Monthly Archives: July 2010

Shangri-La to open in Tibet

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Ghale Treks

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, announces it will open a new hotel in 2012 in Lhasa, a city set on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.  The 350-room luxury urban resort, owned and operated by Shangri-La Hotels and … Continue reading →

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Top Chinese navigator announces plans to call at Seychelles’ Port Victoria on record-setting trip around the world

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Ghale Treks

BEIJING, China – Adventure sailor, Zhai Mo, will stop in Seychelles as part of plans to be the first Chinese man to solo circumnavigate the globe on a non-powered boat, he announced in Beijing earlier this month. Zhai Mo will … Continue reading →

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Airblue crash in Pakistan may be worst in country’s history

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Ghale Treks

More than 150 rescue workers are at the crash site of Airblue’s Airbus 321, which was traveling on July 28, 2010 for a two-hour flight from Karachi to Islamabad. The challenging terrain and thick forest is making it difficult to … Continue reading →

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