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Solar Impulse 2 tar av fra Abu Dhabi. Foto: AFP – www.gulfnews.com

Den sveitsiske piloten Andre Borschberg (t.h.) sammen med pilot og landsmann Bertrand Piccard – klare til avgang med Solar Impulse 2 fra Al Bateen Airport i Abu Dhabi, hovedstaden i De forente arabiske emirater. Foto: Abdul Rahman, www.gulfnews.com

I dag mandag 9.mars startet Solar Impulse 2 det første forsøket på å fly jorda rundt med fornybar energi. Flyturen på hele 35.000 kilometer kloden rundt vil ta fem måneder.

Du kan følge turen på www.solarimpulse.com

Solflyet deres veier ikke mer enn en stor bil – 2,4 tonn – men vingespennet på 72 meter er like bredt som hos et stort passasjerfly. Vingene er dekket av 17000 solcellepaneler som forsyner fire propeller med strøm. Foto: Reuters / www.gulfnews.com

Prosjektets mål er å fronte nytten av fornybar energi, og de to oppfinnerne og flygerne skal etter planen presentere sine erfaringer på klimakonferansen i Paris i desember.

Dagens avgang, med retning Muscat, hovedstaden i Oman, er et resultat av Borschbergs og Piccards forskning og testing gjennom 13 år.

De to pilotene sier at de akter å benytte seg av selvhypnose og yoga for å holde ut de lange soloflygningene og ekstreme temperaturforandringene.

I 2013 brukte de to drøyt to måneder på å krysse det amerikanske kontinentet med en tidligere modell av Solar Impulse 2.

KILDER: www.tv2.no, NTB, www.gulfnews.com, www.solarimpulse.com

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Havana

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Etter et opphold på 52 år kan den en gang så populære fergen mellom Florida i USA og Havana på Cuba gjenopptas før utgangen av 2015, skriver nettstedet www.travelnews.no

Kart: commons.wikimedia.org

Det var i forbindelse med at handelsembargoen mot Cuba ble innført av USA i 1963 at president John F. Kennedy stoppet all fergetrafikk mellom de to landene.

Dette var like etter Cubakrisen, da Sovjetunionen hadde utplassert atomvåpen på øya, som bare ligger rundt 140 km fra Floridas kyst. 

Samtidig fikk alle amerikanske innbyggere forbud mot å besøke øya. Nå har imidlertid president Barack Obama innledet et politisk tøvær i forholdet til Cuba.

Nå har flere fergeselskaper posisjonert seg. Et av dem er CubaKat, som er basert i Fort Lauderdale. De planlegger en 217 km lang rute mellom Marathon Key i Florida og Havanna.

Selskapets katamaran, som har kapasitet til 190 passasjerer og noen biler, skal etter sigende kunne klare turen på fire timer. Går godkjennelsen igjennom hos det amerikanske finansdepartementet kan trafikken komme i gang allerede i desember i år, melder Stockholm-avisen Aftonbladet.

Prisen på turen er allerede satt: Tur-retur skal koste 2775 kroner. United American er et annet selskap som ønsker å starte opp fergetrafikk til Cuba, fra havnene i Tampa, Miami og Fort Lauderdale. Her tilbys det ti timer lange overnattingscruise med kahytter og eksklusive middager inkludert, skriver travelnews.no

KILDE / SOURCE: www.travelnews.no

#Amerika #BarackObama #By #Cuba #Ferge #Ferie #Florida #FortLauderdale #Havana #Hovedstad #Katamaran #Kennedy #Miami #Obama #President #Reise #SovjetUnionen #Stockholm #Tampa #Travelnews #USA

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Photo credit: www.algerianlifestyle.blogspot.com

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The 4th National Festival of the Algerian traditional dress, celebrating this year the wedding dress, opened Saturday in Algiers.

Inaugurated by Minister of Culture Nadia Labidi at the Palace of Culture Moufdi Zakaria, the agenda of this festival includes exhibitions with various wedding suits as well female and male ones from different regions of Algeria including Algiers, Tlemcen, Constantine, Cherchell and Ghardaia.

