The Burj Al Arab hotel due to its architectural innovations (including the man-made beach and infinity pool terrace at 180 meters high), a helicopter landing spot, exquisite dining hall, and spectacular spa, is regarded as “a global icon of Arabian luxury.”
The hotel has been designed in an exclusive modern design for business, family, lovers vacation including exclusive meetings and wedding events. The Helicopter landing spot can also be used as a romantic spot for weddings or wedding proposers depending on what kind of romantic and memorable experience you want to have.
The Palace Downtown Hotel
Location: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai
The Palace Downtown Hotel also have a location advantage by been close to Dubai’s best attractions especially the Dubai Fountain and the Lake surrounding the Burj Khalifa. The hotel design is built to provide visitors with the taste of the Arabian royalty. There are different room options to choose from depending on the budget but the real taste of luxury comes with the Imperial Suite which is about “500 square meters of decadence”
The Atlantis Hotel at The Palm
Location: Crescent Rd, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
the Palm is Dubai’s first man-made island. The hotel is famous for hosting several celebrities and stars such as Kim Kardashian, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron and others. The hotel’s target is to give visitors a taste of luxury in all of its glory. Everything about this hotel is luxury, classy, royalty, supplicated and breathtaking.
From the Signature Suites which has a bedroom view of an aquarium filled with about 65,000 marine animals whereby you just sit in your room and all time, watch the marine animals swim around in a beautiful and colorful aquarium to the day to night fun with different kinds of events and fun activities to engage in. Every guest has their own personal chef at their disposer 24/7.
With the right kind of budget (having the money to spend), a visit to any of these hotels guarantee a life-time experience of luxury and class. Don’t forget to take photos because photos are the proof for such kind of moments and memories.
Most times, people just imagine that Africa is home to deserts, jungles, forests and Savannah thus, many people’s impression of places to visit in Africa includes the Safari experience such as the Safari tour to Maasai Mara, the experience of the Sahara Dunes in Morocco, the Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana, Mount Mulanje in Malawi, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Lekki Conservation Center in Nigeria.
However, Africa also have a lot of exotic seashores that can be very fascinating for individuals, families or lover’s vacation.
1) The Cape Verde Islands
Location: Sal beach in Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Cape Verde is one of the significant islands on the West African coast of Africa. With a focus on tourism and foreign investment, the island has been assembled in a way to satisfy the tastes of tourists from the white and sprawling sand to the sparkly crystal water and the neatness of the beach environment as well as the boat tour and the water sport activities. One of the best places to visit while on the Island is the Sal beach (Sal meant salt in Portuguese language), located in the main town of Santa Maria. The Sal beach is one of the popular visited places on the Island because of its beautiful pastel colored houses.
2) The Comoros Island
Location: Comoros Beach
The Comoros island is off the coast of East Africa known for its peace and tranquility. This is definitely a destination for relaxation, reflection and water sport. In case you are worried that your vacation date might not fall in summer. Well the Comoros island got your back because, you can actually visit Comoros and the beaches anytime given that, Comoros has only two seasons of hot & humid which happen from November to April, and the dry season from May to October.
3) The Mahe Island
Location: Seychelles
Seychelles located in Eastern coast of Africa; the Mahe Island in Seychelles is the largest among others. Named after Bertrand-Francois Mahe de La Bourbonnais, (a French governor of Isle de France, currently Mauritius), the island is beautiful with a lot of mountains and gorgeous beaches. There are also a lot of exotic and fancy hotels with beautiful atmosphere for love and relaxation on the Island.
4) The Pralin Island
Location: Seychelles
The Praslin Island is the second largest island in Seychelles. The island was formerly used as a hideout place for most rich Arab-merchants and other business people even politicians, but currently, the island has been expanded to include all tourists. The island holds more hotels, beaches and interesting restaurants
5) Seal Island
Location: Near Cape Town in South Africa
Located along the Southern coast of Africa, the Seal islands holds gorgeous crystal blue Indian Ocean and amazing beaches. The island is named Seal island due to the amount of Cape fur seals found on the island. If you are a lover of nature, then you might want to have the wonderful experience the view that Seal island has or even taking a walk along the lovely beaches.
