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Pictorial: first day of the new year

1394 Started, a couple of days ago, unlike most other countries our new year shutdown is around 2 to 3 weeks for most people, the capital city it much quieter they air is cleaner, no noise pollution. Most of the capitals 10+ million population take vacation trips either to the mountains close by or a little further places like “Shomal”, …

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The Museum of Classic cars

The Museum of Classic cars in the capital came in to existence in 29 May 1382, with a series of unique auto maintained by a group of volunteers that love their cars. A classic car is an older automobile; the exact definition varies around the world. The Classic Car Club of America maintains that a car must be between 30 and …

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Many of the cities Taxi fleet is in need of upgrade

[custom_adv] Taxicab drivers have always been barometers of political trends in the capital among the middle class. It is said that taxi drivers love to discuss politics, lest it draw them into trouble. To avoid the risks, they dangled small signs from their rearview mirrors that read, “Political debate not permitted.” Today, those same taxis — in some cases the …

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Beauties of The Turkmen Desert

The Turkmens reside in the north of the Golestan province, a plain called Turkmen Sahra, this former nomadic people live in this area from 15th century, main cities of whom is Gonbad-e Kavus and Bandar Torkaman. Turkmens follow the Hanafi school of Sunni interpretation. They are a sizable minority at cities such as Gorgan, Ali Abad, Kalaleh and many of …

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Soccer’s biggest money makers in 2015

[custom_adv] For the second year in a row Cristiano Ronaldo topped goal.com’s annual study of active footballers’ wealth which estimates net worth based on income streams including salary and endorsements.Those who qualify for the list include Fifa-registered professional players of all nationalities in any professional league – or registered players currently without a club, but who are actively looking to …

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The fashion designer princess

Deena Abdulaziz, a Saudi princess and boutique owner from Riyadh, is hitting the pavement of Fashion Weeks and blending seamlessly into the fashionable crowd. Deena isn’t just sitting in the front row to look pretty: She owns her own upscale boutique, D’NA, and stocks labels like Miu Miu, Marni, Alexander Wang and Haider Ackermann. With her own Saudi background as …

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Victor Nune creates Art with everyday objects

Victor Nunes is a 63 year old, retired art director, from São Paulo, Brazil. He combines every-day objects with simple illustrations to turn them into pictures of faces, animals and other playful scenes. His images invite us to look at the world differently and find creative images in our surroundings. Visit his fabcebook page here to see more of his …

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Largest Airplane Ever Built

[GARD align=”left”]  The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a cargo aircraft that was designed by the Soviet Union’s Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. It is, quite simply, the largest airplane in the world. At 275 feet in length with a 290 foot wingspan and a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons, it dwarfs 787’s. When it debuted in 1988, the …

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Airline passengers do a protest sit in

[GARD align=”left”] Enraged at unremitting flight delays, frustrated Iranian airline passengers have adopted a novel form of protest: spontaneous sit-ins staged inside idle aircraft. Passengers on board an Ata Airlines flight at the end of February faced a 12-hour delay on a flight from Mashhad, in eastern Iran, to the capital, Tehran, reported the LA Times. The route should take …

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Speed Flying Down The Slopes

[GARD align=”left”] Speed flying (also known as speed riding) is the air sport of flying a small, fast fabric wing, usually in close proximity to a steep slope. Speed flying is a unique hybrid sport that has combined elements of paragliding, parachuting, and even skiing to create a new sport. Like paragliding, speed flying is done by launching from a …

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