Thus, visitors to the festival, which will run until March 13, will discover the latest creations of traditional costumes designed by Algerian stylists and designers.

The organizers of this edition have also planned a special tribute to Saouli Fatiha, an Algerian figure specializing in Algerian traditional dress.

Furthermore, lectures around the traditional dress and its evolution over time, will be led by experts in history and heritage, and a conference on “the suit wedding of Tlemcen” will be hosted by Reda Mansour, crafts specialist in Tlemcen.

KILDER / SOURCES: www.allafrica.com, Algerie Presse Service: www.aps.dz

#Algerie #Alger #By #Ferie #Hovedstad #Kultur #Reise

#Algeria #Algiers #Capital #City #Culture #Holiday #Travel

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Foto: www.amsterdam.info

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Ferske tall fra reisebyrået Ticket viser at Amsterdam, London og Barcelona er nordmenns storbyfavoritter denne våren, skriver nettstedet www.boarding.no

– Amsterdam er hot i år og øker med 94 prosent mot våren i fjor. Det som er så bra med Amsterdam er at byen passer så å si for alle og at det er veldig enkelt å komme seg dit. Byen har et enormt tilbud av alle slags ulike kulturelle og historiske attraksjoner og om våren er det ekstra fint med tulipanene som blomstrer, sier Ellen Wolff Andresen, markedssjef i Ticket, i en pressemelding.

De klassiske reismålene som for eksempel London er en sikker vinner på topplisten. For vårens weekendreiser ser reisebyrået Ticket spesielt tre byer som vokser kraftig i antall bookinger. I tillegg til Amsterdam er det i år økninger til Zürich med 43 prosent og Budapest med 26 prosent. 

1. Amsterdam
2. London
3. Barcelona
4.Paris
5.København
6.Lisboa
7.Alicante
8.Reykjavik
9.Roma
10.Zürich

KILDE / SOURCE: www.boarding.no

#Alicante #Amsterdam #Barcelona #Boarding #Budapest #By #Danmark #England #Ferie #Frankrike #Hovedstad #Island #Italia #Katalonia #København #Lisboa #London #Nederland #Paris #Portugal #Reise #Reisebyrå #Reykjavik #Roma #Spania #Storbritannia #Sveits #Ticket #Ungarn #Zurich

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KILDE / SOURCE: www.vg.no

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Female members of the Italian Presidential Honor Guard march during the changing of the guard at the entrance of the Quirinale Palace, the Italian Presidential palace, decorated with yellow mimosa on the occasion of the International Women’s day, on March 8, 2015 in Rome. Photo credit: Andreas Solaro, AFP / www.vg.no 

Turkish women holding banners, one that read, “Woman, life, liberty” (2nd L) shout slogans during a rally marking International Women’s Day in Ankara on March 8, 2015.

Photo credit: Adem Altan, AFP / www.vg.no

Activists shout slogans and march on to the presidential palace in Manila to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2015. The group are calling for Philippine President Benigno Aquino to resign, saying he had not done enough for women’s rights in the country. Photo credit: Jay Directo, AFP / www.vg.no

Moroccan women shout slogans during a protest calling for gender equality as they mark International women’s day in Rabat on March 8, 2015. Photo credit: Fadel Senna, AFP / www.vg.no

Participants dance during a march of feminist activists on the occasion of the International Women’s Day in Warsaw, Poland, on March 8, 2015 .Photo credit: Janek Skarzynski, AFP / www.vg.no

Femen leader Inna Shevchenko (C) and other bare-chested activists of the feminist movement raise their hands symbolically chained together with religious signs as they take part in a parade marking International Women’s Day in Paris on March 8, 2015. Photo credit: Loic Venance, AFP / www.vg.no   

People release sky lanterns to celebrate International Women’s Day in Minsk, March 8, 2015. Photo credit: Vasily Fedosenko, AFP / www.vg.no

Opposition supporters shout during a rally to commemorate International Women’s Day and in support of jailed opposition leaders, Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma, in Caracas, March 8, 2015. The text reads, “Mothers for the life”. Photo credit: Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Reuters / www.vg.no