Is it ignorance, sarcasm, a mockery, or affront when people ask or make statements like, “are you from Africa? Where is Africa, what country is that?”
Regardless of the reasons, the knowledge of Africa as a continent is universal which everyone ought to know, or should know. In fact, Africa is too ancient, too beautiful, too blessed, too big to be mistaken as a country. Therefore, it is worth the effort to summarize what this amazing continent, Africa is all about once more as many have done before now.
Number of countries in Africa
Among the 7 continents in world, Africa has the highest number of countries (54 countries) followed by Europe (51 countries), Asia (50 countries), North America (23 countries), Australia (14 countries), South America (12 countries), and Antarctica (0 country).
Africa is the second largest by land area (30,370,000 km2) and also the second largest by population with more than 1.3 billion people.
The continent currently holds about 54 independent countries divided geographically from North, West, East, South and Central/Middle Africa. This division was done by the UN (United Nations) Division Statistics.
Northern African Countries
The countries in the North of Africa are 7 in number. These are Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.
Western African Countries
The Western side of Africa has a total number of 17 countries. These are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Eastern African Countries
The Eastern part of Africa has the highest number of Countries which are a total number of 19 countries. These are Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Southern African Countries
There are only a total number of 5 countries in the Southern part of Africa. These are Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland.
Central/Middle African Countries
These are a group of 9 countries such as Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Sao Tome & Principle.
All the African Countries and their flags
Finally, Africa a continent with such a large population, land area and resources including a large number of independent Countries should never be called or mistaken a country. Africa is a proud continent. Its Pride comes from been able to stand strong in beauty, natural resources and human capital after a long term slavery, colonialism, and all kinds of human cruelty.
If you have ever been rejected a U.S visa maybe once, or twice or you are planning to visit the U.S and will likely need to get a visa from the USA embassy then you might want to consider getting acquainted with these Five simple ways of achieving a successful visa interview.
1) Dressing
Dress well and properly
The embassy is an official place meaning that, your dressing style should at least have a formal look in-between. This formal look should reflect the kind of visa that you are applying for.
If you have a visa appointment at the U.S embassy, your dressing matters. Choose what you wear wisely because at the U.S embassy, an interviewer can see everyone up in line before the interview and clothes sometimes can reveal your personality if or not you are the kind of person to be allowed into their country.
Don’t forget to wear perfume
It is one thing to look good and another thing to smell good. If an interviewer can’t withstand an unpleasant smell, they are prone to discharge you quickly with less questions which wouldn’t give you the opportunity to prove why you worth a visa.
2) Greetings
Greetings work like magic
Greetings are very important in our daily lives as human beings because, greetings depict courtesy, and respect for one another. greetings can create a good impression, establish a good rapport for any conversation.
At the U.S embassy, most interviewers are used to greeting people first like “welcome sir/Ma’am” or, “good day sir/Ma’am” depending on the time of the interview. The best way is to greet the interviewer first. That gives the impression that you know what you are doing, you know why you are here. Such greetings can relieve your tension and prepare you to answer questions.
3) Sincerity towards the purpose of travel
The U.S embassy is very kin with the purpose of travel. In fact, this is the main reason why applicants are called for interview. Determining the truth from applicants about the purpose of their travel to the U.S is the hardest job for most interviewers at the U.S embassy.
The reason most people get rejected for visa even though they are been sincere about the purpose of their travel is because, most interviewers from their previous experience of interviewing applicants have gathered some data about when an applicant is lying and what they do when they lie etc. To change that perception, you need to be acquainted with the purpose of your travel and your response should show some level of confidence about why you should be granted the visa.
Finally, if you have a relative in U.S, please do not lie that you don’t.
4) Face contact / face to face communication
When you are at the U.S embassy, you might want to drop your cultural norms for example, in some culture, respect is shown when one doesn’t look other people face to face in a conversation.
