http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/abha_malpaniArticles by ABHA MALPANI, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 03:59:46 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 03:59:46 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Co6UuhiS6Gg/When I was 6 years old, I was taken to Longleat National Park in the UK, where our car got attacked by monkeys, chased by lions, and gazed at by giraffes. I recall desperately wanting to pat and feed the giraffes; those tall, magnificent, doe-eyed, ...Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:56:57 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Co6UuhiS6Gg/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Azab3L8ag0E/Sometimes the creativity that blistering hot weather breeds is truly mind-boggling: Pallazo Versace Hotel has decided to create a temperature controlled beach extending out and around its new hotel in Dubai, so that the "top people" (ugh) don't burn ...Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:09:55 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Azab3L8ag0E/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/OyhuLg9IThw/This if definitely one of the most innovative promotions I have seen coming out of Dubai: 3-star Arabian Park Hotel in Dubai is offering free meals to anyone who has lost their job because of the credit crunch. The promotion is not only open to Dubai ...Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:29:55 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/OyhuLg9IThw/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/tmXh6B8Ofag/Browsing through YouTube last night (taking advantage of it before it gets blocked here in Dubai, just like Flickr is), I came across this astounding video that some lucky travelers at Kruger National Park in South Africa were eye witnesses to. It has ...Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:40:22 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/tmXh6B8Ofag/Flickrhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/GgVpcOgEf5s/Apparently, altitudes and changes in air pressure can temporarily cause psychological changes in a person. If the passenger is drinking alcohol, the effects can be enhanced for the same reason. As a result, there have been other terrible and ...Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:36:27 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/GgVpcOgEf5s/Department for Transporthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/GoQkORIt1JU/It's always been hard for anything to get in the way of the normal functioning of Mumbai. But the recent terror attacks paralyzed South Mumbai for about 3 days, and left the rest of the city home bound, shocked, and glued to news channels. I was there ...Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:34:49 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/GoQkORIt1JU/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Y17o28ZXPN4/"Oh run run run so you don't fall in!" is what I'd be saying if I was watching this heron doing what it's doing above. Such a great shot of the bird (known to be a "wading bird") that looks like it's walking on water, and has to walk really fast to ...Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:59:16 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Y17o28ZXPN4/Flickrhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/el0MDVzPqz0/This is an aerial shot of Lake Nasser, in Abu Simbel, Egypt, taken by flickr user BrittElizabeth. Great shot. But how must it have been taken? From a helicopter, or from a high cliff facing the lake? Or with some super lens? I also like this shot ...Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:36:58 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/el0MDVzPqz0/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/IaGy5F0HefM/I have to admit that I didn't know that creature on top of this shack was a crayfish. But I was sure that at this shack you would get seafood. At first I went "ewe" when I saw the image, but a second later I was licking my lips thinking of grilled ...Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:52:37 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/IaGy5F0HefM/Flickrhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/ueL7dZFimMw/All my life I have traveled Economy Class (only once did I get lucky and got an upgrade to Business Class). In my opinion, flights of up to 7 hours in Economy are tolerable, but more than that and the all the fidgeting and frustration starts getting to ...Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:21:09 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/ueL7dZFimMw/