#Ankara #By #Caracas #Ferie #Filippinene #Frankrike #Hovedstad #Hviterussland #Italia #Kvinnedagen #Manila #Marokko #Minsk #Palass #Paris #Polen #President #Rabat #Reise #Roma #Tyrkia #Venezuela #VG #Warszawa

KILDE / SOURCE: www.vg.no

#Belarus #Capital #City #France #Holiday #Italy #Morocco #Palace #Philippines #Poland #Travel #Turkey #WomensDay 

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Singapore er verdens dyreste by å bo i, ifølge en rapport utarbeidet av Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Det er andre året på rad at den asiatiske byen topper lista, skriver Dagbladet.no

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På plassen bak Singapore ligger den franske hovedstaden Paris, mens Oslo innehar tredjeplassen.

Det er mange måter å vurdere lands prisnivåer på.

Noen sammenlikner prisene på varer du ofte kjøper på ferie, som prisene på club sandwich, eller de bruker  Big Mac-indeksen.

Economist Intelligence Unit har undersøkt kostnadene på rundt 160 produkter og tjenester, inkludert mat, husleie, bil og fritidsaktiviteter. Totalt inkluderer det over 50 000 priser, ifølge Times.

HER ER VERDENS TI DYRESTE BYER Å BO I:

1. Singapore

2. Paris, Frankrike

3. Oslo

4. Zürich, Sveits

5. Sydney, Australia

6. Melbourne, Australia

7. Geneve, Sveits

8. København, Danmark

9. Hong Kong

9. Seoul, Sør-Korea

#Australia #Bolig #By #Dagbladet #Danmark #Ferie #Frankrike #Geneve #Hamburger #HongKong #Hovedstad #Korea #København #Mat #McDonalds #Melbourne #Norge #Oslo #Paris #Reise #Sandwich #Seoul #Singapore #Sveits #Sydney #SørKorea #Zurich

KILDE / SOURCE: www.dagbladet.no

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Harare (wikipedia.org)

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Harare City Council has partnered a foreign investor in a $15 million project that will see solar street lights installed in the city centre.

The project has started with Robert Mugabe Way, where workmen are already installing the solar powered street lights.

The whole central business district requires 4 000 lights, council says.

“We have embarked on a project that will see solar street lights being installed in Harare.

“It is being done at no cost to the city council since we were partnered by a Zambian company, Lamise Investments, which will in return enjoy advertising rights on the poles for a period of 15 years,” said council spokesperson Mr Michael Chideme.

The use of solar energy would help reduce council’s electricity bill significantly.

“The installation of lights will increase visibility and reliability as power cuts will no longer affect their function,” he said.

Installation of street lights which has begun with Robert Mugabe Way, is expected to cover a number of other streets including Samora Machel, Jason Moyo, Julius Nyerere, Kenneth Kaunda, First Street, Sam Nujoma, Third Street, Simon Vengai Muzenda, Leopold Takawira, Angwa, Herbert Chitepo Avenue and Borrowdale Road.

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Residents have all along condemned council for failing to repair damaged streets lights.

KILDE / SOURCE: www.allafrica.com – www.herald.co.zw

#By #Energi #Ferie #Harare #Hovedstad #Miljø #Reise #Zimbabwe

#Capital #City #Environment #Holiday #Travel

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The boat operator Bumblebee is hoping to rally support for a new ferry service from Alderney to Guernsey, Jersey and France, www.itv.com reported.

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Alderney

The firm has been putting posters up in the capital St Anne ahead of a public Meeting where they’ll detail plans to islanders.

The company believes they could bring 7,000 visitors to Alderney in the first year alone.

“Transport links have been the subject of debate in Alderney all year. Here is a serious proposal by people who know the island and the business. It will put Alderney on the tourist map, has the capacity to transform the island?s economy and will generate renewed investment in the island. We hope as many people as possible will come along to our meeting to listen and ask questions”, says Chris Meinke, Bumblebee’s marketing director.