After exchanging greetings with the interviewer, the next thing is to always look the interviewer face to face at all times. This proves to the interviewer that; an applicant is aware that they are at the embassy for an interview and they are giving respect to the interview and the interviewer.
5) Be a good listener
When you are in front of the interviewer at the U.S embassy, always pay attention to questions before answering. Paying attention to the question will lead to a good answer but of course sometimes, an applicant can be tensed and stutter. It is okay to be tensed, the interviewers know when you are been sincere yet you are tensed because its your first time.
The best way to calm down is to pay attention to the question, digest it before giving an answer. If you don’t understand the question don’t be scared to ask the interviewer to repeat (you won’t be penalized).
In a nutshell, the best way to achieve a successful visa interview at the U.S embassy is to dress well, exchange greetings, be sincere about your purpose of travel, always look the interviewer face to face, and listen attentively to the interviewer.
Dubai is one of the 7 emirates that makes up the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Unlike Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm Al Quwain, Dubai has been drawing the world’s attention to itself due to its massive constructions such as skyscrapers and tall buildings, its culinary flavors of over 200 cultures and many more adventurous packages.
Knowing where to visit in a city or a country before visiting will save you a lot of troubles with time and money factor. Knowing the best time, dates and seasons for the purpose of your trip is even better. While focusing on tips on how to tour around Dubai with a low budget, here is a list of striking and glamorous places to visit in Dubai.
The Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa
The Burj Dubai, renamed Burj Khalifa in honor of the President of the UAE Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, is truly the beauty and the most famous point of tourist attraction of the city. The building has 829.8 meters making it the tallest building in the world.
What even makes it special is the fact that, the building has an observation deck on the 128 floors from which the beauty of Dubai (the desert on one side and the sea on the other side) can be viewed from the skyscraper. The view is more beautiful and mesmerizing at night due to the city-lights panoramas.
You might want to buy the ticket of tour for the Burj Khalifa online on time for a better price via https://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/. Buying the ticket will also save you the stress of queue for buying ticket at the observation deck or any other place in the building. The best touring day is Monday to Thursdays. Weekends are extremely busy.
The Dubai Mall
the Dubai Mall. Source: Shutter stock
The Dubai Mall is a very glamorous mall very close to the Burj Khalifa. In fact, the Mall location in a way, provides entrance to the Burj Khalifa. Mall has over 1,200 shops and about 150 restaurants, an indoor theme park, gaming zone, cinema complex, ice-skating rink, internal waterfall, and a very big Aquarium that has an Underwater Zoo.
Aside the beauty of the mall, the mall has been attracting people from all over the world due to the Dubai Shopping Festival in January and February and the Dubai Summer Surprise Festival in July and August at the mall where things can be bought extremely cheaply for reselling or for personal use.
If you planning a trip to Dubai to shop, you might want to plan your trip within the above month in order to save more money. While shopping, you can take a look around the Mall’s Aquarium.
The Dubai Aquarium
Dubai Aquarium
The Dubai Aquarium is located inside of the Dubai mall. Consequently, one can easily take a break from shopping to touring around the aquarium which have over 33,000 aquatic animals with about 140 different species. the aquarium which can hold up to 10 million liters of water has provisions for Shark diving and Shark walker, Cage snorkeling, Scuba diving.
While you can visit the aquarium any day, the best time is between 10 am to 5 pm.
The Dubai Fountain
Dubai Fountain
The Dubai Fountain, very close to the Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa, is a performing fountain. Performing fountain? Yes, the fountain dance around in a choreograph-like system dance with a lot of sparkles of different colored lights and a groovy music. A lot of people gather around to watch this amazing view while others can book to ride inside the water around dancing fountain. The best day to visit the fountain is Saturdays to Thursdays and the best time to visit the fountain is evenings.
The Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, Dubai Aquarium and the Dubai Fountain are close to each other, making it easier to have experience of everything at once. If you leave your hotel, holiday home or family house (whatever the accommodation option) very early in the morning, you can have all of these experience in just a day.
