Fashion and travelling

  Hunza Valley in northern  Pakistan  might be the most peaceful place in the world, despite what Western media has tried to tell us. Ninety-nine percent of Pakistan is just as safe as Europe, and Hunza Valley is even more peaceful than central Europe these days. Hunza Valley is one of the main stops on the  Legendary Karakoram Highway , and it´s a comfortable place to stay for days, if not weeks or even months. It’s truly a paradise valley. Hunza Valley is divided into three geographic subdivisions, Upper Hunza, Central Hunza and Lower Hunza. The central part of the valley is the most popular and the one people talks about when they say they are travelling to Hunza Valley. Hunza valley is considered to be the epitome of travel locations in  Pakistan . It is one of the first places to mind that come when foreigners and locals are looking to go for a vacation in the subcontinent. The encaptivating scenery of the valley is what has led tourists to coin the Hunza valley as  paradise on ea

  Organisers of this year's Dakar Fashion Week have a message for the world: sustainability is in style. Forced by coronavirus restrictions to hold the show outside, models emerged beside the trunk of an ancient baobab tree to stride down the catwalk. The event, held at the weekend in Senegal's capital with the theme of environmental responsibility, featured 20 designers whose collections - both those on the runway and sold in boutiques - have long been handmade on the continent rather than mass produced in factories. "A lot of the designers had already been doing 'slow fashion' but they didn't know it," said Adama Ndiaye, founder of Dakar Fashion Week and the designer behind Adama Paris. "It's made here and it's not made in huge quantities. We were so ashamed of that for years but now we are proud of it. This is luxury." In what has become known as "fast fashion", consumers, most notably in the West, are buying and discarding c

  Turquoise lagoons, soft white sands, and deep tangerine sunsets set the scene for romance on the island so nice they named it twice. Mingle with tropical fish as you flutter around Coral Gardens or Tupitipiti Point, or relax in a self-driving tour as you take in beautiful views of the once-volcanic Mount Otemanu. At the Lagoonarium you can watch shark feedings and swim with turtles. Cap it all off with a succulent meal at one of the island’s fine French restaurants, then sip a tropical cocktail under the stars.

  The much-heralded "world's highest and longest" glass-bottomed bridge has opened to visitors in central China. It connects two mountain cliffs in what are known as the Avatar mountains (the film was shot here) in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province. Do you dare cross China's glass bridges? Chinese couple gets married on glass bridge China's latest mountain glass walkway Bridge in numbers Completed in December, the 430m-long bridge cost $3.4m (£2.6m) to build and stands 300m above ground, state news agency Xinhua reported. It has been paved with 99 panes of three-layered transparent glass. And according to officials, the 6m-wide bridge - designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan - has already set world records for its architecture and construction. Image copyright AP The year of glass bridges Glass bridges in China have been a popular craze for the daring photo opportunities they provide. Events like mass yoga displays and even  weddings  have been staged on several such

  This is thanks, in part, to the rise in consumer interest toward ingredient intelligence. In China, this growing “skintelligence” has led to an increase in demand for skin care and personal care products that have transparent branding toward their ingredients, utilize high-quality ingredients, and aim to educate the user rather than convince them that product will garner a specific result. Defining skintelligence and skintillectualism Skintelligence—or, “skintillectualism”—has led to a change in the way global consumers find new products, and companies are having to adjust to that change in order to gain consumer trust. Where skin care companies used to advertise and market their products according to function (anti-aging, moisturizing, or brightening, for example), they now have to focus on marketing to consumers that know exactly what they’re looking for.  Part of this is due to the ease of access to information that the internet provides. Consumers are now able to find virtually a

  The floating city of Venice , one of the most extraordinary cities in the world was built on 118 islands in the middle of the Venetian Lagoon at the head of the Adriatic Sea in Northern Italy. ... It seems impossible for such a grand city to be floating in a lagoon of water , reeds and marshland. When we say "driving in Venice ", what we really mean is "driving around Venice " because there are no cars allowed in the city at all. With an intricate network of canals, there's no room for passenger cars , so park your car and do all of your sightseeing in downtown Venice on foot. The water in Venice is piped in from the mainland. The water originates from an area famous for bottled water found 30 km from Venice . And the central part of it begins from underground wells 300 meters deep, completely protected from human activities.