KILDE / SOURCE: www.itv.com

#Alderney #By #Båt #Ferie #Ferje #Frankrike #Guernsey #Hovedstad #Jersey #Kanaløyene #Reise #StAnne #Transport

#Boat #Capital #ChannelIslands #City #Ferry #France #Travel

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Stockholm Police said the “crazy or stressed-out” badger recorded by CCTV cameras at the Radisson Blu hotel may have been searching for food due to waking early from hibernation, according to upi.com

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Watch the video here: www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/03/06/Crazy-badger-puts-Swedish-hotel-on-lockdown/7011425654161

The luxury Radisson Blu Hotel in the Swedish capital was on lockdown early Friday due to the badger refusing to let anyone near the door, police said.

Stockholm police said the badger was spotted near the entrance of the hotel about 5 a.m. Friday and authorities were called when the animal acted aggressive toward anyone who attempted to get in or out of the building.

“A crazy or stressed-out badger is preventing the staff and clients at a major hotel from leaving their cars and from picking up their bags,” a report on the Stockholm Police website said.

The report said police summoned a game warden to the scene, but the badger was gone by the time the official arrived. The hotel was on lockdown for about 40 minutes.

“Nightlife in Stockholm is beastly,” Albin Naverberg of the Stockholm Police told newspaper DN.

Naverberg said the badger may have been stressed from waking early from hibernation. He said the animal was likely on the hunt for some food.

The badger apparently has good taste — the Stockholm hotel was named the “Radisson Blu Hotel of the Year” on Friday morning.

KILDE / SOURCE: www.upi.com

#By #Dyr #Ferie #Hotell #Hovedstad #Politiet #Radisson #Reise #Stockholm #Sverige

#Animal #Capital #City #Holiday #Hotel #Police #Sweden #Travel

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Photo:  Rüdiger Lainer and Partner

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Innholdet er hentet fra: www.theguardian.com

A wooden skyscraper that Austrian architects say will be the tallest of its kind in the world is to be built in Vienna next year, The Guardian reported.

The 84-metre (276 ft) HoHo project in the Seestadt Aspern area, one of Europe’s largest urban development sites, will house a hotel, apartments, restaurant, wellness centre and offices, and is expected to cost about 60 million euros.

Photo: Rüdiger Lainer and Partner

Project developer Caroline Palfy, of Kerbler, which is behind the building, said the firm chose wood because of its environmental benefits.

“I think it is important everyone now thinks in different ways. We have wood, which is a perfect construction material for building”, she said. “It was used 200 years ago and it was perfect then and is perfect now.”

With 76% of the building expected to be made from wood, architects say it will save 2,800 tonnes of CO2emissions when compared with a similar concrete structure, the equivalent of driving a car 25 miles every day for 1,300 years.

Compared with wood, which absorbs CO2 from the air while a tree is growing, the production of concrete causes high levels of carbon emissions.

The Vienna fire service has concerns about the wooden structure, however, and is working with the architects to test their plans

“The main factor is that everyone wants to build higher and higher buildings. An 84-metre-high building in Europe is not usual and there are a lot of necessities that have to be realised”, said fire service spokesman Christian Wegner.

“A few of us were upset because it was crazy to present an idea like this that has not been discussed with everyone yet.”

“They have to carry out special tests on the correct combination of concrete and wood. We also want to develop a more fail-safe sprinkler system. I expect they will pass the tests but if they develop the building as they say they will, it will be a serious project.”

Other high-rise buildings in Vienna have attracted concerns from politicians, who have described their height as “exorbitant” and complained they were not being filled.

But Katrina Riedl, spokeswoman for the ÖVP, the Austrian People’s party, defended the latest project.

“Vienna is not a skyscraper city but innovation is part of our city and why not try new things”, she said.

KILDE / SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

#Arkitektur #By #Ferie #Hotell #Hovedstad #Klima #Leilighet #Miljø #Reise #Restaurant #Skyskraper #Tre #Wien #Østerrike

#Apartment #Architecture #Austria #Capital #City #Climate #Environment #Holiday #Skyscraper #Travel #Vienna #Wood