She is a mother, she is a sister, she is a wife, she is an entrepreneur, she is a caretaker, she is a professional, she is a boss. Whatever the case, women are unique and special beings due to what they represent and the role they play in the society that has ensured peace, stability, and the progress of homes, nations globally.
However, the abuse on women never stops. The focus has been on violence such as napping, physical attacks, dangerous stalking or harassment, and sexual abuse which has been on the rise despite police patrol, despite surveillance cameras, despite the laws against the act.
In fact, the National Sexual Violence Report Center established that, “majority of female victims of completed or attempted rape first experienced such victimization early in life, with 81.3% (nearly 20.8 million victims) reporting that it first occurred prior to age 25.”
While this exposes the danger that lots of women face at early age or at any stage of life, the statistics also reviews that, there is a need to take measures to protect women from such violence. To this end, Lipstick stun gun, cell phone stun gun, smack key-chain stun gun is an invention for self-defense for women who feel the need to have it, use it, and get to safety.
The Lipstick Stun Gun
Lipstick Stun Gun
The lipstick stun guns are made in the shape of a lipstick-like tube. It is not an actual gun per say but a device that act “as a deterrent and, then, shock.” When in use, the lipstick and other Stun guns “can disable an attacker temporarily a non-lethal, high-voltage electric shock” said Women on Guard.
Because, it looks like a lipstick, it means you can carry it anywhere everywhere and you can even recharge it when the power runs low. Disguised as a lipstick and relatively low ($30 USA dollars), it is alleged can help women for self-defense.
Cell Phone Stun Gun
Cell Phone Stun Gun
This design is made like cell phones but again they are not actual guns and they are not cell phones either. The idea is to disguise that you carry a weapon like device with you. This particular Stun gun “has the highest voltage” more than others and it is easy to carry around.
The Razor Stun Gun
Razor Stun Gun
This particular design takes the shape of a car key especially for the safety of women that gets napped while trying to drive or while packing their cars or anything related to isolated environment. the device has a “built-in 130dB alarm and a light” to alert others that you are in danger should self-defense fails.
A key chain Stun Gun
Key Chain Stun Gun
This design is also made like a car key. The device has “22 million Volts and can be concealed in the palm of your hand, purse or pocket.” Basically, the Stun Gun shape can be anything in the future but the idea is to keep it simple, less expensive and easy to carry in disguise.
The question is, do women really need it, does it really serve the purpose of self-defense like it should, or can rather put the woman in more danger via her resistance.
Women on guard reassure that, the product has been reviewed by many buyers and that man or woman, “personal security is important to everyone” and “the best self-defense product is their Stun Guns.”
To fight off the global pandemic and help COVID-19 patients, Kochi-based Asimov Robotics, a company working under the Maker Village of Kerala start-up mission, has unveiled their innovative robots, which are to be deployed in hospitals to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and sick people, especially the COVID-19 patients in isolation wards.
Asimov Robotics claims that “doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers are unable to provide care during disease outbreaks without the risk of getting infected by the quarantined patient. Thus, the aim of the innovation is to prevent the spread of Covid-19 by providing robots to care for the covid-19 patients inside isolation wards.
Sayabot design
Sayabot
The Sayabot is a care-giving robot. The robot has a face and gesture recognition as well as an autonomous navigation capability which allows it to simply navigates in indoor areas.
What makes this particular robot unique is the presence of an NLP (natural language processing), which allows the robot to intelligently converse with humans through voice and text. The robot has dexterous arms and hands that allow the robot to make human-like gestures and interactions.
Unfortunately, the Sayabot design was considered too big to fit in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit), thus hindering healthcare workers during busy hours. Alternatively, a “Karmi-bot” design was created.
“Karmi-bot” design
“Karmi-bot”
This robot design is small, easy to handle, lightweight, has an autonomous remote control, has a detachable container with a self-disinfection facility of used items, self-charging, and can video stream as well as video conference.
The robot is designed with “a tray that can carry both food and medicines and an automatic disinfectant sprayer for cleaning the floor.” The bot can take food and medicines of about 25 kg for 5 patient beds.
Asimov Robotics also added that their robotic innovation will not only cover healthcare but “has a wide array of capabilities that make it work in airports, hotels, education and training, or any human environment.”
Are you in Turkey, or planning a short transit layover in Turkey and wondering where to visit in Turkey?
Turkey has many sophisticated places to visit that can make your stay worth it.
As one of the biggest aquarium complexes of the world, Antalya Aquarium offers inspiration, entertainment and education all at once.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey is a friendly country located on a crossroad between Europe and Asia. It is quite interesting how this particular country has been gifted with a space and possessions in more than one continent. The East Thrace in Turkey is a part of Europe while the Anatolian peninsula is a part of Asia divided by the sea of Marmara.
Bosphorus Bridge
Bosphorus Bridge
Located in Istanbul, the Bosphorus bridge connects Asia and Europe together thus in the same city, you have the European side and the Asian side of Istanbul. Surrounding the bridge are nice and supplicated historic buildings and restaurants with nice cuisine.
Part of the Bosphorus, there are also boat cruise usually every summer, sometimes in spring season too. The boats can be as private as One person booking or more persons. It tours round the water, under the bridge and the surroundings for about 30 minutes or more.
Cappadocia balloon tour
Cappadocia balloon tour
There are more than 10 companies that make ballon tour in Cappadocia and they include Skyway Balloons, Atmosfer Balloons, Royal Balloon, Cappadocia Balloons, Anatolian Balloons, Voyager Balloons, Göreme Balloons, Göreme Balloons, Ürgüp Balloons, Cappadocia Balloon Turca, Sultan Balloons, Kaya Balloons.
Pamukkale
Pamukkale
Located in Denizli in the Aegean region, the Pamukkale (in Turkish) means “cotton castle” is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing water.
The Pamukkale was formed by calcium deposits from the hot spring in the area. The site is beautiful and the water is breathtaking especially when you walk barefoot from the base to the top
Konyaalti Beach
Konyaalti Beach
The Konyaalti is located on the East of Antalya old town center. The beach has a lot of relaxation facilities but sun loungers and umbrellas have to be rented.
Fathiye
Fathiye
Located in Fathiye is a tourist attraction due to the mountainous view.
Antalya Aquarium
The Antalya Aquarium is the world’s biggest tunnel aquarium consisting of aquarium and “snow world” closed area. It has 64 Tanks with a water volume of 6800 cubic meters.
Concerns about the safety of passengers on flight in the aftermath of the global pandemic (COVID-19) has been on the rise. There is the need for the compulsory use of face masks and it has become essential that passengers need to maintain a distance of approximately six feet or two meters from others.
As part of the solution to the safety of passengers, especially the economic fliers, an Italian firm Aviointeriors known to have been producing aircraft cabin interiors and passengers’ seats for over 40 years, has come up with an interesting new seat design that would best ensure a safe distance between passengers.
Janus and Glassafe Seats Design
The two new seat designs were called the “Janus seat” and the “Glassafe seat”. Plans for the both seat designs were released by Aviointeriors on the 20th of this month (April 2020).
source: Aviointeriors
The “Janus seats” contain three seats in a row that prevents passengers from directly facing each other in a close proximity. The middle seat is made to face the back while the rest of the seats face the front thus, it was called a “two face Janus”. Each seat has a shield around it believed to have been “made of transparent material” that act to “prevent breath propagation”
The “Glassafe seats” has some protective shield that not only separates passengers but “to reduce the probability of contamination by virus or any other.”
Aviointeriors told CNN that many airlines have already started showing interest in both the Jenus and the Glassafe seat designs thus, the company is currently going through the engineering design steps. In fact, the company believes and promised to deliver the newly designed seats within 6 months.
Although the company has acknowledged the weight nature of the “Glassafe” design but they insist, having such a design is better than flying with an empty middle seat.
Satisfied that both designs are suitable for narrow and wide body aircraft, the company went ahead to file patent applications for the both designs.
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